Together We Can - Explore

Spending 15 minutes in nature daily boosts health and well-being

Benefits of exploring

• Children connect with the environment and gain respect for the world around them 
• Spending time outside reduces screen-time 
• Children improve their physical learning and wellbeing 
• Stimulates curiosity and imagination 
• Develops thinking skills such as investigation and problem-solving 
• Children gain and transfer knowledge to different contexts

Idea to try

• Nature scavenger hunt (we have a range of ones you can try here)
• Forage for natural materials – try finding a complete rainbow of colours! 
• Go puddle jumping in the wet weather 
• Collect fallen twigs and nuts for art collages 
• Go on a nature walk and make a list of all the sounds you can hear - the wind, leaves in the trees, birds singing
• Take an 'ABC' Nature walk - try and find an object with names that start with each letter of the alphabet
• Create a sensory basket out of shells, feathers, sand, gumnuts - anything you can find!

Resources

Froggys Fun on the Green - free, family-friendly mobile outdoor play session for Cockburn families or carers with children aged 0 to 5 years.

Kids Go WILD! - A free monthly nature walk followed by a hands-on activity run by Yangebup Family Centre.

Participate APP - an app developed by Healthy Strides Foundation where you can discover local Perth parks and playgrounds based on accessibility needs.

Scavenger Hunts - try one of CCK's hunts

Nature Play Passport Kwinana - Try a range of simple games and activities via this free passport which encourages play, exploration, and learning in the outdoors. 

Nature Play Passport Mandurah - Try a range of simple games and activities via this free passport which encourages play, exploration, and learning in the outdoors. 

Play in WA - A database of locations for families including hiking and swimming spots.

Geocaching 101- An international treasure hunt played using a free app. There are over 3 million hidden containers called ‘geocaches’ waiting to be found.