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Adventure December Calendar

Published on: November 30, 2020 Published in: Blog

We developed an awesome local adventure calendar in conjunction with our partners at the Child Development Council, to get you outside!

A PDF document containing the calendar and activities opens in a new tab, download here.

Adventure December!

Grab your mask and get outside! Thirty-one days of local, family-friendly outdoor adventure for all ages.

Make a journey stick or bracelet to collect a journey.
Collect rocks for sorting, painting, and skipping.
Make ephemeral art with natural materials.
Go bird sighting or make a pine cone bird feeder.
Make a color wheel collection with hues of brown, orange, yellow.
Build a fairy house.
Build a fort or shelter.
Build a bonfire and roast food. No fire pit? Make one in a can!
Make a nature mandala.
Go animal tracking.
Do a nature scavenger hunt.
Go dung hunting. Look for signs of animals by looking for their scat.
Count nests in trees.
Make wreaths using dried plants.
Do a neighborhood clean-up.
Take a pre-dawn walk around your block.
Make bark rubbings.
Make a nature loom for nature weaving.
Pretend cook with mud or snow.
Do a five senses hunt.
Arrange plants in a tray and add water. Freeze for beautiful ice art.
Go on a night lantern walk.
Make tracks in the dirt or snow for toy trucks and cars.
Help a neighbor. Shovel snow on a path or driveway.
Go sledding. You can use a piece of cardboard, laundry bin, or plastic lid.
Blow bubbles outside. See if they freeze.
Build a snow person.
Explore a local wetland.
Count the stars.
Play tic-tac-toe with sticks, rocks, and pine cones.
Make a snow shelter.

Adventure December: 31 days of local field trips