NatureKids Blog
- NatureKids – October 2025
NatureKids – October 2025 Exploring the Night: October NatureKids Adventures This month, we’re exploring the hidden world of animals that come alive when the sun goes down! As the days grow shorter and the spooky season begins, we’re learning about nocturnal animals, those active at night, and crepuscular animals that prefer the twilight hours of dawn and dusk. October is the perfect time to dive into this mysterious world! These … - NatureKids – September 2025
NatureKids – September 2025 The start of the school year also meant a return to the NatureKids. Welcome to our new groups and welcome back to those returning for another season. We hope you have a wonderful year filled with nature learning and adventures. This month, we explored the world of salamanders! These amazing amphibians might be small, but they play a big role in nature. By eating insects and … - NatureKids – May 2025
NatureKids – May 2025 May: Getting Ready for the Monarchs! May is a marvelous month, full of transformation, much like the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. As the weather warms, monarchs begin their long migration northward, making now a great time to prepare for their arrival. This month’s activities focus on supporting monarchs and learning about their incredible journey and life cycle. Groups were invited to make “Milkweed Mounds” … - NatureKids – April 2025
NatureKids – April 2025 April: Celebrating Earth, Spring, and Stewardship Spring has officially sprung, and it’s the perfect time to step outside and reconnect with the natural world around us. Earth Day is a great reminder that we all play a role in taking care of our planet. Whether it’s picking up litter, planting something green, or simply noticing the small wonders around us, every action matters. This month, we … - NatureKids – March 2025
NatureKids – March 2025 March: Discovering Animal Tracks! Snow-covered trails and frosty mornings provide the perfect backdrop for one of the great joys of winter – finding animal tracks! Even when wildlife stays out of sight, their footprints tell a story, offering clues about where they’ve been, how they move, and what they’ve been up to. This month’s activities encouraged groups to slow down, observe, and uncover the hidden world … - NatureKids – February 2025
Winter can be a time full of magic, a season that invites creativity, curiosity, and sensory exploration. For February, NatureKids groups were encouraged to embrace the season through activities that engaged their senses in winter. These activities were designed to help participants appreciate winter’s beauty, understand seasonal adaptation, and give a new perspective to winter. - NatureKids – January 2025
In December, we dove into the world of birds with the Christmas Bird Count and this month, we kept the excitement going! We introduced new activities and resources to inspire budding birdwatchers, encouraging kids to observe, explore, and learn more about our feathered friends. - NatureKids – December 2024
December was Christmas Bird Count month, so naturally, our theme of the month was birds! The Christmas Bird Count is North America’s longest-running citizen science project, dating back to 1900. Each year, groups head outdoors to observe and record the birds they see, contributing valuable data to help scientists track bird populations over time. - NatureKids – November 2024
This month with NatureKids: Fall Fun!, Groups were encouraged to embrace the autumn spirit with many themed activities using natural materials. - NatureKids – October 2024
NatureKids – October 2024 This month’s NatureKids theme took flight with a focus on bats—creatures that really know how to “wing it” in the wild! Groups got creative by crafting their own bats using natural materials and investigating the habitats where these animals live, eat, and roost (sleep) with bat frames. Participants had the chance to learn some bat facts and play a game on echolocation called “Bat and Moth.” … - NatureKids – September 2024
NatureKids is back and groups have been getting outside and exploring the colours of fall via… Mushrooms! - NatureKids – End of Year 2024
NatureKids – End of Year 2024 For May, with Spring quickly arriving, participating NatureKids were encouraged to go outside and look for Flowers and Pollinators. The Fredericton Boys and Girls Club had loads of fun crafting some suncatchers inspired by the pollinators in their neighborhood. Les Hérons de 2b had a special guest, with a local biologist visiting to talk about the ecosystems in the school yard and even creating …
The NatureKids NB program is funded by:
