Have to stay inside? You and the littlest ones can still have fun with nature! If you want to keep youryounger learners busy and engaged with nature even when they can’t go outside, Nature Net has some resources to share. While of course time outside is essential to building strong connections with the natural world, there’s still plenty of ways to bring nature indoors and make it a part of inside time as well.

Here are some of the ways you can still engage young students with nature while inside:

Cave of the Mounds

Print out your own coloring pages of some of the historic caves.

Henry Vilas Zoo

Some of the activities that accompany their Keeper Chat videos can all be done inside – like the Red Panda branch hop activity!

Madison Children’s Museum

The museum’s Play at MCM Youtube channel has been making lots of unique videos specifically to engage the little ones from home – the Exploration Station series playlist in particular highlights many nature-themed activities!