Nursery Activity Ideas

Outdoor Activities

Make Your Own Skittles

This is a very simple activity to prepare, that can give children hours of fun in the garden or indoors. Continue reading Make Your Own Skittles »

Mud Play

This can be a fun, messy activity for children of all ages. This outdoor activity can also be adapted so it can be used indoors.

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Make Your Own Hurdles

This very simple fun activity is suitable for older children to prepare themselves and make their own challenges.

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Creating A Small Garden Play Box

This can be a good way for older children to learn about plants in the garden while using it for imaginative play with small plastic bugs. This activity can be completed indoors or outside and can easily be transferred from one to another.

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Making Animals In The Snow

This is a fun alternative to building a snowman which children over the age of two can have hours of fun enjoying.

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Build Your Own Tent

This is a fun indoor or outdoor activity for older children to encourage them to work, problem solve and communicate together as part of a team.

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Leaf Hunt

A fun outdoor autumn activity for children over the age of two, this can also be a fun activity to develop early mathematical skills.

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Muddy Leaf Printing

A messy activity idea for children from the age of two, to enjoy in the garden during the autumn months.

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Making An Autumn Leaf Pile

This is a simple and fun outdoor autumn activity for children of all ages to enjoy.

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Outdoor Messy Play

This is an easy to set up activity which allows children to participate in any messy play activity in the garden, particularly during the warm summer months.

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Most Popular Activities

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Nursery Activity Ideas is a collection of fun activities with babies, toddlers and children up to the age of 5 in mind. Read more about us.

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