Celebrate Mother’s Day by spending time together outdoors and creating meaningful memories and nature-inspired gifts.
Mother’s Day is a great time to slow down, step outside, and connect with each other and the natural world. Here’s our top three nature-inspired activities for Mother’s Day.
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Here are three ways to celebrate mom.
Amazing!
Amazing!
Garden for Wildlife Together
Spend time planting a pollinator garden. Select native flowers or plants that support pollinators and other wildlife. Your garden can be as simple as planting in a pot or digging a garden in your yard. Then observe and enjoy the butterflies, birds and other wildlife that visit.
Great!
Great!
Help Mama Birds Thrive
Birds do so much to help the environment. They pollinate flowers, control pests, and spread seeds. Plus, bird-watching is fun! You can make gifts for birds together!
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
Go on a Flower HikeHelp Mama Birds Thrive
Go on a flower hike! Take a nature walk together. Take photos, draw or paint your favorite flower or collect fallen flowers and leaves to create unique artwork and crafts to celebrate your Mom and this special day!
Tips:
- Reuse materials you already have at home when possible
- Talk about how each activity helps plants and wildlife
Document Your Discoveries
Record your Mother’s Day Green Hour in your Nature Notebook:
- Which activity did you choose?
- What sounds did you hear?
- Did you observe pollinators, birds and other wildlife?
- How did it feel to spend time outdoors together?
Bonus:
Looking for more ways to support and appreciate wildlife this Mother’s Day? Go on a Nest Quest and fun ways to spot and observe nesting mother birds and learn fun birdwatching tips.
