Minibeasts Archives | Little Acorns Nursery School https://www.littleacornsnursery.school/category/nature/minibeasts/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:27:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Let’s Find Minibeasts! A Simple Nature Activity for Kids (With Free Poster) https://www.littleacornsnursery.school/minibeasts-nature-activity-with-free-poster/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:41:14 +0000 https://www.littleacornsnursery.school/?p=5959 Today's activity is a perfect opportunity for young children to get closer to nature, and learn about some of it's incredible wildlife.Children and parents, let's go minibeast spotting! Whether you have a garden, neighbourhood park, or just a few potted plants, there are bound to be minibeasts visiting or living there. What's more, summer is the perfect time to spot them. Spending time in nature is hugely important for children and there are many benefits to children simply playing outdoors too. Today's minibeast activity is therefore the perfect opportunity for young children to reap all those benefits, get closer to nature, and learn about some of its incredible wildlife.

Minibeasts

Minibeasts are fascinating little creatures that come in many shapes and sizes. Each is a unique little character and many are simply enchanting. Take bumble bees, for example, with their adorable furry bodies, stripes and antennae, little ladybirds with their cute spots, or stick caterpillars that look just like twigs! There are so many different types, so we've put together a free identification poster showing 30 of our favourite minibeasts that are likely to be lurking nearby if families take the time to look. The poster is free to download and share. Print it out in colour at full size (A3) or reduce it to A4 for children to take outdoors. There are little tick boxes too, so children can mark which minibeasts they've seen as time goes by.]]>