Outdoor Actvities for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Egg Carton Nature Catchers

Oh the things you can do with egg cartons! I loved this idea when I saw it and it worked out really well with my three year old.

Materials:egg carton
paint
string
the great outdoors
We painted the bottom of the carton with different colors and tied a string on either side, so she could hang it around her neck. Then we headed outside and looked for treasures that matched our colors.

We found some flower petals, a roly-poly bug (I just looked up how to spell that), rocks, leaves, etc. that fit nicely into our "nature catcher." You can take a closer look at your treasures with a magnifying glass and talk about your favorite colors.

*This idea came from an activity called Trail Totes from Familyfun.com
(Um, I know I pull a lot of ideas from them. I'm kind of addicted.)