The littles and I were playing in the yard earlier; and I started to admire all the mushrooms and wildflowers growing in our yard.  I instantly got inspired to setup a nature painting activity for them.

I setup a kid-sized table outside, with poster board, fingerpaints, and assorted wildflowers and mushrooms. It got really windy, so we moved the art fun into the garage.  My daughter got right to work making her masterpiece.  It was fun to watch what she chose to work with and how. I left it up to her to choose.

Little brother got in on the fun as well.  He mostly explored the paint.  He also pulled the paper off the table a few times too. Lol!

If you are worried about little ones sampling the mushrooms...you could use mushrooms bought in the produce section at the grocery store.

This fun art activity could be changed up by using seasonal produce, like apples. It's a fun way to tie in food and foraging with nature and art.  Just another way to get kids excited about food and nature.



Do you do nature art with your kids?  Please share in the comments.