Follow your curiosity through the turning year with printable nature scavenger hunts for children, teens, and adults. Choose seasonal picture hunts, look for subtler signs of change, enjoy a color or photo hunt, or even discover heart shapes outdoors. Includes access to each resource’s download page for personal and classroom use.
What's Included
Explore familiar seasonal sights, subtler signs of change, and heart shapes in nature with this collection of printable scavenger hunts.
The library brings together picture-based seasonal hunts and more detailed “Signs of” activities. Choose a resource that fits your interests, your group, and the season unfolding where you live.
Your bundle provides access to the individual download page for each included resource. Browse the product previews below to see what each one offers.
The printables use US Letter paper (8.5 × 11 inches). Formats and orientations vary by resource; follow the guidance accompanying your chosen file.
This is a digital collection. No printed pages, clipboards, pencils, or other supplies will be shipped.
Follow the Turning Year
Bring a scavenger hunt to the backyard, a neighborhood park, a garden, or a familiar walking path. Let it offer a starting point for noticing what is happening around you.
Picture-based hunts can help younger children participate with reading support. More detailed seasonal guides invite older children, teens, and adults to investigate changes in the living world.
Use the collection for family outings, outdoor classroom time, homeschool nature study, or your own explorations. Choose a few clues, pause over an interesting discovery, or share what each person noticed.
Return to a familiar place as the season changes. Compare observations, ask new questions, or record discoveries in a nature journal. The aim is to build a relationship with your surroundings, not to finish every list.
Explore these Outdoor Learning and Nature Activities and Fall Scavenger Hunt Ideas & Activities for ways to vary an outing, or visit Nature Journaling: How to Start a Nature Journal for ideas to help you record discoveries.
Getting Started
Open an included resource from your Learning Center access.
Download your preferred file from that resource’s individual download page.
Print the activity on US Letter paper using the orientation shown in the file. Regular printer paper works well.
Select Actual Size / 100%, or Fit to Printable Area if your printer clips an edge.
Bring a pencil and, if helpful, a clipboard. Explore at your own pace.
Print only the pages you need. Keep any included instructions for reference, and print fresh activity pages when you want to explore again.
Before You Explore
You've got questions. We've got answers.
No. This is a digital bundle of printable resources. Nothing will be shipped.
The bundle gives you access to each included resource’s individual download page. Open the resource you want, then download its available files there. There is no separate download page for the bundle.
The collection provides access to separate printable resources rather than one combined bundle PDF. Individual resources may include different versions or multiple files.
Yes. The collection includes simpler picture-based hunts and more detailed seasonal activities. Younger children may need someone to read the prompts, while older children, teens, and adults can explore more independently.
No. Choose what interests you and notice what is present where you live. Seasonal clues vary with location, weather, plants, and wildlife.
Enjoy the scavenger hunts by observing and recording what you find. Leave living things unharmed and follow local guidance about collecting natural materials.
Yes. Print fresh copies for another outing, a different location, or a later point in the season or year.
Yes. Use the View product links in the included product previews to explore individual resources and their current access options.
Usage & Permissions
Your purchase lets you print copies for your household and for all students in the classes you teach, including future classes.
Please do not resell or redistribute the printable, share the digital file or download link, upload it to public websites or shared resource libraries, or include it in products for sale. Other teachers should obtain their own free copy.
You’re welcome to share photos of your completed lanterns! To help others find the craft, share this product page or the related tutorial instead of the printable file.
Ready to Explore?
Bring fresh possibilities to familiar places with seasonal scavenger hunts and nature observation activities. Choose a resource, print the pages you need, and enjoy discovering what is happening where you live.
These nature scavenger hunt printables are also included in the Rhythms of Play PLAY CLUB membership library. Explore the membership for instant access to all printable nature activities, arts and crafts, and learning resources.
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