If you have a child in your life who loves the great outdoors or want to encourage a kid to spend more time outside, finding the perfect gift can be an exciting adventure! From educational toys to gear that encourages exploration, there are countless options to nurture their love for nature. Here’s a comprehensive guide to help you find the best nature gifts for kids that will be loved by the little outdoor enthusiast in your life.
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Gifts for Explorers and Adventurers
Outdoor Adventure Kit for Kids – 16 Pcs This adventure kit is great for 4-12 year olds to explore nature! It includes binoculars, a handheld microscope, handle magnifier, whistle, compass, hand-crank flashlight, a magnifying glass box and magnifying cup, shovel, a telescopic butterfly net, wooden slingshot, tweezers, bug catcher, fake insects, and a backpack to carry it all.
Rechargeable Walkie-Talkies These are always a hit among kids outdoors! I know my kids love theirs and wear them out while playing in the woods! They can use them with friends, siblings, or even their parents outside in nature.
Nature Adventure Pack for Kids From bug mobiles to bug houses, scavenger hunts, and an exciting animal tracks memory game, this engaging science kit features 14 STEM activities — plus 5 bonus explorations — all in one reusable backpack!
Seek and Find Scavenger Hunt Card Game It comes with 50 pieces of seek & find cards and a drawstring bag. The game features a wide variety of cards (colors, shapes, sizes, textures, etc.), each with unique items to find. Players have 3 different ways to play the game! Perfect for kids to explore outside!
Lighted Pocket Microscope 60x-120x I highly recommend a pocket microscope for any kid who loves the outdoors! My kids love theirs! It’s easy to use, portable, and has magnification of up to 120x.
Compact High-Resolution Shockproof Binoculars Get them a durable pair of shockproof binoculars that won’t break when they drop. I’ve bought my kids the cheaper ones that come in kits and they just don’t last!
Gifts for Critter Lovers
Bug Vacuum & Light Up Critter Habitat Box The bug capture gun connects to the bug house to transfer your bugs without touching them. This would be great for kids who are already into bugs and critters, or who might be into them but are scared to touch them. And best of all? It’s rechargeable!
Make A Bug Hotel – DIY Nature Craft Kit A fun project to make a habitat for bugs! Made with wooden pieces that simply snap together. No tools required. It includes 55 waterproof stickers to decorate with.
Bird Watching Window Bird Feeder Kids will love being able to watch the birds eat right outside their window! With strong suction cups!
Squirrel Feeder Table with Umbrella This adorable squirrel feeder picnic table is an excellent gift for wildlife lovers. Kids will enjoy watching squirrels and chipmunks play at the feeder! It can be mounted or sit on the ground.
Butterfly Farm Kit with Live Cup of Caterpillars A 3-week project including 5 caterpillars along with their food, a reusable pop-up habitat, a chrysalis holding Log, a flower-shaped butterfly feeder, sugar packets for butterfly nectar, a caterpillar instruction guide, and a feeding dropper!
Uncle Milton Giant Ant Farm Teach your children about the wonders of nature and the intricate workings of an ant colony. Kids can witness firsthand how ants collaborate, communicate, and build their intricate network of tunnels.
Gifts for the Nature-Loving Artistic Kid
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Starter Rock Tumbler Kit Rock tumbling is a hugely popular hobby for kids! This starter rock tumbler makes it fun and easy to turn rough rocks into beautifully polished gemstones, thanks to its simple operation and durable design.
Green Creativity Pressed Flower Art Kit The kit’s 4-inch flower press will make attractive cards, bookmarks, trinket boxes, and more! Includes a flower press, glue, brush, and double-sided tape. Perfect for children interested in arts and crafts.
Natural DIY Kaleidoscope Kit Kids will be excited to try out this DIY nature kaleidoscope! They can create all kinds of beautiful images made out of flowers, leaves, feathers, etc. These make wonderful nature gifts for kids!
Wood Whittling Kit for Beginners Includes 4 carving tools, leather strop, polishing compound, sharpening stone, tool pouch, pair of cut-resistant gloves, and 6 pcs wooden blocks. The tools can also be used for soap carving! Pair it with Forest Craft: A Child’s Guide to Whittling in the Woodland
Digital Kids Camera for Boys and Girls One of my kids’ favorite toy to use outside is one of these cameras. They could spend the whole day outside taking pictures of all the amazing things they find in nature! It includes a 32GB SD card!
PlayMonster Craft-tastic Scavenger Hunt Journal Features 32 pages with fun prompts, outdoor activities, and more! Kids can look around nature for the materials to fill their journal, and learn about the world around them in the process.
Books for Nature Lovers
Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Plant Kingdom Packed with more than 1,000 incredible images and full of fascinating facts, this beautiful children’s book takes you on an exciting expedition through the wonders of the plant kingdom.
The Animal Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of Life on Earth If your kid is wild about animals, this visual encyclopedia for kids is the ultimate page-turner, bringing our planet’s creatures together in spectacular style. It welcomes children to the animal kingdom where they can meet more than 1,500 species big and small, ranging from ants to zebras and everything in between.
The Wonders of Nature A stunning nature encyclopedia for young readers to explore, with reference pages packed with fascinating information, little learners will be captivated as they dive into this collection of 100 remarkable items from the natural world.
Exploring Nature Activity Book for Kids: 50 Creative Projects Track, explore, discover, and create! This incredible choice in nature books for kids is full of activities you can bring on your adventures through your backyard, the park, the woods, and beyond.
Julia Rothman’s Anatomy Books See the world in a whole new way! Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman combines art and science in this exciting and educational guide to the structure, function, and personality of the natural world. There are 8 books in this series that would surely make great nature gifts for kids!
Nature School: Lessons and Activities to Inspire Children’s Love for Everything Wild Nature School is your destination for kid-friendly nature learning, where you can explore the natural world through engaging reading, beautiful illustrations, and more than 30 hands-on activities
Gifting a nature-loving kid with outdoor gear, educational tools, and fun activities not only fuels their passion for the environment but also encourages them to explore and learn in the great outdoors. Whether they are budding biologists, little explorers, or aspiring naturalists, the perfect nature gifts for kids are out there waiting to spark their next adventure. Happy gifting!
