A really easy and fun activity making your own charcoal for drawing.

Pinecones decorated with felt balls make lovely decorations at this time of year. And if you celebrate Christmas in your house they look great as miniature Christmas trees – or as decorations hung up on a real tree.

Making a nature bracelet is such a simple activity to do with children of all ages but it’s a great way to add a bit of extra fun to a nature walk with your children or even to explore the plants growing in your own garden!

Make beautiful sun prints with leaves and flowers.

Make some fun and simple butterfly petal pictures using brightly coloured petals and leaves

Printing with flowers is a lovely plastic free nature craft activity that is simple to do and can be done by children of all ages.

This delicate bowl takes some patience to make as it needs to be done over two to three days, but it is a great way to show off the colourful leaves you will find all around you in autumn!