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Sometimes, for whatever reason, everyone gets stuck indoors. But imaginations still need feeding, arty hands need things to do and energy needs to be burned off. That’s why we’ve put together this collection of activity sheets. They’re great fun for all ages and are an opportunity to be creative and to learn.

And by helping to focus on the natural environment, the activity sheets are also a great way to bring nature’s calming and relaxing influence in to the living room.

We’ll change the activities regularly – so watch this space!

Spring activity sheets

FLS ChildrensActivities PrintableSheets B2 thumbnails WhatToSpotGarden

What to spot: the garden edition 

Step out into your garden (or, if you don’t have one, go on a walk near your home) and see how many of the items from our spotting list you can find. Tick them off as you go! 

Download What to spot

 

A black and white drawing of a bird for colouring in. A list of colours numbered 1-7. 1 - pink. 2 - yellow. 3 - ight green. 4 - green. 5 - light blue. 6 - brown. 7 - grey.Colour by numbers: blue tit

Grab your felt tips and get creative!

Download Colour by numbers

 

FLS ChildrensActivities PrintableSheets B6 HiddenWordHidden word

Use the clues to fill in the grid. Once you’re done a hidden word will be revealed in the grey boxes. Hint: there’s a springtime theme throughout!

Download Hidden word

 

FLS ChildrensActivities PrintableSheets B7 DottoDotRoeDeerDot-to-dot roe deer

Join the dots to reveal the deer!

Download Dot-to-dot roe deer

 

FLS ChildrensActivities PrintableSheets B7 PetalPowerPetal power

Can you finish off these wildflowers by drawing on their petals? Or you could use pieces of coloured paper to create a collage!

Download Petal power

 

 

Winter activity sheets

FLS ChildrensActivities WeeScotsCraiturs thumbnail

Wee Scots Craiturs

How many Scots names do you know for woodland craiturs (creatures)? Test your knowledge! 

Download Wee Scots Craiturs

 

FLS ChildrensActivities PrintableSheets B5 SnippySnowflakesSnippy snowflakes

Snip snip! All you need to create these beautiful snowflake decorations is a pair of scissors and some thin paper.

Download Snippy Snowflakes

 

Illustration of a deer and some animal tracks on white backgroundSnowy tracks

Brrrrrr! Winter is here and there are lots of tracks in the snow! Can you draw lines to match each footprint to the correct creature?

Download Snowy Tracks

 

Illustration showing a bird holding a magnifying glass looking at a sheet of codesCool codebreaking

Use your detective skills to crack the code and work out the answers to our winter-themed clues!

Download Cool Codebreaking

 

Illustration of two robins in flight on white backgroundRockin' robins

Feisty and familiar, the robin is the most popular bird in the UK. Make your own robin decoration with this fun activity.

Download rockin' robins