Outdoor and Camping Crafts
saveCreate something special inspired by Mother Nature. These crafts are great for camping trips or backyard fun.
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![Campfire Caps]( "Campfire Caps")
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![Cook Out in Style]( "Cook Out in Style")
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![Personalized Nature Pals]( "Personalized Nature Pals")
Personalized Nature Pals
This take on a classic camp craft inspires your family members to create versions of themselves with natural treasures from your own backyard.
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![Camp Mail]( "Camp Mail")
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![Charm Bags]( "Charm Bags")
Charm Bags
Good-looking, easy-to-sew felt pouches make great carriers for trinkets or portable music players.
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![Instant Friends Kit]( "Instant Friends Kit")
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![Backyard Bird Feeder]( "Backyard Bird Feeder")
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![Tree Sculptures]( "Tree Sculptures")
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![Breathing Trees]( "Breathing Trees IMG Collection")
Breathing Trees
Spring is the perfect time for this simple experiment to observe how trees take in carbon dioxide and let out oxygen.
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![Family Sign]( "Family Sign")
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![Wind Dancer]( "Wind Dancer")
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![Bird Nesting Bag]( "Bird Nesting Bag")
Bird Nesting Bag
Send out a cordial invitation to wildlife with this homemade nesting bag, and you won't have to travel far to discover the joys of the natural world.
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![Easy Wreath Birdbath]( "Easy Wreath Birdbath")
Easy Wreath Birdbath
Use an inexpensive grapevine wreath and a flowerpot saucer to create a refreshing spot for feathered friends.
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![Berlese Funnel]( "Berlese Funnel IMG Collection")
Berlese Funnel
Check out what's living in the ground under your feet with this homemade version of a tool entomologists use.
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![Friendship Sticks]( "Friendship Sticks")
Friendship Sticks
These vibrant sticks are banded with six colors, one for each letter in the word friend.
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![Acorn Necklaces]( "Acorn Necklaces")
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![Family Faces Totem Pole]( "Family Faces Totem Pole")
Family Faces Totem Pole
Like a friendly welcome sign, these smiling paper plates offer greetings to fellow campers and help kids remember whose tent is whose.
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![Rock Necklaces]( "Rock Necklaces")
Rock Necklaces
A variation on the age-old nature necklace, these wire-wrapped pendants are fun for kids to trade. Some girls paint their names on one side and their best friend's on the other, and wear them as a proclamation of their unbreakable bond.
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![Nature Mobile]( "Nature Mobile")
Nature Mobile
Give all those treasures you find on your hikes a proper showcase with this simple mobile.
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![Walking Stick Grip]( "Walking Stick Grip")
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![Pet Rocks]( "Pet Rocks")
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![Woven Tie-Dye Wall]( "Woven Tie-Dye Wall")
Woven Tie-Dye Wall
This outdoor art installation lets kids try a variety of tasks — tie-dyeing, fabric ripping and weaving.
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![compass rose for kids]( "Compass Rose for Kids")
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![Wildflower Crown]( "Wildflower Crown")
Wildflower Crown
Celebrate summer with these fanciful flower headdresses, called "venki" in Russian.
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![Monster Mural - Image Collection]( "Monster Mural - Image Collection")
Monster Mural
Need a fun idea for a backyard party? Dip rubber spike balls in tempera paint, then toss them at a paper-covered wall to create monster-shaped splats. When the paint dries, draw on zany faces to make your mural come alive.
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![Seaweed Still Life]( "Seaweed Still Life")
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![Stick Art]( "Stick Art")
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![20-Minute Kite]( "20-Minute Kite")
20-Minute Kite
Simple and quick to make, this small, sharp-looking kite is a fun way to welcome spring.
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![Pounded Flower Prints]( "Pounded Flower Prints")
Pounded Flower Prints
Keep your flowers fresh and your kids happy with this fun-to-make flower print. Pounding flowers into paper transfers the natural pigments in a fun noisy way that is irresistable to kids.
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![Pastel Portraits]( "Pastel Portraits")
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Campfire Caps
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Cook Out in Style
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Personalized Nature Pals
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Camp Mail
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Charm Bags
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Instant Friends Kit
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Backyard Bird Feeder
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Tree Sculptures
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Breathing Trees
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Family Sign
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Wind Dancer
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Bird Nesting Bag
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Easy Wreath Birdbath
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Berlese Funnel
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Friendship Sticks
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Acorn Necklaces
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Family Faces Totem Pole
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Rock Necklaces
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Nature Mobile
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Walking Stick Grip
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Pet Rocks
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Woven Tie-Dye Wall
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Create a Compass Rose
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Wildflower Crown
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Monster Mural
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Seaweed Still Life
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Stick Art
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20-Minute Kite
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Pounded Flower Prints
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Pastel Portraits
