Get kids outdoor and enjoying nature with this nature activity. Look for letters in nature with this photography scavenger hunt for school age kids.

How To Do a Letters in Nature Scavenger Hunt

To find letters in the outdoors you need to have at least one camera or phone to take photos. Ask kids to decide on a word they want to spell using letters they find in nature.  This word could be their name, a friends name, a sport, “grandma”, etc. 

Once everyone knows the letters they are looking for, head out into the wilderness.  If you have woods or a path near you this is an ideal place to find letters, however a simple playground area will work if you are limited to nature space.​

Once outdoors ask kid look for letters in nature. Letters in nature are natural items that when looked at in a different way may look like a letter, lower-case or capital. If the kids find one take a photo of the letter, or allow the kids to use the camera to take a photo. 

Remember that you are looking for “Natural” letters. Yes, you could create the letters using natural items but it is more rewarding to find the letters naturally.

After you have found a letter for every child’s word, get the photos developed or print them from a computer. Cut construction paper into 1” stripes. Lay the photos on the table. And use the stripes to create a frame for the word. Glue together the stripes and then glue or tape the photos into the frame.

More Nature Activities

If you like letters in nature you may like community beautification. Get kids outdoors and cleaning up the community with this service learning project that will make a big impact on your neighborhood.

You may also like plaster animal prints. Get outside and look for animal prints. Bring some plaster and make a mold of the prints you find. Check out this step by step guide to making plaster animal prints.

Another great nature activity is “Hug a tree” by Wilderdom.com. This activity requires cooperation and teamwork as blindfolded kids and use their senses to find a specific tree.