Eco activities for the school holidays

Get creative with your kids over the holidays with these simple, crafty DIYs.

Make a Bee Hotel

It’s time to host your own Air Bee-N-Bee! Use bamboo and recycled materials to make these decorative homes for Australian native bees. Australian native bees are great pollinators for your garden, and they are stingless!

DIY bird feeder

If your kids are already climbing the walls and saying, ‘I’m bored’, round up a toilet roll and some items from your pantry and create this simple bird feeder!

DIY worm farm

Looking for some low maintenance pets to keep the kids entertained? Round up some recycled materials from your home and local greengrocer to make a simple DIY worm farm for hundreds of wriggly new friends who will eat your kitchen scraps, make fertiliser for your garden and reduce your carbon emissions at the same time!

Make your own nature crown

Raid the recycling bin for cardboard and scavenge twigs, bark and flowers from your backyard to create this bespoke nature crown.

Take a nature quest

Recycle an egg carton and get ready to explore your backyard and beyond with this fun nature quest!

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