Nature Gift Ideas for Children

Are you shopping for a kid who loves the outdoors? Is your child a nature freak? Shopping for a child who loves being outdoors is pretty easy. Consider the following ideas when you go shopping for a unique nature gift for your preteen.

Nature Gift Ideas for Children

A compass

Binoculars for bird watching, animal watching or weather watching

A journal and pen for note taking, sketching and observations

A book on bird watching, plant identification, or animal habitats

A rock polishing kit

A telescope for stargazing

A make-your-own birdhouse kit

Gardening supplies such as seeds, a gardening book for beginners, a shovel and a watering can

A grow-your-own habitat for butterflies, ladybugs, or frogs (www.insectlore.com)

A CD of outdoor sounds such as birds, waterfalls, the ocean, the rainforest, etc.

A membership to an adopt-an-animal program such as Adopt a Manatee or Adopt a Whale

An ant farm

A microscope

A camera for taking nature photos

A geode

A butterfly net

A flower/leaf press

A small backpack

A canteen for outdoor adventures

A magnifying glass