Forestry and Land Scotland activity sheets aim to bring the outdoors inside for children
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Children are being offered another way of getting closer to nature with new activity sheets.
Forestry and Land Scotland has created the puzzles and colouring activities to help keep youngsters entertained – and away from a screen for a while – during lockdown.
As well as some nature themed colouring sheets, children can also puzzle their way through a bee maze or, for older children, tackle a woodland-related wordsearch.
Sarah Price, design manager for FLS, said: “With so many people working from home and children not going to school, family life under Covid lockdown is a bit hectic for many people.
“But young imaginations still need feeding, arty hands need things to do and energy needs to be burned off, so we thought we’d help by providing some resources that – with the addition of some crayons and pencils – should keep younger children busy for a while.
“Our activity sheets are a fun way for younger children to be creative and to learn and, by helping them to focus on the natural environment, are also a great way to bring nature’s calming and relaxing influence into the living room.
“We hope to be able to add new sheets regularly so that there will be new challenges and activities to look forward to.”
The sheets can be found here on the FLS website.
