Image 1Title: Family Fun with Nature. Subtitle: follow for more summer activities. Top image is Gus the Gopher Tortoise. A rainbow in dark blue sky. An image of a collecting activity, Find a Rainbow. An image of a drawing activity, shadow drawing. Logo for the Museum of Natural History: Part of the Nova Scotia Museum

Today’s #FamilyFunWithNature activity is creating a window catcher. Decorate a window with a touch of nature.

Come explore the #NaturalHistory #Museum this summer and share your completed activities by tagging #MNHNovaScotia.

Title: Family Fun with Nature. Subtitle: follow for more summer activities. Top image is Gus the Gopher Tortoise. A rainbow in dark blue sky. An image of a collecting activity, Find a Rainbow. An image of a drawing activity, shadow drawing. Logo for the Museum of Natural History: Part of the Nova Scotia Museum

Text: Nature Weaving. Green background with three stages of a craft labeled; 1: a Y-shaped stick and green yarn. 2: the green yard has been wrapped around the Y-shapes stick. 3: Items found during a nature walk have been woven between the wrapped yarn.

Today's #FamilyFunWithNature activity is #Weaving what you find on a neighbourhood walk into a #CraftyArt display. Select an ideal stick or combine a few sticks then wrap colourful yarn around the edges. While on a walk place found objects in-between the bands of yarn.
#MNH #FunWithNature

Title: Family Fun with Nature. Subtitle: follow for more summer activities. Gus the Gopher Tortoise. A rainbow. A collection of different activities. Logo: The Museum of Natural History: Part of the Nova Scotia Museum

Text: Make a Shooting Star Wand. Enjoy the Perseids Meteor Shower August 12- 13. Faded background with golden star trail. Sample paper craft of a star wand with yellow streamers and rib for a tail.

As a #FamilyFunWithNature activity get ready for the upcoming #MeteorShower and make your own #ShootingStar wand. Every August meteors zoom across the night sky and appear as shooting stars. Stay up and star gaze August 12 to 13 or uses your own star wand to replay the dazzling event.

Title: Family Fun with Nature. Subtitle: follow for more summer activities. Top image is Gus the Gopher Tortoise. A rainbow in dark blue sky. An image of a collecting activity, Find a Rainbow. An image of a drawing activity, shadow drawing. Logo for the Museum of Natural History: Part of the Nova Scotia Museum

Explore #Nature by collecting leaves and making art rubbings. As a #FamilyFunWithNature activity, use paper, coloured crayons, a few found leaves and make a masterpiece. Explore the #NaturalHistory #Museum this summer. Share your completed activities by tagging #MNHNovaScotia.