Nature & Environment

Activities focused on animals, ecosystems, conservation, climate, and caring for the planet. Includes wildlife, habitats, recycling, upcycling, pollination, and environmental stewardship.

  • Animals: Activities that explore specific animals, species groups, and wildlife behavior. Includes animal identification, habitats, adaptations, and learning about creatures from insects to mammals.
  • Climate & Environmental Science: Activities that introduce environmental challenges and the science behind them. Includes climate awareness, weather patterns, natural cycles, and understanding human impact on the environment.
  • Conservation: Activities about protecting natural spaces and caring for the planet. Includes conservation projects, land stewardship, endangered species awareness, and responsible outdoor practices.
  • Eco‑Innovation & Green Energy: Activities exploring environmentally friendly technology and solutions. Includes solar power, renewable energy, eco‑engineering, and creative ways to reduce environmental impact.
  • Environmental Citizenship: Activities that help youth understand global environmental issues and how communities around the world care for the planet. Includes sustainability, global ecosystems, and worldwide conservation efforts.
  • Habitats: Activities focused on where plants and animals live and how ecosystems work. Includes forests, oceans, wetlands, deserts, grasslands, and the interconnected relationships between living things and their environments.
  • Plant Life: Activities centered on plant science and botany, exploring how plants grow and the ecosystems they support. Includes gardening, trees, flowers, seeds, plant care, and investigating the plant‑based environments that sustain life on Earth.
  • Pollinators: Activities focused on the animals that make pollination possible and why they matter. Includes bees, butterflies, bats, hummingbirds, and other pollinating species, along with how to protect them, support their habitats, and understand their role in healthy ecosystems.
  • Recycling & Upcycling: Activities that teach sustainable habits and creative reuse. Includes recycling education, upcycling crafts, waste reduction, and learning how everyday choices affect the planet.

Youth Activity Archive

A practical, searchable collection of youth-friendly activities for every setting. Ideas are organized by theme, supplies, time, and location to help volunteers plan with confidence and flexibility for games, crafts, STEM, character, or outdoor activities. Brought to you by The Badge Archive.