Welcome

Welcome to the PLUM LANDING Explore Outdoors Toolkit! You can use this Toolkit to start an afterschool or family program that helps 6- to 9-year-old kids and their families get outdoors, get moving, and get into nature – right in their own neighborhoods!




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Afterschool Program Activities

One-hour Afterschool Sessions

City Livin'
biodiversity, habitats
Can You See Me Now?
predators and prey
Mission: Seed Spot
plants, biodiversity
Animal Power
animals, human impact
A Spot of Green
habitats, human impact
Windy City!
weather, human impact
Sizzle Time!
weather
The Great Rain Drain
water cycle, human impact

Week-long Afterschool Clubs

City Life
plants, animals, habitats
Weather Beat
weather, water cycle

Week-long Afterschool Camps

City Safaris!
ecosystems, weather

Educator-Led Family Activities

Linked Lives
animals, communication
Find Me, See Me
habitats, ecosystems
Getting Closer
human impact, adaptation
Soak, Flood, or Flow?
water, human impact
Hot Enough?
weather, water cycle
Seeds EVERYwhere!
plants, life cycles
Wet Sky, Wet City
weather, water cycle
Wind Chasers!
weather, human impact

Self-Guided Family Activities

Try Hands-on Activities

Waggle Dance
Fly It and Spy It
Animals Among Us
Mission: Water
Splash and Dry
Seed Blaster
More Trees, Please
Rain Detective
Wind Catcher
Shady Race

Earn Nature Badges

Outdoor Adventures

Explore with an App

Outdoor Family Fun with Plum

Explore in a Game

Wild City Search

Promotional Materials

Fact Sheet Sample Flyer Press Release