Autumn Digital Pack

Autumn is a brilliant time to explore the outdoors, from colourful leaves and falling seeds to fungi, migrating birds, conkers, berries and changing weather. This seasonal pack helps children notice the wildlife, plants and natural changes linked to the cooler months. Through simple nature activities, creative projects, science experiments, seasonal cooking and outdoor observation, your child will learn more about the living world around them.

Inside the digital pack, you will find:

• Pine Cone Bird Feeder

Make a seasonal bird feeder and then hang it outdoors and watch for visiting garden birds.

• Pumpkin and Seed Flapjacks

Make autumn-inspired flapjacks. Follow the illustrated recipe together to create a seasonal treat after an autumn walk or activity.

• Autumn Walk Guide

Explore autumn through sight, sound, touch and taste. Look for changing leaves, falling seeds, fungi, animal tracks, conkers, acorns, berries and signs of the harvest. Listen for migrating and visiting birds, notice cooler weather and mist, and learn why the evenings become darker towards the end of October.

• Autumn Leaves Science Guide

Explore leaf senescence and find out why deciduous leaves change from green to yellow, orange, red and brown. Learn about chlorophyll, carotenoids and anthocyanins, alongside a labelled diagram showing the different structures inside a leaf.

• Mandala Leaf Art

Learn about the origins and meanings of mandala designs, colour a nature-inspired mandala and explore some of the symbols traditionally found in mandala art.

• Autumn Leaf Window Mandala

Collect and press autumn leaves, decorate them with patterns and arrange them on a window to create your own seasonal mandala.

• Salt Crystal Leaves Experiment

Grow salt crystals on real leaves or pipe-cleaner leaf shapes and investigate how a saturated salt solution and evaporation create crystal patterns. Observe how the speed of evaporation affects the size of the crystals.

• Horse Chestnut Snake

Turn collected horse chestnuts into a flexible snake using wool or thread, then decorate its face. Children may also number the conkers for simple counting and maths activities.

• Hunt for Autumn Fungi

Meet nine fungi found in UK woodlands and other habitats, including Fly Agaric, Collared Earthstar, King Alfred’s Cake, Common Earthball, Common Puffball, Shaggy Parasol, Chicken of the Woods, Beefsteak Fungus and Birch Polypore. Learn what they look like, where they grow and some of the unusual wildlife, history and science connected with them.

• Autumn Fungi Identification Sheet

Use the illustrated fungi sheet alongside woodland walks to help recognise the nine species introduced in the fungi guide.

• Mushroom Spore Prints

Learn what mycologists study and make a mushroom spore print using a mushroom cap and paper. Examine the colour and pattern of the spores, then record the mushroom species and anything else you find out.

• Sound Scavenger Notesheet

Record natural and human-made sounds heard during autumn walks.

The Autumn Digital Pack includes 11 seasonal resources across 16 printable pages, filled with nature observation, wildlife learning, creative activities, science, cooking and outdoor ideas for exploring autumn together.