Kids' Corner

Welcome to the kid’s corner! Here you will find online resources to help inspire you and your little ones to learn more about nature and the environment while staying safe.

Mother Nature

Select activities for age groups. Select activities such as learning animal classifications: Bird, mammal, reptile to providing lots of craft ways to immerse learning about wildlife and nature in your daily life. http://mothernatured.com/

National Park Service

Activities for kids such as Web Rangers: take quizzes, play on-line games, learn about different kinds of wildlife and nature. https://www.nps.gov/kids/index.htm

Habitat the Game: Enviro App

The Wildlife Conservation Society and Rainforest Alliance have created this app for kids to save virtual endangered species and reduce their carbon footprint while on real-life missions. Designed for seven to 12 year-old players, Habitat encourages care of virtual endangered animals while they earn points by completing real-life missions, like recycling or visiting a park or zoo. http://www.habitatthegame.com/

From Pristine to Earth

From Pristine to Earth is an environmental novel for middle school students and young adults interested in an adventure-filled story with a twist. Marlo, the protagonist, is sent from Pristine on two school assignments to observe the environment on Earth. Joined with two other students, Marlo sets out on a quest to bring about positive change for a problem that has become widespread in the country of Urban. http://www.frompristinetoearth.com

New Series on Bird Health: Winged Warnings

Created by Environmental Health News in partnership with National Geographic, “Winged Warnings” is a new series that explores our changing natural environment through birds—from eagles and ospreys to songbirds. Reporters traveled all around the world to study birds in their habitats to discover how they are being harmed by climate change, among other threats. http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2014/aug/wingedwarnings1summary

Nature Niños New Mexico

Nature Ninos, a program of New Mexico Wildlife Federation, offers a wide variety of environmental education opportunities for our New Mexico Youth. https://www.natureninos.org/

National Geographic: Kids

Website for kids with games, videos and much more! https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/