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  • November
  • Activities, Animals, Early Years Quick Activities, Fall, Middle Years Quick Activities

Materials Needed

  • Binoculars (if available)

Size of Group

1-25

Age Range

3-10 years

How to:

When the leaves have fallen from deciduous trees in autumn, it’s a perfect time to go hunting for squirrel dreys.  Dreys are the nests that squirrels make from dried leaves, situated in the crotch of tree branches.

Go for a walk in any nearby area with tall trees and see how many squirrel dreys the students can find and count.

This is a perfect complement to the Squirrel Nest game (see ‘Going Deeper’ activities for November.