🌿 Acorn-Putters Nature Scavenger Hunt
A cozy outdoor adventure inspired by Hazel, Scamp, and their forest home!
Head outside! Go to your backyard, a park, a trail, or even a schoolyard and see how many nature treasures you can find. Bring a small bag or basket, just like Hazel would!
When you explore outdoors, you can learn:
✔ Observation skills
✔ Cause & effect (Why do bugs eat leaves? Why do nuts fall?)
✔ Respect for living things
✔ The seasons and growth cycles
✔ Nature vocabulary & science concepts
Learning outdoors is real-world science, hands-on and joyful — just like life in the Snugly Thicket.
🍂 Check off each item as you find it!
| Item | Check ✔ | Learn Something Cool |
|---|---|---|
| 🍁 Tree Leaf | ☐ | Leaves are solar panels for trees — they help collect sunlight and turn it into food! |
| 🌰 Acorn or Nut | ☐ | Squirrels (like Hazel!) store nuts for winter. These seeds can grow into new trees if left alone. |
| 🌿 Different-Shaped Leaf | ☐ | Every tree species has unique leaf shapes — like a forest fingerprint. |
| 🪨 Small Rock or Pebble | ☐ | Rocks are tiny pieces of Earth’s crust — some are millions of years old. |
| 🍃 Leaf With Holes | ☐ | Bugs eat plants too! Holes show insects were snacking politely. |
| 🌱 Tiny Sprout or New Plant | ☐ | Sprouts are baby plants — someday they could be tall trees! |
| 🌼 A Wildflower (Look, Don’t Pick!) | ☐ | Flowers attract bees, butterflies, and help make seeds. |
| 🐚 Something With Patterns (leaf veins, bark lines) | ☐ | Patterns in nature show how plants move water, food, & energy. |
| 🐾 Animal Tracks / Signs (footprints, feathers) | ☐ | Animals leave clues — feathers mean a bird once rested nearby. |
| 🪵 Piece of Bark or Stick | ☐ | Bark protects trees like skin protects us! Look for patterns & texture. |
⭐ Bonus Challenges (for extra Acorn-Badge points!)
Try completing one — or all!
🏅 Hazel’s Gentle Nature Quest
Find one object, then carefully set it back where you found it.
Kindness keeps the forest healthy.
🏅 Scamp’s Texture Explorer
Close your eyes and touch something rough, smooth, bumpy, or soft.
How does it feel? Can you guess what it is?
🏅 Color Collector
Find 5 different natural colors — green, brown, yellow, red, gray…
Nature is never just one color!
🏅 Sound Explorer
Sit quietly for 30 seconds.
What do you hear? Birds? Wind? Leaves rustling?
Nature has a voice too.
Energetic, fun, curious, and loving – Hazel Acorn-Putter can’t wait to share her adventures with you.
