{"id":37,"date":"2025-02-19T19:38:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T19:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwildlifeweek.nwf.org\/2025\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:54:36","slug":"for-kids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationalwildlifeweek.nwf.org\/2026\/for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"For Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Get Kids Involved in National Wildlife Week!<\/span><\/h1>\n\n

Check out all the wildly colorful ways kids, families, friends, and students can discover wildlife\u2019s amazing color palette with these how-to crafts, games, activities, fun outdoor ideas, and more!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Color Me Wild!<\/em>
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Ranger Rick Magazine<\/em> hosted a Color Me Wild!<\/em> Photo Contest for National Wildlife Week to celebrate and recognize wildlife\u2019s beautiful array of color through the lens of our youngest conservationists. Check out their work!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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GO FISH! <\/strong>
Action-packed scene of a heron swallowing a fish and an egret lifting off in the wetlands of southern Louisiana. Olivia P, age 12<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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FLOWER POWER <\/strong>
Field of sunflowers viewed from Anastasia\u2019s car during a summer road trip in Russia.
Anastasia N., age 12<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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TWO OF A KIND<\/strong>
A pair of goslings snuggling in a flowery field on a sunny spring day in Oregon.
Milo C., age 13<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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TREE-MENDOUS SHOT<\/strong>
Squirrel climbing a tree in Nathan\u2019s front yard in South Carolina.
Nathan S., age 13<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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FEELING CRABBY<\/strong>
Close-up view of a crab spider on a flower, photographed in Lila\u2019s family greenhouse in Oregon.
Lila C., age 13<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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The Find Me Game<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n

Encourage learners to spot colors and patterns with their friends! A great cooperative activity for the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Sorting Game<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n

What do these animals have in common? Learners can identify colors and patterns in many ways.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Camouflage Game<\/span><\/h3>\n\n

How do animals use camouflage? Match the animal with its habitat!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Make Your Own Adaptation Activity<\/span><\/h3>\n\n

What outstanding coloration traits of North American species would you combine if you were creating your favorite future species?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Get creative with Ranger Rick<\/em> crafts!<\/span><\/h3>\n\n