When it’s cold and gloomy, it can be difficult to get outside. But, it’s a perfect opportunity to get creative and use your imagination. Check out these wintertime crafts you can make with your family. The best part is you can use what you have right at home.

Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Outreach Manager Sarah and Nature Interpreter Ashely are making a snowy craft to celebrate the arrival of the winter solstice.

Look at all those leaves! How about all those twigs, acorns, black walnuts, and other tree debris we find in the fall? Here are three fun and easy crafts that you can make with your fall yard waste.

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! Today, Nature Interpreter Stephanie and her team show how to make flower presses from flowers you can find right at home.

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! Nature Interpreter Sarah shows how to make art with leaves and crayons, and we’ll also learn a little about how to identify trees in today’s video.