Virtual Early Explorers

Early Explorers activities are designed for children 5 and under (with adult). Activities are adaptable to other ages.

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A blue and green paper mache Earth.

Walrus plushie sitting on the back of a metal sculpture of a polar bear.

Stuffed bear with paper depicting pictures of Alaskan berries.

An adult and two children look at dinosaur skeletons and a dinosaur mural in a museum lobby.

A plush moose toy sits on a moose antler. A moose outline is on the wall behind the antler.

Tan clay rolled into a flat circle. A hand is using a pencil to make lines on the surface on the clay.

Hand arranging balls of colored play dough in a circle to represent a color wheel.

Child exploring in snow.

Tissue paper cut into various shapes on top of a homemade light box.

Children's hands playing with polar bear and sea otter puppets.

A Dall sheep headband made with a paper plate and a strip of brown paper, next to a drawing of a Dall sheep. A crayon track rubbing is next to the drawing.

Child wearing headphones and smiling.

Chalk drawing of the aurora on black paper.

A bee made from construction paper and colorful paper flower, sitting on the ground next to dandelions.

Hand holding a model of the planet Saturn, made from a small ball and paper.

Black construction paper with yellow and orange chalk lines radiating out from a circle in the center.

Child's hands holding a purple straw, making designs on a piece of white clay.

Child wearing teal rain boots stepping in a mud puddle.

Collage showing an underwater scene, made with watercolors, yarn, and tissue paper. Several colored whale templates are glued to the collage.

Paper cut in the shape of a butterfly, with symmetrical blue, yellow, and green patterns on both wings.

Half of a paper plate with the inside cut out, glued to a sheet of paper, decorated with pieces of colorful tissue paper, cotton balls, and star stickers. A drawing of a brown bear is in the den.

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Image Credits:

Exploration: Mojca J on Pixabay.
Water: June Admiraal on Unsplash.
Music: Alireza Attari on Unsplash.
All others: UAMN photos.