Children's Library Online at Valley Cottage: At-home-camp Ideas

Nearby Parks and Trails to Explore

Rockland County Parks

Doodletown

High Tor State Park

South Mountain Park

Haverstraw Bay Park

Sterling Forest

Harriman State Park

Van Saun Park

Piermont Marsh & Pier

Finger painting Recipe

Chalk Drawing

Make Popscicle Chalk

Make Tye Dye

Land Art

Craft Stick Caterpillars

Rock Caterpillars

40 Summer Art Ideas

Painting

Outdoor Art

Bookworm Snack Mix

Activities and Crafts from the Smithsonian 

Make a Kite

Wind Chimes

Zoos, Petting Zoos, and Farms

Fun ways to find treasures this summer

Check out Geocaching- a worldwide treasure hunting game

Inspect things with magnifying glasses

Go on a Nature Walk Bracelet

Search for things by alphabet letter

Search for things that come in groups of 3, 4, or 5

Make frozen water balloon treasures to discover

Read about how to create your own backyard scavenger hunt

Check out these scavenger hunts:

• Summer Scavenger Hunt
• Nature Scavenger Hunt 
• Indoor Scavenger Hunt
• Good Housekeeping 22 Scavenger Hunts

Classic Outdoor Activities for "Camp"

Blow bubbles Recipes

Rainbow Bubble Snake 

Make a Water Table 

Make a Sandbox

Try making an obstacle course! HGTV Dollar Store Obstacle Course 

Make an outdoor reading nook

Create slime

Learn Hopscotch

Learn Juggling

Water Balloon Fun

Play outdoor tic tac toe

Play jumprope games

Lawn Twister

Learn about Stargazing from the American Museum of Natural History

Places to Go! 

Walkway over the Hudson

Storm King Art Center

Mohonk Preserve

Howe Caverns

Cold Spring

West Point Museum

The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk

Darlington County Park