
Here you can find different activities created by park staff that will allow you to enjoy Blue Jay Point County Park from home or school! Be sure to check back often, as this page is updated with new activities and videos regularly!
Learn: Worksheets and Activities
Amphibians/Reptiles
Play: Crafts, Games and Puzzles
Amphibians/Reptiles
- Crafts
- Turtle Crafts (using common and repurposed supplies!)
- Eastern Painted Turtle Coloring Sheet (printable)
- Games
Birds
- Jigsaw Puzzles
- Tufted Titmouse Digital Jigsaw Puzzle (120 pieces)
Habitat
- Jigsaw Puzzles
- Falls Lake Digital Jigsaw Puzzle (40 pieces)
- Falls Lake in Winter Digital Jigsaw Puzzle (78 pieces)
- Woodland Trail Digital Jigsaw Puzzle (98 pieces)
Invertebrates
- Jigsaw Puzzles
- Azalea Caterpillars Digital Jigsaw Puzzle (300 pieces)
Plants/Trees
- Jigsaw Puzzles
- Gerber Daisy Digital Jigsaw Puzzle (150 pieces)
Listen: Blue Jay Storytimes
Amphibians/Reptiles
- Turtle Splash!: Countdown at the Pond by Cathryn Falwell (PreK)
- What Newt Could Do for Turtle by Jonathon London (PreK)
Habitat
- In the Woods: Whose Been Here? by Lindsay Barrett George (PreK/Lower Elementary)
Plants/Trees
- Log Hotel by Anne Schreiber (PreK/Lower Elementary)
- In a Nutshell by Joseph Anthony (PreK/Lower Elementary)
Watch: Learn and Enjoy
Amphibians/Reptiles
- Toad Abodes – A home for toads?! Learn how simple it is to make a toad abode and encourage these little amphibians to visit your house.
Birds
- Hummingbirds – Learn more on how to attract these fierce and fast flying creatures to your space and watch the aerial acrobatics begin!
Invertebrates
- Camo Creepers – Think your observational skills are up to snuff? Give it a try in this video and see how many camouflaged critters you can spot!
- Camo Creepers Reveal – Find out how you did spotting those camouflage critters!
- Log Garden – There can be more life under a log than you know. Learn how to roll a log and investigate all the small creatures that call a log a home.
Plants/Trees
- Adding Color to Your Garden – Try out this super fun, family friendly craft using rocks to make colorful flowers to your garden. They'll add a beautiful pop of color and no watering required!
- A Mighty Wind – Let's investigate how wind helps some plants move their seeds!
- A Tale of Two Dogwoods – Learn to solve the puzzle for distinguishing between two types of locally occurring dogwood trees.
- Leaves of Three – Have you heard the rhyme “Leaves of three, leave it be” but what plant are they talking about? Learn about nature’s most notorious plant and how to avoid it.
- One Tree, Many Names – Explore the nature and history of Tulip Poplars in One Tree, Many Names.
- Pink Dogwood – Ever wonder about the unusual dogwood that blooms two different colors near the Education Center? Learn all about how this funky tree came to be in this Tuesday Tidbit.
Recreation
- Day Hiking – Whether you're new to hiking or haven't been in a while, here are a few items to help you get out and enjoy a day on trail!
- MST – Want to go on a hike? Check out the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, a portion of which runs through Blue Jay!
- Staying Cool with the BJP Staff! – Beat the heat this summer with some cool ideas from the Blue Jay Point park staff!
Sights and Sounds
Need a moment of peace and relaxation? Our "Sights and Sounds" videos bring you sights and sounds from all over Blue Jay.
- Bubbles – Take a moment of Zen and just watch the bubbles float up, up and away.
- Rainy Day Birds – Stuck inside on a rainy day and have nothing to do? Well, just look to the birds, as they are busy as ever on rainy days. How many different birds do you see? Who’s the bossiest bird of the feeder? Which bird is the fluffiest? Get inspired to put up your own bird feeders, do a drawing of a bird, put together a bird puzzle or just sit by the window and watch, you will never be bored on a rainy day again.
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