Nature at Home - Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

Wild Learning

Staying at home? Missing animals? We’ve got the solution – Nature at Home!

Kids learning at home can now explore wildlife online.

Scroll for animal videos, scavenger hunts, nature science, crafts, pollinator gardens and more.

Scavenger Hunts & More

Be a wildlife detective.

Go on a Nature Scavenger Hunt to discover wildlife inspired by animals at Northwest Trek and Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.

Be a nature scientist and do your own experiments at home. Or get creative with nature-inspired arts and crafts.

Just click the link, open the pdf and off you go. And check back for new activities!

Choose an activity

Inside Hunts

Outside Hunts

Nature Science

Nature Arts

Parent-Teacher Resources

Nature Science

Wild Animal Eye Spy

Can you spot it?

Can you spy the wild animals in our camera-trap photos? Learn how to ID coyotes, squirrels, deer, birds and raccoons – then spot them in photos from real-life camera traps hidden around Pierce County for the Grit City Carnivore Project.

Wild Animal Eye Spy

Watch Wildlife

like a zookeeper.

Watch a shark dive at the Zoo, thanks to our partner Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital.

For more videos, find our YouTube channel.

Our YouTube

Wildlife Learning

Meet our animals

and learn cool facts.

Love animals? Then you're in the right place. Explore our animal pages for fun facts, stories, science and adorable photos of tigers, walruses, sharks and so much more.

Meet our animals

Make a Pollinator Garden

Bees, birds, butterflies.

It's the perfect time to make a pollinator garden at home! Hummingbirds, bees and butterflies all need our help right now. Learn how to plant a space to feed and shelter them as they help our food grow.

Make a garden

Do Online Wildlife Academy

Northwest animals, at home.

At our sister zoo Northwest Trek, Online Wildlife Academy offers parents, educators and group leaders an easy way to connect kids K-8 with native Northwest wildlife through an interactive Zoom with videos, props and more! Available for individuals or groups.

Online Wildlife Academy