Encourage children to look carefully by asking them to find some unusual things in your garden or the park. It will improve their language development, basic maths skills and social skills. But best of all, it will teach them to enjoy being outdoors.
About an hour.
1 Give them a list of things to look for.
2 Here are a few ideas:
3 Your children could have fun with all their friends finding all the things, or split them into two teams and see which team can find everything first.
1 Ensure the children understand the basics of safety and security when outdoors, particularly if you do this in a public space. Use an area where you can see the children all the time, or at least where they can hear you if you call.
2 Remind them not to:
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