Tips for Outdoor Play!
Walk on the Wild Side!
Next time you are out for a walk with your children, encourage them to walk on the wild side!
Can they slither like a snake?
Can they hop like a bunny?
Jump like a frog?
Spread your wings!
Remember birds are everywhere not just out in the countryside.
Listen to the birds you hear from in your garden.
Can you see them?
A great app is BirdNet for you to try with your children.
Can they recognise the birds in the garden just from their sound?
Drawing with Chalk!
Give each child a stick of chalk and let their
imagination flow! Encourage them to draw
pictures, shapes or patterns.
Ask them to describe their drawings.
Can they find other materials to add to
their pictures? For example, leaves could
become ears, twigs could be arms, a flower could be the sun.
Can their drawings be made into a game?
Hopscotch, knots and crosses, what about Pictionary?
Nature Scavenger Hunt
You can do this anywhere outdoors.
Take a paper bag to collect the
treasures you find or if you have a
camera you can take photos instead.
Can you find and collect things in nature of different
colours, textures, shapes and sizes?
What things can you find that are
white, green, brown, blue or yellow?
What about things that are
smooth, soft, hard, bumpy, rough, shiny or fuzzy?
