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Imagine · Wild and Tumble activity

Cloud shape stories

Look up together and turn changing cloud shapes into little stories.

  • 10 min total
  • Low mess
  • Ages 2–5*
  • Outdoors
  • Any season

*Illustrative age guidance. Your child's development and circumstances matter more than a number.

A tiny plan for your day

Estimated time: 0 min to prepare · 10 min to explore · 0 min to tidy. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • A comfortable safe place with a view of the sky

Let's begin

Three simple steps

That's the whole activity. Tick each step off as you go, and stop whenever you like.

  1. Find a comfortable place to see the sky.

  2. Notice one cloud and describe what its shape reminds you of.

  3. Together

    Take turns adding a line to a very small story.

All done!

That's every step. However it went, you made a little moment together.

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