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Nature colour detectives

Go on a tiny colour-finding adventure, in the garden, from a window or on a walk.

  • 10 min total
  • Low mess
  • Ages 2–5*
  • Indoors or out
  • 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

  • Nothing extra required

Let's begin

Three simple steps

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

  1. Together

    Pick one colour together, such as green or yellow.

  2. Look around you and point to things in nature that share that colour.

  3. Choose another colour or stop when curiosity starts to wander.

All done!

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

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