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Duck breakfast

Quack, quack, breakfast time! Take a healthy snack for the ducks instead of bread.

  • 20 min total
  • Low mess
  • Ages 2–5*
  • Outdoors
  • Any season
Let's do this

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

A tiny plan for your day

Estimated time: 3 min to pack · 15 min at the pond · 2 min to tidy. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • A small tub of defrosted peas, sweetcorn or porridge oats
  • A pond, lake or river with ducks

Let's begin

Five simple steps

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

  1. Little one leads

    Your child helps fill the tub at home.

  2. At the water, stand back from the edge.

  3. Sprinkle a small handful on the water or bank.

  4. Watch how the ducks eat. Do they dabble? Dive?

  5. Stop when they leave food behind.

All done!

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

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