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Explorer binoculars

Every explorer needs binoculars. Make a pair from cardboard tubes, then head out spotting.

  • 20 min total
  • Low mess
  • Ages 2–5*
  • Indoors or out
  • 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 prepare · 7 min to make · 10 min to explore. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • Two toilet roll tubes
  • Sticky tape
  • Washable pens or stickers
  • Wool for a strap, optional

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 decorates the tubes.

  2. Grown-up job

    An adult tapes them together side by side.

  3. Add a short wool strap if you like.

  4. Go exploring. What can you spot? A bird? A red leaf? A cloud?

  5. Together

    Take turns describing something for the other to find.

All done!

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

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