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Little photographer walk

See the world through their eyes. Let your child be the photographer on a nature walk.

  • 20 min total
  • Low mess
  • Ages 3–5*
  • 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: 2 min to prepare · 16 min to explore · 2 min to look back. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • A phone or child's camera, in a case
  • A short walk or the garden

Let's begin

Five simple steps

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

  1. Show your child how to hold the camera steady and press the button.

  2. Give them a mission: five things they love.

  3. Little one leads

    Let them choose what to photograph. Get down low, look up high.

  4. Together

    At home, look at the photos together.

  5. Ask about each one. Why did you choose that?

All done!

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

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