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Little wild picnic

Snacks taste better outside. Take your lunch, or just a snack, somewhere new.

  • 30 min total
  • Some mess
  • Ages 2–5*
  • Outdoors
  • Any dry day
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: 5 min to pack · 20 min to picnic · 5 min to tidy. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • A blanket or waterproof mat
  • A simple snack or lunch
  • A bag for rubbish

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

    Let your child choose the spot: under a tree, by a hedge, in the middle of the lawn.

  2. Together

    Lay out the blanket together.

  3. While you eat, listen and look. Who else is having lunch? Birds? Bugs?

  4. Invite a teddy along too.

  5. Pack up and leave the spot just as you found it.

All done!

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

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