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Lucky clover hunt

One leaf, two leaves, three leaves... four? Search a patch of clover for a lucky one.

  • 15 min total
  • Low mess
  • Ages 3–5*
  • Outdoors
  • Spring and summer
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: 1 min to find clover · 13 min to search · 1 min to head off. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • A patch of clover on your lawn or in a park
  • A magnifying glass, 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. Find a patch of clover.

  2. Count the leaves on one clover. Usually three!

  3. Look slowly through the patch for one with four.

  4. Found one? Make a wish.

  5. Look out for bees on the little white clover flowers too.

All done!

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

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