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Mushroom spotters

Little umbrellas popping up everywhere. Spot mushrooms and toadstools, with eyes only.

  • 15 min total
  • Low mess
  • Ages 3–5*
  • Outdoors
  • Autumn
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 explain the rule · 12 min to spot · 1 min to head off. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • A phone camera, optional
  • A walk through damp woods, grass or a park

Let's begin

Five simple steps

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

  1. Agree the golden rule first: we look, we don't touch.

  2. Look on logs, tree stumps, grass and leaf piles.

  3. Count how many you find. Which is biggest? Smallest?

  4. Describe the colours and shapes. Like a plate? A button? A fairy umbrella?

  5. Take a photo to draw at home.

All done!

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

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