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Quiet as a mouse

Shh, tiptoe, listen. Move like a mouse and see what you notice when you're super quiet.

  • 10 min total
  • Low mess
  • Ages 2–5*
  • 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: 1 min to prepare · 8 min to explore · 1 min to head home. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • Nothing at all, just quiet feet

Let's begin

Four simple steps

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

  1. Choose an animal to be: a mouse, a deer or a fox.

  2. Tiptoe along the path as quietly as you can.

  3. Every so often, freeze. What can you hear?

  4. Together

    Take turns being the leader.

All done!

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

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