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Robin's garden helper

Dig a little, and a robin might come to help! Robins often watch gardeners for worms.

  • 20 min total
  • Some mess
  • Ages 3–5*
  • Outdoors
  • Autumn and winter
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 dig and watch · 2 min to tidy. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • A patch of soil you can dig
  • A trowel
  • Patience, and quiet voices

Let's begin

Five simple steps

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

  1. Dig a little patch of soil gently.

  2. Step back a few steps and stay still.

  3. Watch the hedges and fences. Is a robin watching you?

  4. See if it hops down to look for worms in the fresh soil.

  5. Give your robin a name.

All done!

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

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