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Little stone landscapes
Build temporary miniature landscapes using a few large stones and imagination.
*Illustrative age guidance. Your child's development and circumstances matter more than a number.
A tiny plan for your day
Estimated time: 3 min to prepare · 15 min to explore · 2 min to tidy. It's fine to stop early.
Before you start
What you’ll need
- Large smooth stones assessed by an adult
- Clear outdoor ground
Let's begin
Three simple steps
That's the whole activity. Tick each step off as you go, and stop whenever you like.
Choose large, clean stones that cannot be swallowed and have no sharp edges.
Arrange them into paths, hills or a make-believe world.
Tell a little story and return the space to how you found it.
All done!
That's every step. However it went, you made a little moment together.
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