Outside with all the senses

Ages 0 to 2 A grown-up reads and plays along · about 15 minutes

Read together

Listen! A bird sings.

Feel the grass. It is soft.

Do it

1. Go outside, even for five minutes, into a yard, park or balcony.
2. Stop and listen. Name what you hear: a bird, a car, the wind.
3. Touch a leaf, bark, grass or a smooth stone. Say how it feels: rough, soft, cool.
4. Look up and down. Name what you see. Do not put things in your mouth, and wash hands after.

Talk about it

• What was the quietest sound?
• What felt softest?

For the grown-up

Young children learn through all their senses. Time outside also helps them wind down. You can say a thank-you to God for the world as you walk.

Mark as done

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