Outdoor fun in April

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By Rose Joyce— accredited trainer and facilitator at Learning through Landscapes

It’s still cold and the wind can be fierce, so make sure you are well wrapped up and protected from April showers as you enjoy these exciting activities

Open the box

Invite the children to work in pairs or small groups. Give each group a small plastic box or bag. With parental permission, take the children for a seasonal walk and quietly ask each group to find something different, for example, five hard, soft, heavy or wet items. Don’t let the other groups hear what you are saying. When everyone has collected their items, gather together, ask the children to swap boxes with another group and see if they can guess what kind of things they were asked to find