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Things To Do Outdoors - 100 Play Prompts

100 creative ideas to keep little ones entertained all day long
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Things To Do Outdoors - 100 Play Prompts by Dawn Isaac is a delightful children's book designed to inspire outdoor play and exploration. It offers creative and engaging activities for children to enjoy in nature, encouraging them to discover the joys of the great outdoors while nurturing creativity and curiosity.
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You might enjoy this book if you're looking for creative ways to inspire children to explore nature and engage in imaginative play outside. It offers a variety of fun and simple ideas that encourage outdoor adventure, making it ideal for parents, teachers, and carers seeking to nurture a child's curiosity and love for the environment.

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With 100 activities to inspire and excite when you're out and about, there's everything from simple and silly things to distract kids for ten minutes to crafts and experiments that will keep them entertained
all afternoon.

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'I'm bored' must be the most frightening words in a child's vocabulary, and how to keep kids entertained is something that keeps many of us awake at night. 100 Things to Do Outdoors is a collection of games, activities, prompts and projects to keep little and not-so-little ones focused, busy and happy. From simple and silly things to distract them for ten minutes to crafts and experiments to keep them entertained for an afternoon, there's a boredom buster for everyone.

Pick a play prompt strip to give you all the inspiration you need whether you're a parent, a grandparent, a childcare worker or simply the one in charge of a child for a day! Not every activity will suit your day - or their mood - so just turn the stick over or choose another one from the pot.

If you don't know how to make moon sand, chalk paints or giant bubbles, no problem. There's a handy booklet with all the instructions you'll need for all sorts of projects.

Whilst there are plenty of ideas for solo play, there are plenty more things for you to join in with, as well as group activities that will work well for bigger families and parties.

Embrace the outdoors and ...

Learn about nature with scavenger hunts, the match box challenge or snail racing.

Get creative with chalk paints, moon sand and wellie fashion.

Hunt for dinosaur eggs, take a penny hike or make a potion lab.

The activities are written with children aged 3-8 years in mind but it's your call as to how much help, support and age-appropriate supervision they might need ... make whatever adjustments are necessary.

Have fun!

Also available in the series: Things To Do Outdoors - 100 Play Prompts.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804191347

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Cards

Date Published: 31 August 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Octopus Publishing Group

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 152.0mm

Width: 78.0mm

Height: 108.0mm

Weight: 120g

Pages: 50

About the Author

Dawn Isaac is an award-winning garden designer, blogger and the mother of three children. Dawn writes on garden design for the Guardian, the Telegraph, Good Housekeeping and The Garden, and has run Family Garden Design courses in association with Mumsnet Academy. She is the author of 101 Things For Kids To Do Outside, 101 Things for Kids to do on a Rainy Day and 101 Brilliant Things for Kids to do With Science, also published by Kyle Books.

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