YerielBuilds
Sensory1½–4 yrsOutdoors

Treasure bag

A walk with a mission changes the whole walk.

Prep

1 min

Mess

Low

How to play

Give them the bag and a brief: three things that are smooth, or something yellow, or the biggest leaf you can find. Lay it all out at home and talk through what they got.

  1. a paper bag beside a leaf and a stone
    1

    A paper bag and a brief: three smooth things.

  2. a leaf dropping into the open bag
    2

    Everything found goes straight in.

  3. the bag emptied, the finds laid out in a row
    3

    At home, lay it all out and ask what they got.

What you need

A paper bag or small basket.

What it secretly builds

Sensory

Choosing by a quality — smooth, big, yellow — means they have to hold a rule in mind while their hands search. And laying it out afterwards is where the words come.

Safety first
Watch for small stones and berries if they still mouth things.
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