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EYFS Activities: Five ways to explore… Tiny containers

Small receptacles provide a plethora of opportunities, says Julie Mountain

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For children with strong urges to collect, contain or envelop, an abundance of tiny containers is a great way to get them moving and thinking outdoors. Try to collect as many different types of container as you can.

1 MINI-GEOCACHING

If you often travel beyond your setting, why not create and hide geocaches for other treasure-hunters to find? Geocaching is hi-tech treasure hunting, using clues on apps such as www.geocaching.com, and the geocaches are small, water-tight containers holding a tiny object plus a piece of paper for geocachers to add their name and the date to.

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