Outdoors
Run through a sprinkler
Age range: 1–4 years
- Duration
- 20 min
- Location
- Outside
- Category
- Outdoors
- Type
- Activity
How to try it
Set a gentle sprinkler on the lawn on a warm day and let your toddler run, dance, and stand in the spray. Join in and take turns choosing when to start and stop.
Materials
- Garden sprinkler
Safety note
Never leave a child alone near water. Run the hose onto the grass first until the water is cool before your toddler goes near the spray. Use a low, gentle spray on soft grass away from hard paving, and stay close.
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Why it matters
Running through the spray gives your toddler a big, joyful movement game and a new way to feel water.
Benefit
Active play
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