One of the things I love about outdoor play is how simple it can be. You don’t need any fancy equipment to get kids enjoying their time outside. This week the girls and I were out doing a few errands, as we set off for our walk home we decided to turn our ordinary walk home into a colour hunt.
What is a colour hunt? A colour hunt is a fun way to educate and engage children outdoors. As we set out on our colour hunt I asked each of my daughters to choose a colour. They chose blue and orange. Once the colour was chosen we went searching for anything and everything blue and orange on our walk home. 
Since I had my phone/camera with me it was easy to click pictures of all the blue and orange things we found along the way. If you don’t have a camera kids can draw the items they find or even collect colourful items. Whatever works.
It is amazing how this simple activity made our mundane trip a little more exciting. My girls and I had fun searching and even debating along the way…”I don’t think that’s blue?” “I think that looks more yellow than orange.”
What colours will your kids search for?
Looking for more fun ideas for your next walk with the kids? Head outside on a listening walk? Let your kids’ ears guide them and discover the sounds in your neighbourhood. Turn your next walk into a fun scavenger hunt with this free printable scavenger hunt.
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Deborah @ Mommy Crusader says
August 15, 2014 at 10:37 amWe’ve done the same thing, only in the car. We will look for things of a certain color to help our preschoolers learn their colors. We will have to do it when we are walking outside, it sounds like a great activity!
Jen says
August 18, 2014 at 9:33 amYep, makes a great car game too.
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August 15, 2014 at 10:59 amThe color hunt activity looks like so much fun!
Still Playing School says
August 15, 2014 at 4:50 pmThanks for including us!
Coombemill says
August 15, 2014 at 7:34 pmYour colour hunt makes for a beautiful collage
Emma Edwards (Adventures of Adam) says
August 16, 2014 at 3:53 pmThanks for featuring our Shredded Paper Duck Hunt. Love the colour hunt – such beautiful pictures.
Leila - Mud Mud Marvellous Mud says
August 17, 2014 at 2:49 pmI love this idea and I love the way the photos look in a collage. They would look great on a bedroom wall 🙂
Jen says
August 18, 2014 at 9:33 amI know, I love how the collage looks. Thanks.
Kierna says
August 24, 2014 at 7:23 amLovely simple idea Jen. Love your photo collages too.