Outdoor fun with three in a row

What you need

• 4 longish ‘sticks’ (garden canes, broom handles or swimming noodles)
• 6 matching items (e.g. pebbles) 6 matching items (e.g. leaves)

Benefits

• Developing gross motor skills Learning to take turns
• Learning about being healthy and how their bodies change when they exercise

The experience

Find a suitable place in the garden or even in the park (searching for 4 longish sticks and matching items could be part of the game)

Using the 4 sticks to create an evenly spaced frame with 9 squares (similarly to a noughts and crosses board).

Decide who is going to have which set of items and take turns to place the items in a chosen square. The first person to have three of their items in a row is the winner!

For older children, why not use number or word cards instead of the matching items - try to place the numbers in order or make silly phrases using three words, the silliest one is the winner.