Snack time picnic hunt

What you need 

• A prepared snack 
• Two containers 
• A blanket or rug 

What to do 

1. Place your baby’s snack into two containers. You could put savoury in one, and sweet in the other. 
2. Position one of the containers on a blanket.  
3. Place your baby at the opposite end of the blanket and tell them you’re going to have a picnic. 
4. Give the snack container a jiggle and say, “I wonder what’s in here? Shall we look inside? Come on, let’s see.”  
5. Encourage your baby to crawl over to you.  
6. When they reach you, say: “Hooray, come on, shall we open it?”  
7. Your baby may move into a seated position so they can see what is inside the container.  
8. If they don’t do this by themselves, use words of encouragement to support their understanding of what you want them to do. You might say, “Oooh, let’s sit here and look inside,” or “Shall we sit together and look?”  
9. When your baby has moved into a seated position, open the container and enjoy the first part of your picnic.  
10. When your baby has finished eating, show them the second container, and move it to the other side of the blanket.  
11. Encourage them to crawl over to the second snack pot and repeat the same again. 

Good to know 

This can be played inside or out, depending on the weather.