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Object Closeup Challenge

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Object Closeup Challenge

Description

Practise museum-style close looking at home: photograph a small detail of an everyday object and challenge each other to identify the whole object.

What to prep

  • Adult-controlled camera
  • Two or three familiar household objects
Cost: FreeBest time: Anytime

Play guide

  1. 1Choose a safe familiar object such as a spoon, woven basket or zipped bag. The adult takes a close photo of one detail.
  2. 2The other person guesses which object it belongs to, then checks the actual object.
  3. 3Swap who chooses the detail. Keep the object nearby so each guess has an immediate reveal.

Success signals

The child links a visible detail with a real whole object.

If it's tricky

No camera: partly cover an object with a cloth and reveal a little more after each guess.