Using young children’s natural curiosity about science and nature can help them grow their listening and language skills. This open-ended activity can be tailored to the child’s needs, listening and language levels, and goals, and can be effective for toddlers through middle schoolers. Following the child’s lead, we explore the outdoors together. I use lots of words to describe what we are doing, seeing, and feeling. We notice sounds—kids playing, birds singing, a lawnmower, a bouncing ball, construction noises—and I encourage the child to share their observations. I use an egg carton for collecting and sorting flowers, buds, leaves, and plants.