The preschool's outdoor environment is a central part of children's everyday life where the opportunities that the preschool teachers give the children are important for children's development and learning. The study aimed to contribute knowledge about preschool teacher's work experiences in capturing children's interest in the outdoor environment during the outdoor stay for the purpose to promote children's development and learning. We structured and performed qualitative semi-structured interviews in which six preschool teachers from five preschools in Sweden participated and described how they experienced their work to interest children in outdoor activities. The children of the interviewed preschool teachers were two to five years old. The result identified four different types of work methods described and used by the participants to capture and evolve the children's interests in the outside environment. The four different approaches are commitment and participation, including materials, including physical activity and an observational approach. These approaches were analysed and discussed in relation to children's opportunities for development and learning. The results demonstrated that the preschool teachers chose varying work methods depending on the situation and the age maturity and perceived interests of the present group of children. We conclude that preschool teachers' commitment and participation are considered significant for capturing children’s interest in outdoor activities and that preschool teachers can choose to use different work methods depending on what approach different children may need to get good learning opportunities. Preschool teachers are important role models and play an important part of how interested the children become outdoors.