6 Ideas to Try Right Now
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#1·10 min
Rain Art
🛒Materials: Watercolour paints, paper
- 1Paint a colourful design on thick paper.
- 2Briefly hold it in the rain for 5 seconds.
- 3Watch the rain create unique patterns.
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#2·15–20 min
Indoor Obstacle Course
🛒Materials: Pillows, chairs, tape, blankets
- 1Line up pillows to jump between.
- 2Set chairs as 'tunnels' to crawl under.
- 3Use tape as a balance beam.
- 4Time each run through the course!
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#3·20 min setup + hours of play
Blanket Fort HQ
🛒Materials: Blankets, chairs, clips/pegs
- 1Drape blankets over chairs to make walls.
- 2Use pegs or clips to secure corners.
- 3Add pillows, books, and a torch inside.
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A fort instantly becomes a base for pretend play.
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#4·15 min
Pattern Block Matching
🛒Materials: Paper, small toys or blocks
- 1Trace the outlines of different blocks on a sheet of paper.
- 2Give your child the blocks and the paper.
- 3Have them match each block to its outline.
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#5·15–20 min
Magnetic Letters on Fridge
🛒Materials: Magnetic letters (or paper + tape)
- 1Stick letters on the fridge.
- 2Call out a word and have your child spell it.
- 3Start easy, then challenge them.
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#6·15 min
Color Matching Relay
🛒Materials: Colored toys, colored paper sheets
- 1Place sheets of colored paper at one end of the room.
- 2Scatter matching colored toys at the other end.
- 3Have your child run, grab a toy, and place it on the matching paper.
