6 Ideas to Try Right Now
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#1·20+ min
DIY Sprinkler Run
🛒Materials: Garden hose or plastic bottle with holes
- 1Poke holes in a large plastic bottle and attach it to a hose.
- 2Turn on the water and lay it on the lawn.
- 3Run, jump, and dance through the sprinkler spray.
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Works just as well with a regular hose on a fan-spray setting.
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#2·20–30 min
Painted Rock Garden
🛒Materials: Rocks, acrylic paint
- 1Collect smooth rocks from outside.
- 2Paint them with bright colours and patterns.
- 3Arrange them in the garden when dry.
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#3·15 min prep + 20 min play
Frozen Treasure Dig
🛒Materials: Large container, water, small toys, salt, warm water squirt bottle
- 1Freeze small toys inside a large block of ice overnight.
- 2Give your child salt, warm water, and spoons to excavate.
- 3Race to free all the toys from the ice.
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#4·5–10 min
I Spy
🛒Materials: None
- 1One person says 'I spy with my little eye, something...' and gives a clue.
- 2Others guess what it is.
- 3Whoever guesses correctly goes next.
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#5·5–10 min
Dance Party
🛒Materials: None (just music)
- 1Play your child's favorite upbeat song.
- 2Dance together in the living room.
- 3Pause the music randomly and yell 'Freeze!'
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#6·15–20 min
Marble Run (No Kit Needed)
🛒Materials: Cardboard tubes, tape, marble or small ball
- 1Tape cardboard tubes (toilet rolls) at angles down the wall.
- 2Drop a marble in the top and watch it travel down.
- 3Experiment with angles to make it go faster or slower.
