6 Ideas to Try Right Now
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#1·20+ min
Sticker World
🛒Materials: Sticker sheets, paper
- 1Give your child a large sheet of paper and stickers.
- 2Challenge: 'Can you make a story with stickers?'
- 3No instructions — just let them create.
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#2·20 min
Ice Cube Melting Race
🛒Materials: Ice cubes, tray, spoons, salt
- 1Place ice cubes on a deep tray.
- 2Give your child spoons and small cups of warm water or salt.
- 3Let them experiment with melting the ice independently.
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#3·10–15 min
Interactive Storytelling
🛒Materials: None
- 1Start telling a story about a character.
- 2Pause at key moments and ask your child to make the decision.
- 3Continue the story based on their choices!
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#4·20–40 min
Board Game Hour
🛒Materials: Any board game
- 1Pick a game you haven't played in a while.
- 2Read the rules out loud together.
- 3Play 2 rounds — loser picks the next game.
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#5·10–15 min
Mirror Mimic Game
🛒Materials: None
- 1Stand face-to-face with your child.
- 2Make slow movements (like lifting an arm or balancing on one foot).
- 3They must mimic your movements exactly like a mirror. Swap roles!
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#6·15 min
Mini Science Lab: Fizzing Colours
🛒Materials: Baking soda, vinegar, food colouring, ice cube tray
- 1Fill each ice cube section with baking soda.
- 2Add a drop of different food colouring to each.
- 3Use a pipette or spoon to add vinegar — watch each one fizz!
