6 Ideas to Try Right Now
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#1·15+ min
Would You Rather (Family Edition)
🛒Materials: None
- 1Take turns asking 'Would you rather...' questions.
- 2Make them silly: 'Would you rather have spaghetti hair or meatball hands?'
- 3Everyone must answer and explain why.
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#2·30+ min
Travel Bingo
🛒Materials: Paper, pencil (or just call out items verbally)
- 1Before driving, write a 3×3 grid of things to spot: red car, bridge, cow, truck, etc.
- 2Cross off each item when you spot it from the window.
- 3First to get 3 in a row shouts 'BINGO!'
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#3·20–30 min
Window Sticker Story
🛒Materials: Gel window stickers
- 1Give your child a sheet of gel window stickers.
- 2Let them stick them to the car window.
- 3Tell a story using the stickers.
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#4·10 min
Simon Says Movement
🛒Materials: None
- 1Take turns playing 'Simon Says'.
- 2Call out actions like: clap hands, jump, spin.
- 3Helps practice listening skills.
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#5·15–20 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.
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#6·15 min
Handprint Monsters
🛒Materials: Paint, paper, googly eyes (or draw them)
- 1Paint your child's hand and press onto paper.
- 2Let it dry — the handprint is the monster's body.
- 3Add googly eyes, teeth, spots with a marker.
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Make a whole family of handprint monsters — great gift idea.
