6 Ideas to Try Right Now
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#1·10 min
Pillow Stepping Stones
🛒Materials: Cushions, pillows
- 1Lay cushions on the floor as stepping stones.
- 2Try to cross the room without touching the floor.
- 3Great for balance and coordination.
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#2·20 min
Nature Soup
🛒Materials: Bucket, water, leaves, sticks, mud, flowers
- 1Give your child a bucket with a little water.
- 2They collect leaves, sticks, flowers, and mud from outside.
- 3Mix it all together to make 'magic soup'.
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#3·10–15 min
Balloon Tennis
🛒Materials: Balloon, paper plates, tape or wooden spoons
- 1Tape a paper plate to a spoon to make a racket.
- 2Blow up a balloon.
- 3Play balloon tennis inside without breaking anything!
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#4·10–15 min
Cardboard Tube Binoculars
🛒Materials: 2 toilet paper rolls, tape, string
- 1Tape two toilet paper rolls side-by-side.
- 2Add a string to hang them around the neck.
- 3Go on a safari around the house to spot wild toys!
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#5·10 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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#6·15–20 min
Sponge Water Transfer
🛒Materials: 2 bowls, sponge, water
- 1Fill one bowl with water and leave the other empty.
- 2Give your child a large sponge.
- 3Let them soak water from one bowl and squeeze it into the other.
