6 Ideas to Try Right Now
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#1·10–20 min
Sock Puppet Show
🛒Materials: Old socks, markers, buttons
- 1Put a sock on your hand.
- 2Draw a face with markers or glue on buttons.
- 3Put on a puppet show behind the couch.
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#2·10 min prep + 20 min play
Ice Excavation
🛒Materials: Water, small toys, freezer
- 1Freeze small toys inside an ice block overnight.
- 2Give your child warm water and tools to excavate.
- 3Watch them dig out the hidden treasures.
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#3·5–10 min
Tape Maze on the Floor
🛒Materials: Painter's tape
- 1Use tape to create a maze on the floor.
- 2Challenge your child to walk only on the tape lines.
- 3Add 'obstacles' like pillows to jump over.
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Use a timer to make it a challenge!
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#4·15 min
Frisbee Targets
🛒Materials: Frisbee (or paper plate), hula hoops or chalk circles
- 1Draw 3 target circles on the ground at different distances.
- 2Assign points: close = 1, mid = 3, far = 5.
- 3Take turns throwing — first to 20 points wins.
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#5·15 min
Shadow Tracing
🛒Materials: Chalk, a sunny day
- 1Stand in the sun and trace each other's shadow with chalk.
- 2Add features: draw faces, clothes, hats on the shadow outline.
- 3Return an hour later — the shadow moved! Trace again and compare.
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This naturally teaches about the Earth's rotation.
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#6·20 min
Chalk Obstacle Course
🛒Materials: Pavement chalk
- 1Draw circles to jump in, lines to balance on, and zig-zags to run along.
- 2Add instructions at each station: '5 jumping jacks', 'spin around 3 times'.
- 3Time each run and try to beat the record.
