6 Ideas to Try Right Now
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#1·10 min
Baking Soda Volcano
🛒Materials: Baking soda, vinegar, food colouring, cup
- 1Put 2 tablespoons of baking soda in a cup.
- 2Add a few drops of food colouring.
- 3Pour vinegar and watch it erupt!
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Do it in the sink for easy cleanup.
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#2·15–20 min
Tower Building Challenge
🛒Materials: Marshmallows, spaghetti sticks
- 1Challenge: build the tallest tower using only marshmallows and spaghetti.
- 2Each joint is a marshmallow, each beam is a spaghetti stick.
- 3Time limit: 10 minutes.
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#3·20 min
Build a Paper Chain World Record
🛒Materials: Strips of paper, tape or glue
- 1Cut paper into strips (about 2cm wide).
- 2Loop the first strip and tape closed.
- 3Thread next strip through and tape — keep going as long as possible.
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#4·15–20 min
Word Treasure Hunt
🛒Materials: Paper, pencil
- 1Hide 5 paper 'clues' around the house, each with a simple word (e.g. DOOR, TABLE).
- 2Each clue leads to the next hiding spot.
- 3Final clue leads to a small reward (sticker, snack).
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Write words your child can almost-but-not-quite read for the perfect challenge.
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#5·10–15 min
Coin Rubbing Art
🛒Materials: Coins, thin paper, wax crayons
- 1Place a coin flat under the paper.
- 2Rub the side of a crayon over the coin.
- 3The coin's texture appears on the paper — collect all the coins you have!
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#6·20–30 min
Design Your Dream Bedroom
🛒Materials: Paper, coloured pencils
- 1Draw a rectangle for the room outline.
- 2Add furniture: bed, wardrobe, window, desk.
- 3Decorate: what colour are the walls? Any pets? A slide?
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Ask 'What's in the secret room behind the wardrobe?' — watch their imagination go wild.
