6 Ideas to Try Right Now
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#1·15–20 min
Sticker Sorting Game
🛒Materials: Sticker sheets, paper divided into sections
- 1Draw sections on paper (colours, shapes, animals).
- 2Give your child a sticker sheet.
- 3Challenge: put each sticker in the right section.
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#2·10–15 min
Toy Hide and Seek
🛒Materials: Favorite stuffed animal or toy
- 1Hide your child's favorite toy in an easy-to-find spot in the same room.
- 2Say 'Where is Teddy?' and let them search.
- 3Help them with hot/cold clues ('You're getting warmer!').
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#3·15 min
Audio Guided Hunt
🛒Materials: Phone or speaker
- 1Hide a few small items in a room.
- 2Record yourself giving audio instructions (e.g. 'Take three steps left').
- 3Play the audio and let your child search independently.
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#4·20 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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#5·10 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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#6·10 min
Simon Says Movement
🛒Materials: None
- 1Take turns playing 'Simon Says'.
- 2Call out actions like: clap hands, jump, spin.
- 3Helps practice listening skills.
