6 Ideas to Try Right Now
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#1·15 min
Pattern Block Matching
🛒Materials: Paper, small toys or blocks
- 1Trace the outlines of different blocks on a sheet of paper.
- 2Give your child the blocks and the paper.
- 3Have them match each block to its outline.
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#2·15–20 min
Magnetic Letters on Fridge
🛒Materials: Magnetic letters (or paper + tape)
- 1Stick letters on the fridge.
- 2Call out a word and have your child spell it.
- 3Start easy, then challenge them.
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#3·15 min
Color Matching Relay
🛒Materials: Colored toys, colored paper sheets
- 1Place sheets of colored paper at one end of the room.
- 2Scatter matching colored toys at the other end.
- 3Have your child run, grab a toy, and place it on the matching paper.
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#4·15–20 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.
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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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#6·15–20 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.
