6 Ideas to Try Right Now
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#1·10 min
Rain Art
🛒Materials: Watercolour paints, paper
- 1Paint a colourful design on thick paper.
- 2Briefly hold it in the rain for 5 seconds.
- 3Watch the rain create unique patterns.
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#2·15–20 min
Paper Airplane Olympics
🛒Materials: Paper
- 1Fold 3 different types of paper airplanes.
- 2Mark a launch line with tape.
- 3Judge on: distance, accuracy, and style.
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#3·15–20 min
Indoor Obstacle Course
🛒Materials: Pillows, chairs, tape, blankets
- 1Line up pillows to jump between.
- 2Set chairs as 'tunnels' to crawl under.
- 3Use tape as a balance beam.
- 4Time each run through the course!
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#4·10 min
Verbal Memory Game
🛒Materials: None
- 1Start with 'I went shopping and bought...'
- 2Take turns repeating the list and adding one new item.
- 3See who can remember the longest list!
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#5·5–10 min
Dance Party
🛒Materials: None (just music)
- 1Play your child's favorite upbeat song.
- 2Dance together in the living room.
- 3Pause the music randomly and yell 'Freeze!'
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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.
