6 Ideas to Try Right Now
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#1·10–15 min
Letter Hunt
🛒Materials: Paper, pencil, magazine/newspaper
- 1Pick one letter of the day.
- 2Search through a magazine and circle every instance.
- 3Count how many you found!
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#2·10 min
Number Counting Jar
🛒Materials: Jar, small objects (buttons, beans)
- 1Fill a jar with small objects.
- 2Ask your child to estimate how many.
- 3Count together to see who was closer.
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#3·10–15 min
Sorting Game
🛒Materials: Mixed small objects (buttons, coins, blocks)
- 1Mix together a variety of small objects.
- 2Challenge: sort by colour, then by size, then by shape.
- 3Discuss why each goes where it goes.
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#4·5–10 min
Tape Maze
🛒Materials: Painter's tape
- 1Lay tape on the floor in a maze pattern.
- 2Walk only on the tape lines.
- 3Add challenges like jumping at certain points.
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#5·10 min
Balloon Keep-Up
🛒Materials: 1 balloon
- 1Blow up a balloon.
- 2Rule: it cannot touch the floor.
- 3Count how many hits before it drops.
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#6·10 min
Freeze Dance
🛒Materials: Phone/speaker
- 1Play music and dance freely.
- 2When music stops, everyone freezes.
- 3Last to freeze is out!
