6 Ideas to Try Right Now
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#1·15 min
Mini Science Lab: Fizzing Colours
🛒Materials: Baking soda, vinegar, food colouring, ice cube tray
- 1Fill each ice cube section with baking soda.
- 2Add a drop of different food colouring to each.
- 3Use a pipette or spoon to add vinegar — watch each one fizz!
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#2·10–15 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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#3·10–15 min
Mirror Mimic Game
🛒Materials: None
- 1Stand face-to-face with your child.
- 2Make slow movements (like lifting an arm or balancing on one foot).
- 3They must mimic your movements exactly like a mirror. Swap roles!
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#4·15 min
DIY Balance Beam
🛒Materials: Painter's tape or a long plank
- 1Lay tape in a straight line on the floor.
- 2Challenge your child to walk heel-to-toe along the line.
- 3Make it harder by adding curves or carrying a cup of water.
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#5·10 min
Freeze Dance
🛒Materials: Phone/speaker
- 1Play music and dance freely.
- 2When music stops, everyone freezes.
- 3Last to freeze is out!
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#6·10–15 min
Sorting Game
🛒Materials: Mixed small household objects
- 1Mix together small objects (buttons, coins, blocks).
- 2Sort by colour, then size, then shape.
- 3Discuss why each goes where.
