6 Ideas to Try Right Now
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#1·15–20 min
Tower Building Challenge
🛒Materials: Marshmallows, spaghetti sticks
- 1Challenge: build the tallest tower using only marshmallows and spaghetti.
- 2Each joint is a marshmallow, each beam is a spaghetti stick.
- 3Time limit: 10 minutes.
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#2·10 min
Baking Soda Volcano
🛒Materials: Baking soda, vinegar, food colouring, cup
- 1Put 2 tablespoons of baking soda in a cup.
- 2Add a few drops of food colouring.
- 3Pour vinegar and watch it erupt!
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Do it in the sink for easy cleanup.
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#3·20–30 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.
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#4·15 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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#5·10–15 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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#6·15 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.
