20 min
Bubble Chase
You blow. They chase. That is the whole thing and it works every time.
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Colour Hunt Around the House
Name a colour. They run. You sit down.
Call out a colour and they fetch something that matches. Needs nothing, works anywhere, and buys you a few minutes on the sofa.
What you need
Nothing at all.
How to do it
- Call out a colour: something red.
- They run to find an object that colour and bring it back.
- Name the object together and put it in a pile.
- Carry on through six or seven colours.
- At the end, sort the whole pile back into colour groups.
Why this is good for them
This links a word to a category and then to a physical object, which is exactly how vocabulary becomes durable. The running between rounds means it also works as an energy outlet rather than a sitting-still game.
Adapting by age
2 to 3 yearsStick to four strong colours and accept anything close.
5 to 7 yearsAsk for something red and smaller than your hand, adding a second condition.
Keep it safe
Agree which rooms are out of bounds before you start.
Cleanup tip
The sorting round at the end doubles as tidying up.
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