20 minRien du tout
Match the Lids
A cupboard of containers and lids that do not match. Sort it out.
Activités pour les jours de pluie, enfants de 5 ans
Cette situation a ses propres règles avec un enfant de 5 ans : énergie différente, espace différent, patience différente. À cinq ans, les règles prennent du sens et terminer quelque chose devient satisfaisant en soi.
Ces activités ont été choisies précisément pour cette situation, avec des durées réalistes et une indication claire de votre rôle.
47 activités trouvées
15 minRien du tout
Colour Hunt Around the House
Name a colour. They run. You sit down.
20 minRien du tout
The Odd Sock Challenge
A real job, done properly, by someone who is four.
10 minRien du tout
Name That Sound
Close your eyes. What made that noise?
15 minRien du tout
Feely Bag
Reach in, feel one object, and describe it without naming it.
15 minRien du tout
Sort the Laundry
Darks here, lights there, and a two year old who takes it very seriously.
15 minRien du tout
Animal Stretches
Be a cat, a cobra, a tree. Ten minutes of stretching that does not feel like stretching.
10 minRien du tout
Beat the Clock Tidy Up
Ten minutes on the timer and everything off the floor.
10 minRien du tout
One Leg Balance Challenge
How long can you stand on one leg? Now with your eyes shut.
15 minRien du tout
The Memory Tray
Ten objects on a tray, thirty seconds to look, then one disappears.
15 min
Torch Tag
Lights off, one torch, and a spot of light to chase around the room.
35 min
Giant Floor Drawing
Tape a huge sheet of paper to the floor and let them draw on their hands and knees.
15 minRien du tout
The Mirror Game
Face each other and copy every movement exactly, in silence.
15 min
Freeze Dance
Music on, dance. Music off, freeze. That is the whole game.
40 min
Toy Hospital
Bandages, a clipboard, and every soft toy in the house admitted for treatment.
20 minRien du tout
Secret Kindness Mission
Do one good thing for someone in the house without being caught.
30 min
Warm Water Washing Station
A bowl of warm soapy water buys you a genuinely peaceful half hour.
25 min
Living Room Obstacle Course
Cushions, chairs and tape turn your floor into a course they will run ten times.
15 min
Sock Basketball
Rolled up socks and a laundry basket. That is the entire setup.
35 min
Frozen Treasure Excavation
Freeze small toys in a tub of water and let them dig them out.
15 min
Balloon Keepy Uppy
One balloon. It must not touch the floor.
15 min
Egg and Spoon Walk
A potato on a spoon and a very slow, very serious walk down the hall.
45 min
Run a Restaurant
A menu, an order pad, and one very slow waiter.
20 min
Sensory Rice Bin
A tray of rice, some cups, and twenty minutes of total absorption.
50 min
Salt Dough Shapes
Flour, salt and water make a dough that keeps forever once baked.
60 min
One Box, Anything
A big box, some tape, and no instructions whatsoever.
20 min
Shadow Puppets on the Wall
A torch, a bare wall, and hands that turn into animals.
35 min
Puddle Depth Survey
Wellies on, stick in hand, and every puddle on the street measured.
15 min
Kitchen Cupboard Band
Wooden spoons, saucepans, and a licence to make noise.
45 min
Build a Blanket Fort
Every blanket in the house, one afternoon, one secret headquarters.
30 min
Indoor Treasure Hunt
A trail of clues around the house, ending in something small.
30 min
Make a Bird Feeder
A pine cone, some lard, and birdseed. Hang it up and wait.
45 min
Blanket Fort Story Night
Build the fort, then read inside it by torchlight.
25 min
Corridor Bowling
Ten plastic bottles, a soft ball, and a hallway.
30 min
Build a Reading Nook
Cushions, a torch and a stack of books in a corner they made themselves.
15 min
Pillowcase Sack Race
A pillowcase each and a finish line down the hallway.
20 min
Draw With Your Eyes Closed
You describe. They draw. Nobody looks.
35 min
Write Your Own Recipe
Invent a sandwich, write the recipe, then make someone else follow it exactly.
30 min
Paper Aeroplane Testing Lab
Three designs, one tape measure, and an argument about which flies furthest.
15 min
Silent Ball
Throw a soft ball around the room. Anyone who makes a sound is out.
25 min
Draw What You Can See
One window, one pencil, twenty minutes of genuine quiet.
45 min
Cardboard Marble Run
Kitchen roll tubes taped to a wall, and a marble that keeps falling out.
20 min
Window Bird Watch
A tally chart, a window, and fifteen quiet minutes.
45 min
Cook Something Real
Not a craft. An actual dish that the family eats.
10 min
Keep a Weather Diary
Two minutes each morning, and a month of real data by the end.
30 min
Learn a Proper Card Game
Teach them a game adults actually play.
30 min
Balloon Rocket on a String
A straw, a string across the room, and a balloon that fires along it.