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Animal Sound Safari 🗣️ Talking 👂 Listening
You need: Just your voices · 5–10 min
Pick an animal and give it its noise — “The cow says moo.” Then hand it over: “What does the dog say?” and hang back a moment. Whatever your child offers, cheer it and warmly copy the sound right back. Trade off who gets to choose the next animal.
More: Help Your Child Talk program 🧩 Game Where’s the Ball? 👂 Listening 🧩 Thinking
You need: A ball or soft toy · 5 min
Set the toy down beside you and say its name nice and slow. Ask, “Where’s the ball?” and give a second for a look or a point. Follow where their eyes go and name it again: “Yes, the ball!” Now tuck it under a cloth and ask one more time.
More: Help Your Child Talk program Copycat Sounds 🗣️ Talking 👂 Listening
You need: Just your voices · 5 min
Get face to face with your baby and offer an easy “ba-ba”. Pause, smile, and leave room for them to answer. Whatever sound comes back, echo it straight away. Slip in a new one like “ma-ma” and go again.
More: Clearer Speech at Home program 🧩 Game Kitchen Cupboard Chatter 🗣️ Talking 🧸 Play
You need: A few safe cups and spoons · 10 min
Sit down together and bring out one thing at a time. Name each one clearly: “spoon”, “cup”, “bowl”. Mime stirring and sipping, chatting through what you’re doing. Ask, “Can you find the spoon?” and wait.
More: Help Your Child Talk program Freeze and Listen 👂 Listening 🤸 Movement
You need: Some open floor space · 5–10 min
Let your child march, hop or wave their way round the room. Shout “freeze!” and everybody stops dead. Call “go!” and off you all go again. Mix in fresh moves like “tiptoe” or “stomp”.
More: Build Attention & Focus program Story in a Bag 🗣️ Talking 🧩 Thinking
You need: A cloth bag and a few small objects · 10–15 min
Drop three or four safe objects into a bag. Take turns reaching in, pulling one out and naming it. Spin a tiny story that ties them all together. Ask, “What happens next?” and fold in their ideas.
More: Ready to Read program Whisper and Shout 👂 Listening 🎯 Attention
You need: Just your voices · 5 min
Whisper a word softly and have them whisper it back. Now say it together in a great big voice. Try it slow, then try it fast. Let your child pick the next silly voice.
More: Clearer Speech at Home program Point and Name 🗣️ Talking 👂 Listening
You need: A picture book or family photos · 5 min
Snuggle in close and open to a clear picture. Point to one thing and name it: “baby”, “car”. Ask, “Where’s the car?” and wait for a point. Praise every try, then turn the page together.
More: Help Your Child Talk program Follow the Steps 👂 Listening 🧩 Thinking
You need: Just your voices · 5–10 min
Start with one simple instruction: “Touch your nose.” Once they’ve got it, tack on a second step. Try, “Clap, then jump.” and cheer them on. Then hand the instructions over to your child.
More: Build Attention & Focus program Bubble Talk 🗣️ Talking 🤝 Social
You need: Home-made soapy water and a straw · 5–10 min
Blow a few soft bubbles and say “bubble!” Pause and let your child ask for “more”. Any word or sound earns another blow. Take turns popping and naming: “pop, pop!”
More: Help Your Child Talk program Roll the Ball to Me 🤝 Social 🧸 Play 🤸 Movement
You need: A soft ball or a rolled-up sock · 5 – 10 min
Sit on the floor facing each other, legs apart. Roll the ball gently across to your little one. Cheer, then wait for them to push it back. Mark each go with “my turn” and “your turn”.
More: Making Friends program Teddy’s Tea Party 🧸 Play 🤝 Social 🗣️ Talking
You need: Toy cups, spoons and a few soft toys · 15 min
Lay out the cups and sit the toys round in a circle. Pretend to pour, offering a cup to each one. Ask your child, “Shall we give teddy a biscuit?” Take turns feeding and chatting to the toys.
More: Help Your Child Talk program Statues and Go 🎯 Attention 🤸 Movement 👂 Listening
You need: Just yourselves · 10 min
Dance and wiggle round the room together. On “freeze”, everyone turns to stone. Hold it until you call “go” again. Let your child take a turn as caller.
More: Build Attention & Focus program Shopkeeper Pretend 🧸 Play 🤝 Social 🗣️ Talking
You need: Empty food packets, a basket and some buttons for coins · 15 – 20 min
Line the empty packets up like a little shop. Take turns being the shopkeeper and the customer. Ask for things, hand over the button “coins” and say thank you. Swap roles so everyone gets a go.
More: Making Friends program Calm-Down Breathing Buddy 🌬️ Calm 🌈 Sensory
You need: A small soft toy · 5 min
Lie down and rest the soft toy on your child’s tummy. Breathe in slowly and watch the toy rise. Breathe out gently and watch it sink. Do it together, five slow breaths.
More: Managing Big Feelings program Pass the Parcel Feelings 🤝 Social 🌬️ Calm 👂 Listening
You need: A small toy wrapped in a few layers of scrap paper · 15 min
Sit in a circle and pass the parcel round as you hum a tune. When the humming stops, whoever’s holding it peels off one layer. Share one thing that made you happy today. Keep passing until the toy turns up.
More: Making Friends program Doctor and Patient 🧸 Play 🤝 Social 🗣️ Talking
You need: A tea towel, a spoon and a soft toy “patient” · 15 min
Lay the soft toy down as the poorly patient. Take turns being the doctor who checks and helps. Talk about where it hurts and how to make it better. Finish with a cuddle to help it feel well.
More: Help Your Child Talk program Freeze the Bubble 🎯 Attention 🧸 Play 🤸 Movement
You need: A pot of bubble mix or washing-up liquid and water · 10 min
Blow a stream of bubbles up into the air. Ask your child to wait, watch, and pop only when you say “now”. Count the bubbles together as they drift down. Swap over and let your child call “now” for you.
More: Build Attention & Focus program 🧩 Game Building Together Tower 🧸 Play 🤝 Social ✋ Hands
You need: Wooden blocks or clean plastic cups · 10 min
Take turns adding one block to the tower. Say “your turn” and “my turn” as it grows. Count how tall it gets before the wobble. Knock it down together, cheer, and build again.
More: Making Friends program Cosy Corner Wind-Down 🌬️ Calm 🌈 Sensory 👂 Listening
You need: A blanket, a cushion and a favourite book · 10 min
Build a soft corner with the blanket and cushion. Snuggle in together and drop your voices low. Turn the pages slowly, talking quietly about the pictures. Take three slow breaths before you finish.
More: Managing Big Feelings program Balance Beam Line 🤸 Movement 🎯 Attention
You need: A length of masking tape or a dupatta · 10 min
Lay a straight line of tape on the floor, or a dupatta flat. Have your child walk it heel to toe. Hold a hand at first, then let go as they steady. For a fun challenge, try it backwards or sideways.
More: Movement & Coordination program Bean Bag Toss 🤸 Movement 🧸 Play
You need: A small cloth bag of rice or lentils and a bucket · 10 min
Tie some rice inside a small cloth to make a soft bean bag. Set a bucket a few steps off. Take turns tossing the bag in. Each time your child lands it, take a step back.
More: Movement & Coordination program Jump the River 🤸 Movement 🧸 Play
You need: Two dupattas or lengths of string · 10 min
Lay two dupattas on the floor with a little gap — that’s the river. Ask your child to jump across without splashing in. Widen the gap bit by bit as their confidence grows. Cheer every big leap.
More: Movement & Coordination program Roll and Catch 🤸 Movement 🤝 Social
You need: A soft ball · 10 min
Sit facing your child on the floor, legs open. Roll the ball gently their way. Nudge them to stop it and roll it back to you. Once rolling’s easy, move on to a soft toss.
More: Movement & Coordination program Animal Walks 🤸 Movement 🧸 Play
You need: Just some floor space · 10 min
Call out an animal — a hopping frog, a stomping elephant. Cross the room together moving just like it. Try a bear crawl on hands and feet next. Let your child pick who to be next.
More: Movement & Coordination program Threading Pasta Necklace ✋ Hands 🎯 Attention
You need: Dry penne pasta and a shoelace or string · 15 min
Knot one end of the string so the pasta stays on. Show your child how to thread a piece. Let them make a necklace or bracelet at their own pace. Count the pieces together as you go.
More: Hands & Handwriting program 🧩 Game Playdough Squeeze ✋ Hands 🌈 Sensory
You need: Soft dough made from flour and water · 15 min
Mix flour and water into a soft, safe dough. Let your child squeeze, roll and poke away. Show them how to roll snakes and pat out flat rotis. Press fingers in to make little prints.
More: Hands & Handwriting program Button Drop ✋ Hands 🧩 Thinking
You need: Large buttons and an empty bottle · 10 min
Hand your child a few large buttons to hold. Show them how to post one through the bottle’s neck. Nudge a careful pincer grip for each pick-up. Tip them all out and go again.
More: Hands & Handwriting program Peg the Line ✋ Hands 🎯 Attention
You need: Clothes pegs and a length of string · 10 min
String a line low between two chairs. Show your child how to pinch a peg open. Let them clip pegs along it one by one. Try clipping some round the rim of a bowl too.
More: Hands & Handwriting program 🧩 Game Water Pouring Play ✋ Hands 🌈 Sensory
You need: Two cups and a small jug of water · 10 min
Set your child at a tray or over a towel. Show them how to pour from one cup to the other. Let them fill, empty and pour to their heart’s content. Add a small sponge to squeeze the water out.
More: Hands & Handwriting program Cornflour Gloop Tray 🌈 Sensory 🧸 Play
You need: Cornflour, water, a tray or large bowl, an old towel · 15 min
Mix cornflour with a little water — it should flow, then firm up when you press it. Let your child dip fingers in and watch it drip and set. Talk through the words — runny, slow, hard, soft. Wipe hands together and enjoy the mess.
More: A Calm Body program Warm and Cool Water Bowls 🌈 Sensory 🧩 Thinking
You need: Two bowls, warm water and cool water, small cups · 10 min
Set out one bowl of warm water and one of cool. Guide your child’s hand to feel each one. Name the feeling as they touch — warm, cool. Pour water between the cups and splash gently.
More: A Calm Body program Button and Bottle Top Sorting 🧩 Thinking ✋ Hands
You need: Large buttons or bottle tops, two or three bowls · 10 min
Tip a mix of buttons and bottle tops onto the floor. Sort them into bowls by colour, then have a go by size. Talk about why each one belongs where it lands. Let your child invent a new way to sort them.
More: Everyday Maths program Memory Cup Game 🧩 Thinking 🎯 Attention
You need: Three cups and a small object like a bottle top · 10 min
Hide the object under one of three cups. Slide the cups around slowly while your child watches. Ask them to point to the one hiding it. Add more swaps as they get sharper.
More: Build Attention & Focus program Rice Tub Letter Hunt 🌈 Sensory 📚 Learning
You need: A tub of dry rice, paper letters or plastic letters, a scoop · 15 min
Bury the letters down in the rice. Let your child dig with hands or a scoop to find one. Say its sound together when it surfaces. Line the letters up to spell their name.
More: Ready to Read program Matching Pairs of Socks 🧩 Thinking 📚 Learning
You need: A basket of clean socks · 10 min
Spread the clean socks out on the floor. Pick one and hunt for its match together. Chat about the colours and patterns that go together. Roll each pair up and drop it in the basket.
More: Everyday Maths program Count and Drop the Pegs 📚 Learning ✋ Hands
You need: Clothes pegs and an empty tin or tub · 10 min
Hold up the pegs and count them out loud together. Let your child clip each one onto the rim of the tin. Count again as they drop them inside, one by one. Tip them out and start over with a bigger number.
More: Everyday Maths program Texture Feely Bag 🌈 Sensory 🧩 Thinking
You need: A cloth bag or pillowcase, safe household items with different textures · 10 min
Slip a few safe items into the bag without your child peeking. Let them reach in and feel one at a time. Ask them to describe it — soft, bumpy, smooth, hard. Guess what it is before pulling it out to check.
More: A Calm Body program Shape Hunt Around the Home 📚 Learning 🧩 Thinking
You need: Everyday objects around the house · 15 min
Pick a shape together — a circle, say. Wander the house hunting for it. Point out plates, clocks and windows as you spot them. Move on to a square or triangle next.
More: Everyday Maths program Calm-Down Sensory Jar 🌈 Sensory 🌬️ Calm
You need: A clear plastic bottle with lid, water, a little glitter or small beads · 10 min
Fill the bottle with water and add a spoon of glitter or beads. Screw the lid on tight and give it a proper shake. Watch together as the glitter drifts slowly down. Breathe slowly in and out while it settles.
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