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Back Garden Dino Dig

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How to play!- Gather your materials. You will need some toy

dinosaurs and to make it super fun use props such as a helmet and toy hammer for your little palaeontologists.

- Get your friend or grown-up to hide the toy dinosaurs in the garden or anywhere outside.

- Time to hunt for the toy dinosaurs. Dig them out and count each one at the end to make sure none have been missed.

- Let your little one close their eyes, hide the toy dinosaurs once more and off we go again!

Adult supervision is required

A G R EAT GAME for the Garden


I went to the SupermarketHow to play!

Think of items you can buy at the supermarket.

Start with the letter A and go in alphabetical order.

The first person could say “I went to the supermarket and I bought an apple”.

The next person has to repeat this item plus add their own “I went to the supermarket and I bought an apple and a ball”.

The winner is the last person left who can remember the list.

A cracking GAME for a car journey

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Indoor Basketball


a brill game for both indoor or outdoor play!


You will need- Bucket or

washing basket.- Small ball or

even a pair of socks!

How to play!- Start 2 steps back from your

basket - everytime you get a shot in, take another step back.

- Take it turns - if you miss, you don’t take a step back.

- First to 10 baskets wins the game.- For this activity you can also

use the Easy Store Basketball Set or our Light ‘n Go 3-in-1 Sports Zone products!


Outdoor Maths

- Collect lots of outdoor objects, e.g. sticks, stones, feathers, shells, leaves etc.

- Sort them into categories of colour, type, shape or order them in size.

- Use outdoor objects to do simple sums. E.g. what is three stones add five stones?

- Arrange outdoor objects to make shapes.- Get your friend or a grown-up to guess which shape

has been created.

How to play!

PERFECT for the BEACH OR THE PARK


Sand Activities



Can you make a sand sculpture at the beach or using your sand pit? Try to create: - A giant boat - A castle - A tunnel

Dig a hole in the sand, fill it with water and watch it disappear!

Bury items in your sand pit or at the beach then challenge Mum or Dad to find them.

How to play!

BRILLIANT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BEACH



A SUPER GAME FOR STAYING INDOORS ON A CLOUDY DAY

Tower House!


You will need- Paper & Card.

Use different colours to be more creative and fun!

- Glue or tape.- Paint or

colouring pencils.- Children’s

scissors.

How to create your Tower- Roll the paper or card into a

tube shape and apply glue or sticky tape to keep in place.

- Do these in different sizes.- Stand them up, attach together

with glue / tape and draw windows and doors.

- Cut rectangle shapes from the paper and stick on for the roof!

- Paint or colour in your Tower House!


Sand Activities



Can you make a sand sculpture at the beach or using your sand pit? Try to create: - A giant boat - A castle - A Starfish

Dig a hole in the sand, fill it with water and watch it disappear!

Bury items in your sand pit or at the beach then challenge Mum or Dad to find them.

How to play!

BRILLIANT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BEACH



A WONDERFUL GAME TO PLAY IN THE WOODS

The Big Bug Hunt


How to play!Let’s see how many bugs we can find in the woods!

Tick off what you find. Make sure you turn over every stone, look under leaves, shrubs and trees. Look for...

Ladybird Earwig

Caterpillar Moth

Worm Spider

Ant Woodlouse


Garden OlympicsHow to play!

0pening Ceremony Have your own opening ceremony. Get the kids busy making flags, hats, medals, then parade around to display their creations. Play some marching music.

Shotput Throw a bean bag, a wellie or put a tennis ball into a sock. See who can throw it the furthest!

Running Running races of all sorts – including distance, three legged, egg and spoon, sack and relay!

There’s even more fun on the next page!



Gymnastics Display Practice and rehearse a two-minute routine to your favourite music! Moves can include – forward roles, backward roles, cartwheels, hand stands, head stands and a bridge.

0bstacle Course - Place your bean bags, balls or cones in a line and weave in and out. - Jump into and out of a Hula-Hoop five times. - Climb a slide 5 times. - Crawl through a tunnel. - Throw a ball into a hoop. - Race your Cozy Coupe to the end of the garden.

Closing Ceremony Award your medals to the winners and parade around the garden to your favourite song.


What’s the time Mr Wolf?


WHATTIMEIS IT?


1 Choose someone to be Mr Wolf, get them to stand against a wall, facing away from everyone else.

2 Get the other children to line up a few metres way.3 Ask everyone to shout ‘What’s the time Mr Wolf?’4 Mr Wolf will then tell them the time (1 o’clock, 2

o’clock, etc.) and the children will need to move that many steps forward.

5 Repeat until Mr Wolf decides it’s ‘dinner time’ and chases the other children who have to reach their starting point to be safe.

How to play!

A G R EAT GAME for the Garden O R BEACH


T reasure Hunt


How to play!1 Pick your treasure and decide where you want to

hide it.

2 Set a series of simple clues to lead your team to the treasure.

3 Get the kids to work as a team to find each clue to the prize!

Add some chocolate coins or another prize at the end of the trail to make it extra special!

PERFECT FOR THE PARK OR INDOORS IF IT’S RAINING!


Tug-of-War


1 Place a marker on the ground.

2 Lay out the rope in a straight line with the marker in the middle.

3 Split into teams - 1 adult can play against 2 children!

4 Both teams pull the rope.

The winner is the team that pulls their opponent over the marker - for even more fun, try the Fun Zone Splash Face that uses water to take tug-of-war to the next level!

How to play!



Butterfly Buns

- 100g (4oz) caster sugar - 100g (4oz) butter, softened - 2 large eggs - 100g (4oz) self-raising flour - ½ tsp baking powder - 15ml (1tbsp) milk - 50g (2oz) butter, softened - 75g (3oz) icing sugar - 2tbsp strawberry jam - Icing sugar, for dusting

Ingredients

Ingredients ready? See how to make it on the next page!

A REALLY GOOD RECIPE FOR WHEN YOU’RE STAYING INDOORS


Fruit Lollies


A REALLY GOOD RECIPE FOR WHEN it’s sunny outsi e

- Your favourite fruit - 100ml of natural yoghurt or 100ml of fruit juice - 1 teaspoon of honey

- Lolly moulds - A blender - Lollipop sticks

TIP: Dip your lolly into melted chocolate, then sprinkles!

Ingredients

You will need

Method1 Whizz up the fruit in a

blender and add in the yoghurt/juice and honey.

2 Divide the mixture between ice lolly moulds then pop a stick in each one.

3 Freeze for at least 4 hours until solid.


Fruit Kebabs

- 7 raspberries - 7 strawberries - 7 tangerine segments - 7 cubes of mango - 7 pieces of pineapple - 7 pieces of kiwi fruit - 7 green grapes - 7 red grapes - 14 blueberries

- 7 wooden skewersIngredients You will need

Method

A REALLY GOO RECIPE for a cloudy ay at home or in the gar en


1 Take 7 wooden skewers and thread the fruit onto each.

2 Arrange in a rainbow shape and let everyone help themselves.



A WONDERFUL GAME TO PLAY IN THE WOODS

Nature I Spy


How to play!1 Choose someone to be the first spy. You need at least

two players to play but otherwise there is no limit on how many people can play the game.

2 First spy picks their object from outside that all players can see and says ‘I spy with my little eye, somthing beginning with...’

3 0ther players guess what the object might be with the spy giving clues if needed.

4 The player who guesses correct becomes the next spy.



Matching Game


How to play!1 Make 10 of your own giant matching cards by

drawing something the same on two pieces of card or paper. HINT: Fruit, characters, letters, numbers, names, shapes etc.

2 Place the cards face down on the ground jumbled up.

3 Take turns in turning over two cards and see if they match.

The winner is the person with the most set of cards.

PERFECT FOR THE gar en OR INDOORS IF IT’S RAINING!



Fun with Water!


1 Fill your water table / bucket with water.

2 Gather some items from the house or garden.

3 Make a chart ‘What Sinks’ and ‘What Floats’ – see if you can find 5 things for each.

Think – Stone, toy boat, sand, grass, plastic bottle, bottle tops, ball, feathers, twigs!

How to play!




Cozy Coupe drive inHow to play!

AWESOME INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT FOR WHEN IT’S RAINING

When the weather outside is dreary and grey bring the fun indoors and let your little ones watch their favourite films from their favourite toy! Simply line-up the cars in front of the TV, put on a film and keep the training cup drinks and healthy snacks coming.

TIP: Make some popcorn for that authentic drive in feel!



1 Preheat the oven to 190C, gas 5. Line a muffin tray with 10 paper muffin cases.

2 Place the sugar, butter, eggs, flour, baking powder and milk in a large bowl and mix with an electric whisk until pale and creamy.

3 Divide the mixture between the muffin cases and bake for 15-20 mins until risen, golden and firm to the touch. Transfer to a cooling rack. Leave to cool.

4 To make the buttercream, place the butter in a bowl and sift over the icing sugar. Beat until smooth.

5 Slice the tops off each cake and fill the cavities with a little buttercream and jam. Cut each sliced top in half and arrange on top of the filling to resemble butterfly wings. Dust lightly with icing sugar.

Method

A REALLY GOOD RECIPE FOR WHEN YOU’RE STAYING INDOORS



Make a Den


You will need- Sheets or

Duvets.- Cushions or

Pillows.- Chairs.- Pegs.

How to make your den- Gather up the items and be

creative.- Give your den a theme and play

with your friends.- To make it even more exciting

build a Den in the woods or the park!



Word Search

A cracking GAME for a car journey


Can you find these words?- Fun - Play - Trikes - Indoor - Splash - Twister - 0utdoor - Tower - Zone


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Make your own Lemonade!

- 1 Cup of freshly squeezed lemons (3 medium lemons) - 2 cups of boiling water - 1 cup of cold water - 1 ¼ cups of caster sugar - 2 slices of lemon

- A jug

Ingredients

You will need

Method

A REALLY GOO RECIPE for a cloudy ay at home or in the gar en


1 Place the boiling water and sugar into a jug.

2 Squeeze the lemons and add to the jug.

3 Add the cold water to the sugary mixture.

4 Refrigerate until cool.

5 Add 2 slices of lemon.



Dot to Dot


A great activity for a car journey

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Indoor Bowling


You will need- 6 plastic bottles

or empty cans.- A small soft

ball or a pair of socks.

How to play- Create your own bowling alley

in your house by standing up the bottles/ cans.

- Take it in turns and roll the ball to see how many you can knock down.

- For each one you knock down you get one point.

- Add up your score and the first to 25 wins!


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