Off-screen play and worksheets
Each of our games for children can continue away from the screen. Below you will find two or three simple activities for every game – paper, pens and a bit of space are enough. Printable worksheets are on the way.
Storyteller
- Puppet theatre: make simple paper puppets of the King, the Witch and the Knight and act out the story you played together.
- Draw your own storyteller: ask your child to draw a seventh narrator and tell you how they would begin the tale.
- A new ending: after playing, let your child tell the ending again – this time the way they would like it to be.
Worksheet – coming soonGame page: Storyteller
Letter Run
- Letter hunt: hide paper cards with letters around the room and ask your child to bring them back in alphabetical order.
- Lane jump: lay three letter cards on the floor, call out a letter and let your child jump onto the right one.
- Word builder: write a short word from the game, cut it into letters and let your child put it back together.
Worksheet – coming soonGame page: Letter Run
Bat Catcher
- Paper bats and a jar: cut bats out of black paper, scatter them around the room and let your child collect them in a jar or a box.
- Catch to the music: toss soft paper bats in the air while music plays and catch as many as you can before it stops.
Worksheet – coming soonGame page: Bat Catcher
Driver
- Pillow track: build a road out of pillows on the floor and let your child drive along it with a pot lid as the steering wheel.
- Traffic lights: make red, yellow and green cards, hold one up and let your child stop, slow down or drive on.
Worksheet – coming soonGame page: Driver