Disney+ Charades

Disney+ Charades

Rather than writing movie titles (and then having the problem of a non-reader), I opened up the Disney+ app and had the kid pick a movie to act out. The older kids got the idea of “two words” … “first word…” and doing it traditional...
Hot Potato & Freeze Dance

Hot Potato & Freeze Dance

Maddie organized a game night, and Hot Potato was one of the games. We used a very real-looking potato from this Melissa & Doug set and played this song (search “salsa freeze dance”) on YouTube (also embedded below), which has built-in stops so...
Pin the Tail on the Donkey

Pin the Tail on the Donkey

Maddie drew the donkey and a few little tails, but you could start this with a craft session: each kid designs a tail, or they all draw a part of the donkey. You know the game–blindfold, spin if you want, try to get the tail on the donkey. We played a few rounds...
Ice Discovery

Ice Discovery

Add small toys to an ice cube tray, add water and freeze. When frozen, let kids pour warm water over the cubes to uncover the...
Connection

Connection

We first tried to call this game Boomerang, but Connection is what stuck. This is just a talking game we made up…we play in the car, waiting rooms, dinner table… one person starts with a random word (a toddler is a great random word generator) and you take...