For curious minds ages 3–12

🏡 Parent-child activities

Ordinary household situations, turned into learning — mostly screen-free, always together. Learn Together mode makes the whole family part of the lesson.

👨‍👩‍👧 Learn Together — family mode

🎯 Family Quiz

Three questions each, any subject — points for trying.

👨‍👩‍👧 Family · ~15 min · ages 5–12

How to play

Everyone prepares three questions (any subject). Take turns asking. Grown-ups miss on purpose sometimes — children love it.

Nothing — just questions.

📖 Story Time Circle

One sentence each, around the table, until the story ends.

👨‍👩‍👧 Family · ~15 min · ages 4–12

How to play

Start a story with one sentence. Each person adds exactly one sentence. Keep going until it ends — no wrong sentences!

Nothing — just imagination.

🔍 Science Discovery Walk

A short walk where every question counts as a discovery.

🔬 Science · ~15 min · ages 4–12

How to play

Walk for 15 minutes and collect questions: why is that leaf yellow? why is the drain wet? Answer together later — or look it up.

Comfortable shoes.

➕ Dinner Math Challenge

Turn dinner into a maths puzzle.

➕ Math · ~10 min · ages 5–12

How to play

Count the pieces, split them fairly, estimate the total on the plate. One question per course.

Dinner!

🔤 Word Challenge

Find the longest word you know — then use it in a sentence.

🇬🇧 English · ~10 min · ages 6–12

How to play

Each person says the longest word they can spell, uses it in a sentence, and everyone votes for the best sentence.

Nothing — just words.

🧠 Memory Challenge

Who can remember the most items from the shopping list?

🧠 Memory · ~10 min · ages 6–12

How to play

Say a 6-item shopping list aloud once. Everyone writes what they remember. Compare lists — closest wins!

Paper and pencils.

🎬 Retell the Day

Tell the story of today in order — first, then, finally.

✍️ Writing · ~10 min · ages 5–12

How to play

Take turns telling today's story using "first", "then" and "finally". Older children can write it down.

Nothing — just the day you had.

🧺 Everyday activities

🏡 Describe Five Objects

Find five objects around the house and describe each with two words.

🇬🇧 English · ~10 min · ages 3–8 · 📵 screen-free

How to play

Pick five objects anywhere in the house. For each, say two describing words (size, colour, shape, feel). Let your child pick two for you as well!

None — just eyes and words.

📏 Longer Than Your Hand

Find three objects longer than your hand, and one shorter than your thumb.

➕ Math · ~10 min · ages 4–9 · 📵 screen-free

How to play

Measure by comparing, not with rulers. Hunt around the house and compare. Talk about how you know.

Nothing — hands are the rulers!

☁️ Sky Watch

Observe the sky and describe what you see.

🔬 Science · ~10 min · ages 3–10 · 📵 screen-free

How to play

Look at the sky for a few minutes: clouds, colours, birds, the sun. Describe it, then predict what it will look like tomorrow.

A window or a step outside.

🧠 Memory Table

Look at five objects for 20 seconds, cover them, and recall them all.

🧠 Memory · ~10 min · ages 4–12 · 📵 screen-free

How to play

Place five small objects on a tray. Study for 20 seconds. Cover with a cloth. Name all five — then try them in order!

A tray, a cloth, five small objects.

📝 Three Sentences About Today

Write three sentences about today's best moment.

✍️ Writing · ~10 min · ages 5–12 · 📵 screen-free

How to play

Each family member writes (or says, for younger children) three sentences about the best moment of the day. Read them aloud at dinner.

Paper and pencil, or just voices.

🍕 Cooking Fractions

Halves, quarters and doubling — the kitchen teaches fractions.

➕ Math · ~20 min · ages 6–12 · 📵 screen-free

How to play

Cut a pizza, roti or fruit into halves and quarters. Double a small recipe together and talk about what changes.

Something to cut and share, adult help with knives.

🛒 The Shopping Budget

A real or pretend budget at the shops.

➕ Math · ~15 min · ages 6–12

How to play

Give a small budget (real or pretend) and let your child choose within it. Estimate the total before paying.

A shopping trip or a pretend shop at home.

🌗 Shadow Watch

Watch the same shadow at three times of day.

🔬 Science · ~15 min · ages 5–12 · 📵 screen-free

How to play

Mark where a shadow falls in the morning, at noon and in the evening. Compare the lengths and directions. Ask why.

Sunlight and chalk or tape.

🌱 Plant Journal

Observe one plant for a week and record what changes.

🔬 Science · ~5 min · ages 4–12 · 📵 screen-free

How to play

Pick one plant (a pot, a garden bed, even a bean in a cup). Each day, draw it and write one change you notice.

A plant, paper, pencils.

🔎 The Word Hunt

Hunt the house for words — on boxes, books and labels.

🇬🇧 English · ~10 min · ages 4–9 · 📵 screen-free

How to play

Find five written words anywhere in the house (cereal boxes count!). Read each one and say what it means.

Everyday packaging and books.

🟡 The Pattern Hunt

Find repeating patterns hiding in your home.

➕ Math · ~10 min · ages 4–9 · 📵 screen-free

How to play

Look for patterns: tiles, curtains, plates, the rhythm of a song. Describe each pattern and make one of your own.

Eyes and curiosity.