7 yr to 10 yr⏱ 40 min
🎨 Creativity
Map of Our House
Your child draws the house from above, the way a bird sees it. Half an hour of arguing about where the kitchen goes, and the beginnings of reading a real map.
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Creativity
Art, music, building and pretend play — where children practise having their own ideas.
3 activities for creativity
7 yr to 10 yr⏱ 45 min
🎨 Creativity
The Newspaper Tower Challenge
Ten sheets of old newspaper and some tape. Build the tallest tower that can stand on its own and hold a katori on top.
Little messTry it →
2 yr to 6 yr⏱ 25 min
🎨 Creativity
Water Painting on the Wall
A bucket of water and an old paint brush. Your child paints the whole balcony wall, and it cleans itself as it dries.
No messTry it →
Toys that help with creativity
Amazon2 yr to 7 yr
Funskool Fundough
Play Dough Gift Set — 5 Colour Tubs
Squeezing and rolling dough is quiet hand exercise that strengthens the small muscles used for writing. It also buys you twenty calm minutes in the kitchen.
≈ ₹279🎨 Creativity
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Amazon2 yr to 6 yr
Toyshine
Magnetic Doodle Drawing Board
Draw, wipe, draw again — no ink on the wall and no reason to say no. Great for long train journeys and waiting rooms.
≈ ₹477🎨 Creativity
See it on Amazon →Price is indicative — check the store. Affiliate link.
Other skills
Motor skills
Grip, balance, climbing, cutting, threading — the body learning to obey the brain.
Language & talk
Words, stories, rhymes and back-and-forth conversation in any language you speak at home.
Thinking & maths
Sorting, counting, patterns, cause and effect, simple science and problem solving.
Social & emotional
Naming feelings, taking turns, patience, sharing and calming down after a meltdown.
Sensory play
Water, dough, rice, sand and texture — messy play that settles busy little bodies.
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