Ages 4-7 · child and adult

Experiments, building and little adventures

Choose a shared challenge. Your child predicts, tries and suggests a change. The adult is their teammate.

Illustration of shared play

Build and test

Build a low ramp and predict where the car will stop. Change the height and compare the distances.

The same paper, two shapes. Compare a flat bridge with a folded one, then try changing one thing.

Give your paper tower a name. Build it, then try a different base without adding more material.

Make two shapes from matching pieces of foil. Watch what happens as you gradually add cargo.

Three pictures can lead to treasure. Your child makes a map and the adult tries following it.

Turn a familiar walk into a search for three visible clues. Your child helps choose the next step.

Put a straight-sided container outside and record the water level. Start your own weather journal.

Trace the shadow of an upright pencil and return later. Observe changes in the sky through marks on paper.

Build something. Discover something. Then turn it into a game.