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Puzzle

DIY Cardboard Pattern Matching Puzzle Game for Kids

Children will create and play a homemade pattern matching puzzle using cardboard. This engaging activity enhances visual discrimination, fine motor skills, and pattern recognition, perfect for early learners.

What they'll learn:

Develop visual discrimination skills by matching patterns and colors. +4 more

Ages 4-8 · Pre-K–Grade 2Ages 4-8 · Reception–Year 3Ages 4-8 · LKG–Class 2Ages 4-8
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Interactive Game

Indoor Ball Transfer Game: Team Building & Coordination Challenge

Engage children in a fun indoor ball transfer game designed to boost teamwork and coordination. Kids will use cups and sticks to move balls, developing fine motor skills and strategic thinking.

What they'll learn:

Enhance hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. +4 more

Ages 3-8 · Preschool–Grade 2Ages 3-8 · Nursery–Year 3Ages 3-8 · Nursery–Class 2Ages 3-8
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Interactive Game

Bee to Beehive Eye-Hand Coordination Game for Preschoolers

Children will cut out bee and beehive printables, paste them onto cardboard, and then navigate the bees through holes to reach their beehive. This engaging DIY game enhances eye-hand coordination, fine motor skills, and problem-solving for young learners.

What they'll learn:

Develop eye-hand coordination and dexterity. +4 more

Ages 3-4 · PreschoolAges 3-4 · NurseryAges 3-4
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Craft

Moon Craters STEM Activity: Hands-On Science for Kids

Discover how the moon gets its craters with this engaging STEM activity! Children will use dough and marbles to simulate meteoroid impacts, creating their own lunar landscape and understanding a key astronomical phenomenon.

What they'll learn:

Understand how craters form on celestial bodies like the moon. +3 more

Ages 4-8 · Pre-K–Grade 2Ages 4-8 · Reception–Year 3Ages 4-8 · LKG–Class 2Ages 4-8
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Interactive Game

DIY Pom Pom Foosball Game: Indoor Play & Fine Motor Challenge

Transform a simple cardboard box into an exciting DIY Pom Pom Foosball Game! Children will use straws to flick colorful pom-poms into goals, enhancing fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and strategic thinking in a fun, engaging indoor activity.

What they'll learn:

Develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination through manipulating the straws and pom-poms. +4 more

Ages 3-8 · Preschool–Grade 2Ages 3-8 · Nursery–Year 3Ages 3-8 · Nursery–Class 2Ages 3-8
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Interactive Game

Tippy Tippy Tap Paper Fortune Teller Game: DIY Fun & Action Tasks for Kids

Create and play the classic Tippy Tippy Tap (cootie catcher) game with your child. This DIY activity encourages fine motor skills, following instructions, and imaginative play through fun physical and role-playing tasks.

What they'll learn:

Develop fine motor skills through folding and manipulating paper. +4 more

Ages 4-8 · Pre-K–Grade 2Ages 4-8 · Reception–Year 3Ages 4-8 · LKG–Class 2Ages 4-8
Four paper towels dyed in bright pink, orange, yellow and green bandhani-style patterns on a wooden table
Craft

Bandhani Craft for Kids: Fold-and-Dye Paper Towels

Make bandhani-style dotted patterns by folding paper towels and dipping the corners in food colouring. A simple Navratri craft with no knots and no cloth.

What they'll learn:

Folding skills, from halves to a triangle +3 more

Ages 4-8 · Pre-K–Grade 2Ages 4-8 · Reception–Year 3Ages 4-8 · LKG–Class 2Ages 4-8
A pink felt wall hanging with a wool flower, foil mirrors, bottle caps and colourful tassels
Craft

Mirror Work Craft for Kids: A No-Sew Navratri Hanging

Make a shiny mirror-work wall hanging with kitchen foil, wool and bottle caps, no sewing needed. A festive Navratri craft for the door, about 45 minutes.

What they'll learn:

Scissor skills from cutting card circles +3 more

Ages 4-8 · Pre-K–Grade 2Ages 4-8 · Reception–Year 3Ages 4-8 · LKG–Class 2Ages 4-8
Eight chalk dot rangoli designs on a stone floor: a flower, a sun, a star, a butterfly, a heart, a fish, a diya and a snail
Craft

Easy Rangoli for Kids: 8 Chalk Dot Designs, Step by Step

Draw a chalk dot rangoli in three steps: dots first, then join them, then colour. Eight easy designs for kids, wiped away with a damp cloth.

What they'll learn:

Pencil control from joining dots with steady lines, loops and curves +3 more

Ages 3-8 · Preschool–Grade 2Ages 3-8 · Nursery–Year 3Ages 3-8 · Nursery–Class 2Ages 3-8
Two newspaper dandiya sticks wrapped in bright tape with mirror stickers, ribbons and bells, on an embroidered cloth
Craft

DIY Dandiya Sticks for Kids, Plus a Tap-a-Rhythm Game

Roll mini dandiya sticks from old newspaper in 15 minutes, then play a copy-the-rhythm game together. Easy Navratri fun for listening and counting.

What they'll learn:

Fine motor skills and hand strength from rolling the newspaper tightly and peeling tape +3 more

Ages 3-8 · Preschool–Grade 2Ages 3-8 · Nursery–Year 3Ages 3-8 · Nursery–Class 2Ages 3-8