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Human Knot
Ages 6+
Friendship Web
Ages 7+
Broccoli Trees
Ages 3+
Flower Power
Ages 3+
Shadow Art
Ages 4+
Puppet Play
Ages 5+
Simon Says “Do A Yoga Pose”
Ages 3 years and older
Musical Statues
Ages 3+
Musical Limbo
Ages 3+
Musical Masterpieces
Ages 5+
Pom Pom Fun
Ages 3 years and older
Pretend Play Cafe
Ages 3+
At-Home Movie Theater
Ages 3+
Balloon Volleyball
Ages 4 years and older
Emoji Bingo
Ages 3 years and older
Impact Craters
Ages 7 years and older
Rainbow Milk
Ages 5 years and older
Let’s Go Shopping
Ages 5 years and older
Tower Building
Ages 4 years and older
What’s the Scoop!
Ages 5 years and older
Coders and Robots
Ages 5 years and older
Dots and Squares
Ages 5 years and older
I SPY
Ages 3+
Snack Time Counting Game
Ages 3 years and older
Technology Scavenger Hunt
Ages 5 years and older
Count & Coin Sort
Ages 3 years and older
Pretend Play Picnic
Ages 3+
Food Group Sort
Ages 3 years and older
Balloon Ball Pit
Ages 3 years and older
Yarn Wrappers
Ages 3 years and older
Mini Greenhouse
Ages 3 years and older
Animals Moves
Ages 4 years and older
Sleeping Lions
Ages 6 years and older
Mud Fun
Ages 5 years and older
Animal Masks
Ages 4 years and older
Indoor Snowball Fight
Ages 4 years and older
You’ve Got Mail
Ages 4 years and older
Toy Hotel
Ages 3+
Story Stones
Ages 3 years and older
Zookeeper Roundup
Ages 3 years and older
Bubble Blowing Games
Ages 3+
Floor Is Lava
Ages 3 years and older
Blender Paper
Ages 3 years and older
Wiggly Worm Farm
Ages 4 years and older
Kick the Can
Play ideas for kids ages 5 years and older
Action Figure Float
Ages 5 years and older
Bottle Bowling
Ages 2 years and older
Stuffed Animal Birthday Party
Ages 3 years and older
Name Dance
Ages 3+
Grab the Bacon
Ages 6 years and older
Phonics Photo Album
Ages 3 years and older
Musical Chairs
Ages 6 years and older
Table Talk
Ages 3 years and older
Peanut Passer
Ages 3+
Twin Plants
Ages 4 years and older
Two Truths and a Tale
Ages 8 years and older
Jump Rope
Ages 5 years and older
Let's Roll
Ages 5 years and older
My Favorite Museum
Ages 3 years and older
Parachute Games
Ages 5 years and older
Clean Sweep
Ages 5 years and older
Musical Feelings
Ages 4+, requires adult help
Magic T-Shirt
Ages 5+, requires adult help
Word Ladders
Ages 4 years and older
Back It Up
Ages 7 years and older
Animal Habitats
Ages 5 years and older
Red Rover
Ages 6 years and older
Pretend Pet Salon
Ages 5 years and older
Bedroom Planetarium
Ages 5 years and older
Go Fish Card Game
Ages 5 years and older
Runway Ready
Ages 3 years and older
Natures Color Match
Ages 3 years and older
Indoor Baseball
Ages 4+, requires adult help
Capture the Flag
Ages 7 years and older
DIY Doll Nursery
Ages 2 years and older
Peek-A-Boo
Ages 0 years and older
Build This City
Ages 4 years and older
Tug of War
Ages 6 years and older
Memory Makeover
Ages 5 years and older
Traffic Cop Game
Ages 4 years and older
TV Tag
Ages 4 years and older
International Menu
Ages 7 years and older
Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button?
Ages 5 years and older
How Do You Spell…???
Ages 3 years and older
Pat-A-Cake
Ages 0 years and older
Freeze Tag
Ages 3-10 years
Marco Polo
Ages 6 years and older
Shadow Tag
Ages 2 years and older
Marbles Game
Ages 8 years and older
Mother, May I Game
Ages 3 years and older
Hopscotch
Ages 3 years and older
Quicksand
Ages 4+, requires adult help
Catch the Dragon's Tail
Ages 5 years and older
Memory
Ages 3+, requires adult help
Sardines
Ages 5 years and older
Will You Be My Neighbor?
Ages 3 years and older
Frozen Bubbles
Ages 4 years and older
Hot Potato
Ages 4 years and older
Straw Sculpture
Ages 3 years and older
Space Invaders
Ages 3+, requires adult help
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