What's the time Mr Sea Creature?

1. One person stands at one end of the room and acts as the 'sea creature'. Place some toys near where the Sea Creature is standing. All the other players stand on the other side of the deep blue sea (the other side of the room).
2. To start the game players ask 'what's the time Mr Sea Creature?' players then move however many steps the Sea Creature says. If the sea creature says 'dinner time' the Sea Creature can chase the players back to the shore.
3. Players attempt to collect as many toys as they can from the Sea Creature and take them back to the shore without being caught.

Equipment

Some soft toys

Shipwrecked

1. Each player starts on their own treasure island, this could be a cushion or small blanket on the floor. At the opposite end of the room place as many different toys as you can, these are pieces of treasure
2. Agree a time to play and set a timer. Players travel to the lost island (this is where all the treasure is waiting) and collect one piece of treasure at a time and bring it back to their treasure island.
3. Keep playing until the timer runs out. To make the game harder try placing objects in the way of the lost island so that you have to climb over or crawl under.

Equipment

Cushions, blankets or towels

Stopwatch or timer

Soft toys and equipment from around the house

Fruit Split

1. Using a piece of paper, draw your favourite fruit (dont worry if it isnt perfect just have fun drawing it together)

2. Stand facing eachother, with the adult holidng the picture in one hand as high as they can. When both players are ready the adult lets go of the drawing and the player attempts to catch, grab or touch the drawing before it touches the floor

3. If you can touch the drawing, 'split the fruit' and tear it in half. Repeat the game but this time with a smaller drawing and keep playing until you can get the smallest piece of fruit.

Equipment

Piece of paper

Some colours and pencils

Emoji Emotions

1. Using a mirror, make lots of different looking faces, some examples of faces you could use are; happy, sad, angry, annoyed, excited.

2. Collect different objects from around your home to build one of the emotion faces you made. Give yourself a time limit to make it more exciting.

3. When the time is up, ask other people to see if they can guess what the emotion on the face is.

Equipment

Stopwatch or timer

Equipment from around the house

Dino says 'try this'

1. One player is Dino the Dinosaur. Dino ask everyone playing to perform an action eg 'Dino says run like a dinosaur'. Players should then all run around like a dinosaur.
2. If Dino asks everyone to perform an action without saying 'Dino says' then the players shouldn't do anything eg if Dino says 'Roar like a dinosaur'. Players should stay still.
3. Keep playing and see how many people can follow the actions correctly. Swap over who acts as Dino the Dinosaur.

Equipment

No equipment needed

I Spy

1. Go for a walk to the park, the shop or somewhere near by
2. Whilst moving one person says 'I spy with my little eye, something beginning with A (or any other letter)'
3. The other person looks around and calls out things beginning with the letter A until they guess the object they were thinking of

Equipment

No equipment needed

Tidy your ship

1. Split your area into two sides, these will be your pirate ships. Spread soft toys on the floor across the two pirate ships.

2. Set a time limit to play. When you start the game, tidy your ship by throwing the toys from your side to the other pirate ship, keep throwing toys and tidying your ship until the timer ends.

3. At the end of the game count up how much equipment you have on your pirate ship. The person with the least equipment is the winner.

Equipment

Soft toys (lots of)

Stopwatch or timer