Turn ten minutes into a joyful learning experience! Sing the classic nursery rhyme “1-2-3-4-5, Once I Caught a Fish Alive” with your child while modeling counting on your fingers. This simple activity strengthens fine motor skills, encourages number recognition, and creates precious bonding time. Slow down, have fun, and let your child enjoy your voice as they “catch” their fish!
Turn a quick ten-minute break into an exciting indoor game with Target Toss! Using simple items like painter’s tape and cotton balls or pom poms, create a fun target on the floor or even across a doorway. Take turns tossing and aiming, adjusting the difficulty by stepping closer or farther away. This playful activity encourages hand-eye coordination, critical thinking, and lots of laughter—all with items you already have at home.
Turn a quick home office break into a playful weather adventure! In just ten minutes, look outside with your child and explore today’s weather—sunny, rainy, snowy, cloudy, or windy. Act it out, sing about it, wiggle like raindrops, blow like the wind, or shine like the sun. This simple activity gives your child your full attention, sparks imagination, and makes learning about the world outside fun and interactive.
Looking for a quick, meaningful way to engage your toddler? Johnny Whoop is an easy finger play you can do anytime—whether you’re waiting in a doctor’s office or passing time in the checkout line. With rhythm, repetition, and gentle hands-on movement, this playful activity helps little ones strengthen fine motor skills, practice imitation, and spark their creativity. Best of all, it’s a sweet way to bond and be fully present with your child, even on the busiest days.
Turn storytime into an interactive adventure! In just ten minutes, you and your child can read a favorite picture book—like Goodnight Moon—and then explore your home to find items that relate to the story. Point out objects, characters, and themes while reading, then encourage your child to find similar items around the house. This playful activity strengthens observation, comprehension, and conversation skills while making reading even more engaging.
Get everyone moving and laughing with a quick game of Follow the Leader! In just ten minutes, one person leads the family in marching, crawling, jumping, singing, or any fun actions, while everyone else follows. Switch leaders every two minutes for endless fun. Perfect for indoors, outdoors, or even in waiting rooms with modified movements, this game encourages creativity, active play, and family bonding.
In just ten minutes, you and your child can explore fast and slow movement while galloping along to our See the Pony Galloping song. Try it standing up as you move around the room, or switch to a cozy lap-bounce version where your child faces you and “gallops” fast before slowing down to “come home.” Watch the video, learn the tune, and sing together, because no voice delights your child more than yours!
Make learning fun with quick and simple pattern games! In just ten minutes, you and your child can create patterns using everyday household items—spoons, cups, bowls, or anything you have on hand. Try starting a pattern and see if your child can finish it, then switch roles and let them challenge you. Whether it’s spoon–spoon–fork or cup–bowl–cup, these playful activities build early math skills and make setting the table a breeze!
Turn bath time into a mini adventure! In just ten minutes, you and your child can build simple DIY boats using everyday household items—like plastic containers, straws, and tape. Create a flag, test different materials such as Styrofoam or cork for better buoyancy, then fill the bathtub and let the races begin! This hands-on activity encourages creativity, experimentation, and splashy fun for all ages.
Spend just ten minutes learning a playful sing-along and movement game called Ram Sam Sam! In this short video, Piper teaches the words and motions, encouraging you to try different tempos, from slow and steady to fast-fast-fast. A joyful way to connect, move, and laugh together!
