ages 6–9

Illustration of four children on a rug each holding up a paper plate with a happy or cross face, with a picture of a spilled drink on the wall
Empathy & kindnessCritical thinking & problem solvingFriendships, belonging & bullying

What just happened? Pretend situations that build understanding

Illustration of children standing on cushions in a circle under party bunting while one child in the middle raises both arms
Friendships, belonging & bullyingCommunication & collaborationSocial inclusion & participation

Leap the line, swap the seat: sorting games for parties and playdates

Illustration of a child pointing at a tray of leaves, a pebble and a pine cone on a table while another child holds a basket of finds
Critical thinking & problem solvingChild development & milestonesHome learning & homeschooling

Look, listen, remember: five small memory games

Illustration of a child sitting on a rug sorting small objects into four baskets marked with a circle, square, triangle and star
Critical thinking & problem solvingHome learning & homeschoolingMathematics

Same, different and why: four sorting games for the kitchen floor

Illustration of three children passing wooden blocks along a line in a garden, with a pyramid of blocks at the end
Communication & collaborationCritical thinking & problem solvingLeadership & initiative

Six team challenges for a family afternoon

Illustration of children playing tag in a park, one frozen like ice and another offering a kind word shown as a heart
Friendships, belonging & bullyingCommunication & collaborationEmpathy & kindness

Tag games where rescuing is the point

Illustration of a child in a car back seat holding a magnifying glass up to a sunny countryside window
Critical thinking & problem solvingCommunication & collaborationEnglish, language & literacy

Detective games for queues, waiting rooms and long car rides

Illustration of a child leaping between cushions across a blue ribbon river on a living room rug while a parent cheers
Critical thinking & problem solvingCreativity & innovationIndependence & everyday skills

The floor is a river: four crossing games for the living room

Illustration of a parent telling a story on a rug with an arm raised while a child wearing paper bunny ears hops beside a moonlit window
English, language & literacyConfidence & self-expressionCreativity & innovation

Four story games that need no book, no screen and no props

Illustration of a child reaching into a cloth bag on a kitchen table, with a pine cone, a shell and a whisk beside it and a parent watching
Critical thinking & problem solvingEnglish, language & literacyScience & experiments

Mystery bag games: feel it, describe it, invent it

A caregiver sitting nearby while an overwhelmed child rests in a quiet reading nook
Emotions & behaviourChildren’s mental wellbeingSensory processing differences

Tantrum or overwhelmed meltdown? Choose support before a label

Two caregivers sitting calmly with their child for a reassuring conversation
Positive & responsive parentingCo-parenting & sharing the loadFamily connection & traditions

Your child heard the argument: how to repair and restore safety