63. Make a home-made obstacle course in the living room or garden. Use chairs to crawl under, ropes to jump over, balls to dribble or throw into a bucket ? use your imagination.

64. Ask your child to cover a piece of paper with colour patterns, then help her fold it to make a fan.

65. Cut out a fish shape from a sheet of newspaper, about 30cm (1ft) long. Make a tube out of the rest of the newspaper. Move the fish along by beating the tube behind its tail.

66. Play dressing-up. Old hats, scarves, shoes, beads, shirts and any other cast-offs will do.

67. Make a garden in a seed tray. Fill it with soil and add plant cut-offs and flowers. A small container lined with foil and filled with water makes a pond.

68. Make magic potions! Fill plastic bottles and pots with water, food colouring, bubble bath, glitter, petals and stir. Remind your child that she shouldn't taste it.

69. Wash the car together.

70. Go on a bug hunt. Look under stones and leaves.

71. Do crayon rubbings. Coins work well, as does bark.

72. Put on some lively music and tidy her bedroom together.

73. Let your child draw with chalk on your patio or drive.

74. Play going to the seaside! Help her find her swimsuit, sun hat, bucket and spade.

75. Put 20 household objects on a tray. Show them to your child for 2 minutes, then hide them. See how many she can remember.

76. Turn the living room into a cinema! Put dolls and teddies on a row of chairs. Take money for tickets, then show a DVD. An interval with a chance to buy a snack is popular!

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