← All activities

Screen-free game

Slow animal

Choose a snail, tortoise or sloth and show how it moves slowly.

4-7 years5 minscreen-free during play
Slow animal - How the game continues 1Slow animal - How the game continues 2Slow animal - How the game continues 3
Look - try - finish
1

For the parent first

Clear a safe space and offer movement without jumping.

2

Say to the child

“Choose a snail, tortoise or sloth and show how it moves slowly.”
3

How the game continues

  1. Choose an animal.
  2. Make three slow movements.
  3. Hold a statue pose for a moment.
  4. Choose another animal if you want.

You are done when

Pause after the third movement. Another animal is an optional new game.

If you get stuck

Make the movement smaller or show it only with fingers. Safety matters more than performance.

More rounds

  • The adult guesses which animal the child is showing.
  • The child chooses an animal for the adult and counts their three movements.
  • Show the animal using only a hand, without moving around the room.

Safety

The adult removes obstacles. The child does not jump or climb on furniture.

Slow animal

Choose one animal and make three slow movements together. One movement can be a small shift of a hand.

Open the step-by-step game