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Screen-free game

Table detective

Stay seated and only point. Find any four things.

4-7 years5 minscreen-free during play
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Look - try - finish
1

For the parent first

Make it clear that the child only points and does not touch anything.

2

Say to the child

“Stay seated and only point. Find any four things.”
3

How the game continues

  1. Find something round.
  2. Find something red or shiny.
  3. Find a letter, a number or three matching things.
  4. Finish after four finds.

You are done when

After the fourth clue, whisper: “The table has been investigated.”

If you get stuck

If no clue is visible, the adult offers two choices and the child picks one.

More rounds

  • Look only for colours.
  • Find things beginning with the same sound.
  • The child gives one clue to the adult.

Safety

The child stays seated, touches nothing and does not enter other guests' space.

Table detective

Find four clues without standing up or touching anything.

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