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Ten to start with

A one-page checklist of ten activities from the book — the easiest ones to say yes to. Print it, stick it on the fridge, work down it.

The ten

  1. Blanket fort, engineering rules

    30 min · Indoor · mess 2 of 3

  2. Bug hotel out of a jam jar

    40 min · Outdoor · mess 2 of 3

  3. Shadow-tracing on the driveway

    15 min · Outdoor · mess 1 of 3

  4. Kitchen-table volcano

    45 min · Indoor · mess 3 of 3

  5. Sock-ball tournament

    20 min · Indoor · mess 1 of 3

  6. Paper plane distance league

    20 min · Indoor · mess 1 of 3

  7. Chalk trail across the estate

    25 min · Outdoor · mess 2 of 3

  8. Torchlight shadow puppets

    15 min · Indoor · mess 1 of 3

  9. Pebble-painting gallery

    35 min · Outdoor · mess 3 of 3

  10. The upside-down picnic

    30 min · Outdoor · mess 2 of 3

Rather have it emailed?

One email with the checklist attached. Nothing else, ever.

One checklist, one email. Nothing else, ever.
A checklist pinned to a fridge, next to crayons and a paper plane
author or we draft

The checklist itself, and where the emails should go

We can lay the checklist out from ten of the book's activities — just say which ten. For the emails, tell us the service you use (Mailchimp, Substack, anything) or we'll suggest one.