Things to do with a young child at home, away from a screen.
Sensory play is not just mess. It is the loop of acting on the world and getting a response — with kitchen setups, two senses most lists leave out, and three safety points.
Montessori is not a trademark, so anyone can print it on a box. Five tests you can apply in ten seconds to tell a real material from a marketing word.
Fourteen indoor games sorted by what they actually do for you — burn energy, keep two children busy, or bring the room down again — for a monsoon week at home.
Twenty things that hold a two, three or four year old for long enough to get through the evening without a tablet — most of them using what is already in your kitchen.