Ania's errand race
Five small errands, a timer, and Ania's golden rule: indoor running is quick walking.
5–9 years25 minWith a grown-up
Download the board (PDF)Board ready! Remember Ania's rule before round one.
Materials
- The printed board
- A pencil
- A timer (a grown-up's works)
How it works
- Choose five small errands together and write them on the board.
- A grown-up times each errand.
- Mark the done! circle after each one.
- Second round another day: can you beat your time without actually running?
What it is for (while playing)
Discovering that helping can be a game with its own scoreboard.
Skills: independence · memory · cooperation
Heads up
- Errands indoors and within a grown-up's sight.
- No stairs or fragile objects on the list.
From the book: But I Don't Have Any Money!