Five Minute Mum: Give Me Five: Five minute, easy, fun games for busy people to do with little kids

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However ours isn’t there as a threat or to only do naughty things, just something fun to increase the excitement really, and like anything, you can do it YOUR way. It also has ideas for keeping them busy so you can get those precious minutes of peace we all need after a day with non-stop little ones!

So at first he just helped with counting and guessing the next number while I connected the circled numbers with lines.

But when she had her own children, she found she never quite managed to drink a brew while it was still remotely warm. So this year my way is fun, easy, and educational (I mean that’s what Christmas is all about right, education? I recently ran a little poll on my Instagram page to see if anyone would like to see the games I am doing with Ewan to support his reception class phonics and numeracy. On this page you’ll find all the games and activities I’ve played with my children since they have started school. It’s just, you see I’m a Mum and a devoted member of the Hinch army and I felt compelled to say this.

Daisy has two children in primary school, and used to be a teaching assistant, so she knows her stuff. Just because they are no longer at home all day, doesn’t mean we can’t still have five minutes of fun!To be quite honest Soph, there’s shit everywhere, (by shit, I mean stuff, not actual shit, although there have been times…). When you announced over Christmas that you were expecting a wee babba (human one, Henry is obviously your fur one!

Starting School gives you and your little one glimpses of all the learning they will do and all the fun they will have. Tell them this is how we can ‘crack the code’ by being a detective and working out the words from the sound clues. I figured I started this page based on games for pre-school age really and perhaps people would rather I stuck to games for ages 1-4 rather than 4+.

Or if you are thinking, “oh bugger off Five Minute Mum I’ve got enough on my plate and chocolate each day is enough thanks”, then that’s all dandy too. A combination of her warm Essex wit, searing honesty about how her “Hinching” helps manage her anxiety and brilliantly simple cleaning tips have led to an appearance on This Morning and to a publishing deal - she’s currently putting the finishing touches on her first book. Each bit includes fun games and and activities that make homework go from being a chore to being an activity the whole family can join in with. with uniforms, meeting their first teacher, getting to school on the first day, making new friends, finding their way around, having fun at playtime, asking for help, packing their bag, learning about letters and numbers, going to assemblies, getting changed for PE, and much more.