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

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Here are some fantastic posts from other experts who have kindly shared their wisdom in these brilliant five minute reads. Tell them this is how we can ‘crack the code’ by being a detective and working out the words from the sound clues. So this year my way is fun, easy, and educational (I mean that’s what Christmas is all about right, education?

So when you posted up the photo of you sharing the scan photo I did what I always do when I hear good news like that, and welled up with joy. If you have an older one, jumble up the letters so it is an anagram they have to solve on Christmas Eve or as they go along. From topics such as how to encourage water safe play to how to make baking or crafting quick and easy (and slightly less messy!Bestselling author and social media superstar, Daisy Upton, is here to help, and she has finally written a book for children! When Ewan was three I was sitting writing one day and as he came to join me I decided to do a quick game to help him with his numbers. It’s just, you see I’m a Mum and a devoted member of the Hinch army and I felt compelled to say this. 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!

When my baby boy was born I felt completely and utterly overwhelmed (like MANY Mums) and I couldn’t even summon the energy to brush my teeth, let alone the loo. We had a wall of velcro numbers but I’ve simplified it because funnily enough I don’t own either a laminator or a printer! And try as I might to keep my home looking beautiful, I spend 95% of my time time feeling like I am trying to put out flames with petrol.Every Tom, Dick and Harriet will tell you this as you walk around cradling your precious bump but until you experience motherhood nothing and no-one can really prepare you for how it changes you.

So, to try and keep her sanity she started to come up with quick, easy games using stuff from around the house.But then today as I sat ‘zo-flora-ing’ my skirting boards I thought, well, she doesn’t need to know that. When you announced over Christmas that you were expecting a wee babba (human one, Henry is obviously your fur one! These games are roughly for ages 5-7 and are designed to make homework more fun or to encourage reading, writing and maths at home in an easy way, that doesn’t feel like a chore. I know I’m not alone in this, and so this year I have decided to get ahead of the game with a simple, easy idea.