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Edition 8June 7, 2026 · ages 2–8

Family game night (no board required)

Five games the whole family can play tonight — most with just a deck of cards or nothing at all — built so a 3-year-old and an 8-year-old both have a shot.

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Edition 7May 31, 2026 · ages 2–8

Water play & sensory bins for hot days

Five cooling sensory setups — a frozen treasure rescue, a dish-washing station, a sink-or-float lab — that buy you a long, calm hour outside.

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Edition 6May 24, 2026 · ages 2–8

Art with the weird stuff

Process-art ideas that ditch the crayons — painting with ice, bubble-wrap stamps, salt-and-watercolor, and more, with the mess honestly accounted for.

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Edition 5May 17, 2026 · ages 2–8

Five pretend-play setups (the magic kind)

Turn the living room into a restaurant, vet clinic, post office, or campsite — small-world play setups that run themselves for an hour.

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Edition 4May 10, 2026 · ages 2–8

Rainy day indoor Olympics

Five ways to burn off energy indoors when the weather traps you — sock skee-ball, the floor-is-lava course, balloon keep-up, and more.

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Edition 3May 3, 2026 · ages 2–8

A nature scavenger hunt for tired legs

Five outdoor hunts that work in a backyard, a park, or a city sidewalk — print-free, with a version for non-readers.

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Edition 2April 26, 2026 · ages 2–8

One cardboard box, a whole afternoon

Don't recycle that delivery box yet — five builds (rocket, marble run, mailbox, and more) from one box and a roll of tape.

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Edition 1April 19, 2026 · ages 2–8

Kitchen science (you already own everything)

Five no-buy science experiments using baking soda, food coloring, and stuff from the pantry — plus the cleanup truth before you start.

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