Learn somethingGood for siblings
Act Out the Story
Read a favorite book, then get up and play every part.
- Ages
- 2–8 yrs
- Play
- 15–35 min
- Prep
- 1 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- lively
- Where
- anywhere
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
- a picture book they know well
Optional
- dress-up clothes or a towel capeGet it on Amazon
- stuffed animals to play extra parts
How to play
Read the book once through, sitting together.
Ask who is in the story and give out the parts. Stuffed animals can fill gaps.
Read it again slowly while they act out each page.
Stop at a big moment and ask what happens next before you turn the page.
Swap parts and play it one more time.
What it helps with
Make it different next time
- Change the ending and act out the new one.
- Put on a show for another family member with a blanket for a curtain.
Cleanup: Costumes go back in the basket and the book goes back on the shelf.
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20–50 min 2–6 yrs Low mess- a box big enough to sit in
- paper plates
- markers or crayons