Sticker Rescue
Stick them down, peel them off. Ten minutes of fierce concentration.
- Ages
- 15 mo–4 yrs
- Play
- 5–15 min
- Prep
- 1 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- calm
- Where
- at the table
You’ll need
How to play
Before you start: Stick a dozen stickers onto the back of your hand, a tray, or a sheet of paper.
Show your child the stuck-down stickers and ask them to rescue every one.
Let them peel. Resist helping unless they ask — the peeling is the whole point.
Hand them the peeled stickers to stick somewhere new.
Go again on a different surface: a window, a plate, their knee.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- Stickers are a choking risk for under-3s — stay within arm's reach.
Make it different next time
- Draw a simple road and let them sticker the cars along it.
- Put the stickers on a wall just above their reach so they have to stretch.
Cleanup: Peel any strays off the floor before they get walked into the carpet.
