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

Ideal for early years to KS1 children who are learning at home.

Daisy Upton has two little kids. She loves them - but they drive her mad.

So, to try and keep her sanity she started to come up with quick, easy games using stuff from around the house. And @FiveMinuteMum was born.

In her first book, she has collected 150+ games that take 5 minutes to set up & 5 minutes to tidy up.

From pasta posting to alphabet knock down, it's a recipe book for guilt free parenting!

And as Daisy was a teaching assistant, your little ones will be learning while they play! What could be better?

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5 Star Amazon Review

Pros:
- This book is beautifully designed, laid out clearly and has a straightforward guide to age appropriate activities;
- Due to my son being almost 2, it is the perfect age to allow this book to have longevity as it goes right up to pre-school years (4)
- As the book says - the activities would take around 5 mins to set up and use regular household items
- The book reinvents some of the classic games you might have played as a child but also has so many other simple but effective ideas
- The book also takes the time to provide comfort and coping skills for parents which was an unexpected but welcome addition (I particularly like the "Triangle" approach to parenting!)
- Although the title is "Five Minute Mum" and some of the other reviews note it doesn't say "parent" this is just the bloggers instagram name - it's for both parents (my husband loves this book too and doesn't bat an eyelid at the title)

Cons:
- None as yet - I have tried 3 activities from the book already, all hits with my son

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