Independent
One box. Entirely their world.
You provide the box. They handle the planning permission.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 2 min setup
One open cardboard box, paper and crayons
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Small Missions for an actual Tuesday.
Use what you have. Choose what today can hold. Independent Missions still need age- and ability-appropriate adult supervision.
28 Missions
Independent
The Museum of Ordinary Things.
Admission is free. The spoon has acquired cultural significance.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 2 min setup
Three large adult-approved objects, paper and crayons
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Map my place.
Cartography, but the sofa is a major landmark.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 1 min setup
Paper and crayons or pencils
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Paper neighborhood.
Town planning, without the public hearing.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 1 min setup
Paper and crayons
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Redesign a thing.
The remote control has finally received user feedback.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 1 min setup
Paper and pencil or crayons
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Picture story.
Once upon a Tuesday.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 1 min setup
Three pieces of paper and drawing materials
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Another way.
Plan B has entered.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 1 min setup
Paper and drawing materials
Try this Mission →Help Out
The Great Sock Reunion.
A domestic mystery with an unusually useful ending.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 1 min setup
A few clean socks on the floor
Try this Mission →Help Out
The table designer.
Dinner has a napkin department. There is an opening.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 2 min setup
Napkins and unbreakable plates on a low table
Try this Mission →Help Out
Tomorrow’s bag, today.
A tiny favor for the household’s future selves.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 2 min setup
A bag and a short agreed list
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The family librarian.
A classification system may emerge. It may involve dragons.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 1 min setup
A few books and a low stable shelf
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A small welcome note.
Kindness, with no postage department required.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 1 min setup
Paper and drawing materials
Try this Mission →Help Out
One real job.
Not a pretend chore. A small thing that genuinely helps.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 2 min setup
Two safe household task choices
Try this Mission →Help Out
The menu planner.
Two viable dinners enter. One leaves with executive approval.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 2 min setup
Two adult-approved meal options and paper
Try this Mission →Together
The tiny interview.
Apparently they were once small. Investigate.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 1 min setup
One willing familiar adult
Try this Mission →Together
Notice five things adults miss.
Same room. Very different tour guide.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 0 min setup
A familiar safe room and optional paper
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Follow a why.
You do not have to become the household encyclopedia.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 0 min setup
One ordinary thing and your guesses
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The story relay.
Plot consistency is not required for entry.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 0 min setup
Voices, gestures or paper
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Guide a grown-up.
You know the way. They practice not taking over.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 1 min setup
One agreed short indoor route
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Choose a tiny ritual.
A family tradition can begin without a committee meeting.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 2 min setup
Two realistic no-cost options
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Invent one rule.
A game constitution, mercifully short.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 1 min setup
Paper and crayons
Try this Mission →Grown-up-led
The familiar song.
One small song. No concert lighting required.
- Ages
- 0–2
- Setup
- 0 min setup
A familiar soft song
Try this Mission →Grown-up-led
The ordinary narrator.
Breaking news: the clean sock is entering the drawer.
- Ages
- 0–2
- Setup
- 0 min setup
One calm familiar routine
Try this Mission →Grown-up-led
Notice the day.
Today’s agenda: one patch of light, possibly a tree.
- Ages
- 0–2
- Setup
- 0 min setup
A safe view of light, sky or a tree
Try this Mission →Grown-up-led
Your sound, my sound.
A conversation with refreshingly flexible grammar.
- Ages
- 0–2
- Setup
- 0 min setup
A warm face-to-face moment
Try this Mission →Grown-up-led
One picture, their pace.
The full literary festival can wait.
- Ages
- 0–2
- Setup
- 0 min setup
One age-appropriate sturdy book
Try this Mission →Grown-up-led
Pause and notice.
A tiny meeting with no minutes to circulate.
- Ages
- 0–2
- Setup
- 0 min setup
One calm awake moment
Try this Mission →Grown-up-led
Hello again.
A familiar greeting remains excellent technology.
- Ages
- 0–2
- Setup
- 0 min setup
A calm familiar routine
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