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
Try this Mission → Back home
Things to do
Small Missions for real family life.
The same complete Mission library, kept at this familiar address.
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
Try this Mission →Independent
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
Try this Mission →Independent
Paper neighborhood.
Town planning, without the public hearing.
- Ages
- 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, 13–17
- Setup
- 1 min setup
Paper and crayons
Try this Mission →Independent
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
Try this Mission →Independent
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
Try this Mission →Independent
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
Try this Mission →Help Out
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
Try this Mission →Help Out
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
Try this Mission →Together
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
Try this Mission →Together
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
Try this Mission →Together
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
Try this Mission →Together
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
Try this Mission →Together
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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