Playful Week | Day 2: Bridge challenge
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Welcome to day 2 of Playful Week!
Today’s activity is a fun challenge that you can easily prepare for your kids using materials you already have.
You can find the list of suggested materials below, but you can adapt it based on the supplies you have at hand.
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Get the instructions below and enjoy the activity with your kids!
Materials
- magnetic blocks
- 10 mini toy cars
- 12 mini toy figures
- 3 books
- 18 wooden blocks
- list of challenges
Instructions
- To set up this activity, prepare all the supplies in a box.
- Here are the challenges we included on our list:
Can you build a bridge that…
- can hold 12 mini toys?
- is longer than a table?
- can hold 10 cars?
- is taller than a table?
- has an unusual design?
- can hold the weight of 3 books?
- can hold 18 wooden blocks?
(If you don’t have some of the materials, change the list of challenges to adapt it to the supplies you have.)
- Invite the kids to try the challenges one by one and see if they can complete all of them.

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