10 pages
Guess Who?
10 picture boards, from animals and dinosaurs to robots and silly monsters.
How to play: Secretly choose a picture. Take turns asking yes-or-no questions to guess it. Then swap.
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The Video Call Play Pack
Simple paper games and activities that turn "How was school?" into the best part of the call. Print a page, call your grandkids, and play together, wherever you are.
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3 pages
Finish the Drawing
Turn a house, a robot or an empty ice cream cone into your own picture.
How to play: Start with the same half-finished picture, draw for three minutes, then show each other.
1 page
What Changed?
Add a funny detail while your partner closes their eyes. Can they spot it?
How to play: Show an animal, add one silly detail while they look away, and ask: what changed?
5 pages
Question Cards
50 questions to cut out and keep by the screen, from silly ones to family stories.
How to play: Pick a card at each call, read it out, and answer it yourself too.
7 pages
Scavenger Hunt
40 things to find around the house, a score sheet and a champion certificate.
How to play: Read out a card. Your grandchild runs to find it and shows you on the camera.
2 pages
Story Night
A sticker chart for bedtime stories on video calls, and a list of the books you read together.
How to play: Read a story on the call, then add a sticker or a star to the chart.
2 pages
Toddler Call Plan
Seven simple ideas for calls with one to three-year-olds, plus a page of animal sound cards.
How to play: Pick two or three ideas, hold up an animal card, and keep the call short and happy.
How it works
- 1Pick a gameChoose one page for your next call. Start with the animal Guess Who? board.
- 2Print it twicePrint a copy for yourself, and ask the parents to print the same page at their house.
- 3Play on the callHold your paper close to the camera, take turns, and enjoy the laughs.