From giant snakes and ladders to toddler pong – Five Minute Mum's survival guide to lockdown with kids

If imaginary cups of tea make you question your life choices, these simple games for under-fives are fun, educational and encourage independent play

Even if you are a trained professional (I’m an ex-teaching assistant) and have survived six years of being a stay-at-home parent, the thought of having little kids at home full-time is a lot. Forget loo roll, I am stocking up on Cadbury’s Creme Eggs to get me through the coming weeks.

Children learn through play, but my own forcing me to drink a pretend cup of tea for the 85th time made me seriously question my life choices. So I decided to start thinking up easy games that I could enjoy, too. I could fully engage with the kids while we played, and then allow them to play independently afterwards, knowing I had done my bit for a while.

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