My Amazing Brain Book

The book is designed primarily for children aged 4 to 10 years. Younger children will need more help from an adult, while older children can increasingly choose and complete activities independently. The lovely part is watching that shift happen over time.

No. The activities were deliberately designed for real family life. Most use things you already have at home or can find around you, such as paper, pencils, cushions, music, sticks, stones, leaves and, most importantly, your own bodies and imaginations. You shouldn’t need an expensive trip to the craft shop before you can begin.

Usually, no. Most are designed to be opened and started with very little fuss. Some activities require a few basic ingredients or materials, but there are plenty you can choose when you want something to do right now.

It can become one, but that isn’t really where the magic starts. My Amazing Brain was designed to encourage adults and children to do things together. When children are younger, you’ll often be the one suggesting the activity and getting things started. As they grow, they begin choosing activities, adapting them and returning to favourites themselves.

Maybe. Maybe not. And you absolutely don’t need to! This isn’t a checklist to complete. Some activities might happen once, while others will become favourites you repeat for years. Those are the real wins: when cloud watching, nature art, movement games or Aroma Dough stop being an activity from the book and simply become something your family does.

This isn’t about adding more scheduled activities to childhood. Quite the opposite. The ideas encourage the things growing humans naturally need more of: movement, connection, nature, creativity, music, mindfulness and play. Think less entertaining and organising, more giving children great things to do with their bodies, brains and the world around them.