Detectives

Here are our top tips for completing the fun, educational and detective-themed activities from our Detectives box. These Detective-themed activities are inspired by the brilliant picture book The Elephant Detective.

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Elephant Hunt

  • Try and set this activity whilst your child is distracted so that they don’t see where you have hidden the clues.

  • Tell them that their elephant has gone missing and leave the envelope with the first clue somewhere they will find it.

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Balloon Biscuits

  • You can add flavourings such as vanilla or lemon zest when mixing the dough together.

  • Afterwards, your child could decorate these biscuits with icing or melted chocolate!

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Invisible Ink

  • Try to wait as long as possible to ensure that the paper has completely dried before putting it in the oven.

Yellow playdough balloons decorate with loose parts

Playdough Balloons

  • Use your balloon-shaped biscuit cutter to stamp out playdough balloons.

  • Decorate your balloons with any loose parts you may have.

white crayon and watercolour paint to create a easy top-secret message for your kids to try

Secret Messages

  • Write your top-secret message with a white crayon.

  • Paint over the piece of paper with watercolour paints to reveal your top-secret message.

Elephant Small World Play

Elephant Small World

  • Small world play is great for developing children’s imagination and language too.

  • It works with whatever you have to hand. Playdough, leftover sundries or cereals or sensory rice all work well.

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