Pip's Play Cards

Cut them out. Pick one after a sheet, or any time!
Signpost Point
MOVE
The signpost and Pip
Your grown‑up says, "Hop... or spin?"
Point one way, like Pip's signpost.
Then do it! Next time, try the other one.
Broken Swing
PRETEND
Pip looking cross at the broken swing
Oh no! Teddy's swing is being fixed.
Help Teddy say, "I wanted the swing... but I can do the slide!"
Slide Teddy down a cushion.
Next Best March
MOVE
Miss Wren singing to Pip
March around the room and chant:
"I wanted that, but that's okay.
What's the next best thing today?"
Tree-Frog Cup
PRETEND
Pip, Papa and the tree-frog cup
Your grown‑up says, "That cup is in the wash."
Take a breath. Pick another cup.
What animal is it? Give it a voice!
Frog Hops
MOVE
Pip beside the tree-frog cup
Hop from cushion to cushion. Ribbit!
Your grown‑up takes one cushion away.
Find the next best one to hop to!
Be Miss Wren
PRETEND
Miss Wren and Pip
Teddy can't have what he wanted.
You are Miss Wren: "It's okay to feel that."
Help Teddy find a next best thing.