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Host a Quiz Show
Child writes questions, sets rules, and hosts a family quiz, organising content and managing turns.
- Age7 to 12 years
- Time30 to 60 minutes
- EnergyModerate
- CostFree
- WhereIndoors
- Prep15 min
Your child becomes the quiz host: they write the questions, set the rules, and run a family quiz night, keeping everyone's turns fair and fun.
How to do it
- Help your child choose a few topics and write a handful of questions for each, with the answers noted.
- Have them decide simple rules, such as how points work and how players take turns to answer.
- Set up the family as players and let your child introduce the quiz as the host.
- Your child asks the questions, keeps score, and manages whose turn it is, keeping the mood light.
- Wrap up by announcing the scores warmly and thanking the players, keeping it about fun over winning.
What you need
- Paper and pencil
- Bell
Make it yours
Younger (6 to 8 years): A short quiz on one familiar topic, with an adult helping keep score. Older (10 to 12 years): Add rounds, a bonus question, and a tie-breaker rule they design. Siblings: Two children co-host, one asking and one scoring, then swap
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