Goal
Recreate a scene from the story through play — builds sequencing, recall, and expressive language (and is generally quite chaotic in a good way).
You'll need
Nothing needed — works with whatever you have to hand.
How to do it
Pick a favourite scene from a book you've read together. Decide who plays which character — including you. Go for it.
Use what you have: a blanket for a cape, a cushion for a boat, teddies as the extras. Keep the book open if it helps, or go from memory. Either is fine.
One or two minutes is plenty. Swap roles and try again if they're enjoying it. The real value is in remembering the order of events and thinking about how characters move and speak — but mostly it's just fun.
