Sound Quiz

What they explore

Quiz games like this stimulate young minds. This activity encourages children to use their sense of hearing to interpret the world around them.

If they can’t tell what the sound is, giving clues, rather than the answer, will help your child develop problem solving skills.

What you need

• noise-making household objects
• blindfold

What you do

Ask your child to cover their eyes or, if they’re brave enough, blindfold them.

Tell them you are going to make a noise with something and ask them to guess what it is.

You could try flushing the toilet, pushing down the toaster, ringing the doorbell or stirring a drink.

If you have a sound recorder, you could record the sounds beforehand and then play them back to your child. Later, you could have fun finding new sounds to record together, around the home or outside in the street.

You could also take a listening walk of your neighbourhood and discover some of the sounds that we normally ignore.

What to ask

• What makes a sound like this?
• Is it loud or quiet?