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Make a top-ten list

Choose any topic—animals, foods, games, inventions, places, or funniest family moments—and rank the top ten.

quiet, writing, quick Picked Sep 20, 2026 · 1:31 PM

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BAS color-and-shape scavenger huntAround BAS BAS logo redesign challengeAround BAS Clean-box engineering challengeAround BAS Design a pretend BAS advertisementAround BAS Shipping-box packing puzzleAround BAS Catch-streak challengeBaseball Five-tool baseball circuitBaseball Ground-ball fielding courseBaseball Home-run derbyBaseball Strike-zone target tossBaseball Around the WorldBasketball Dribbling obstacle courseBasketball Free-throw personal bestBasketball HORSE or PIGBasketball Trick-shot inventorBasketball Board-game tournamentBoard Games Cooperative family challengeBoard Games Fastest board game winsBoard Games Invent one fair house ruleBoard Games Mystery game pickBoard Games Cardboard arcade gameBuilding & Engineering Cardboard marble runBuilding & Engineering Index-card towerBuilding & Engineering Paper boat cargo challengeBuilding & Engineering Rube Goldberg machineBuilding & Engineering Garbage card gameCard Games House-of-cards challengeCard Games Invent a new card gameCard Games SpoonsCard Games War tournamentCard Games Create a four-panel comicCrafting Invent and sculpt a tiny creatureCrafting Make a real-life Minecraft blockCrafting Paint a rock characterCrafting Paper-bag or paper puppet showCrafting Build a bridge that holds a bookLEGO Challenge Build a vehicle without wheelsLEGO Challenge Fifty-piece towerLEGO Challenge LEGO mystery animalLEGO Challenge One-color LEGO challengeLEGO Challenge Backyard mini OlympicsOutside Backyard scavenger huntOutside Nature creature field guideOutside Sidewalk-chalk obstacle courseOutside Water-paint the sidewalkOutside Build a reading nestQuiet Time Draw an impossible inventionQuiet Time Make a top-ten listQuiet Time Miniature painting sessionQuiet Time Puzzle and audiobook timeQuiet Time Juggling personal bestSoccer Passing-gate challengeSoccer Penalty-kick contestSoccer Soccer dribbling mazeSoccer Soccer golfSoccer Blind drawing challengeTogether Family charadesTogether Five-item invention challengeTogether One-sentence family storyTogether Twenty QuestionsTogether