Words for Life is created by the National Literacy Trust to help parents and carers build their children’s speech, language and literacy at home, and every activity on it is free.

Activities are grouped by age band, from 0-6 months right through to a ‘Zone In’ section for teenagers, and sorted by what you feel like doing – chat, play, read, watch, listen, write or make.

You can dip in without an account, or sign up free to the newsletter for age-appropriate activity ideas, book lists and nursery rhymes sent to you regularly.