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Knock-knock duel

Three rounds of knock-knock jokes

5 min Ages 4-9 Indoors or out
Knock-knock duel: a parent and child doing it together

Three rounds of knock-knock jokes. The loser of each round has to invent a brand-new one.

You’ll need

How to do it together

  1. 1

    Tell your first knock-knock joke.

  2. 2

    Your child tells one back.

  3. 3

    Whoever gets the bigger laugh wins the round.

  4. 4

    The loser invents a brand-new knock-knock joke.

  5. 5

    Best of three. The winner picks the next game.

Make it easier

Feed little ones the punchline, and laugh hard at every joke.

Make it harder

Only invented jokes are allowed.

Why it’s worth it

Five minutes of laughing together is real connection, and making up jokes is great word play.

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