The games
One word is enough
A single word moves everything. No sentences, no repeating it back, and it still counts if it comes out sideways.

Make an Animal
50sA grey animal shape with coloured dots on it.
Also being understood · more words
Finishes without speaking

Make It Move
75sA creature is standing still, waiting.
Finishes without speaking

My Turn
60sA kid stands across the table holding a thing.
Also being understood · back-and-forth · more words
Finishes without speaking

One More
75sSomething happens on its own -- bubbles blow, a pup gets a leg up the ladder, somebody knocks -- and then it stops and nothing else happens.
Also back-and-forth · putting words together · more words
Finishes without speaking

Say and See
60sAn empty outline of one thing, with its word printed under it.
Also being understood · more words
Finishes without speaking

Shape Town
75sA town with six shaped holes cut into it -- a roof, a window, a clock, a door, a sign, a kite.
Also being understood · more words
Finishes without speaking

Tap and Say
60sA living scene -- meadow, forest or pond -- with animals standing in it.
Also being understood · more words
Finishes without speaking

Two Words
75sTwo empty cards sit under the stage and the child fills them one word at a time: somebody on the first card, something to eat on the second.
Also putting words together · more words
Finishes without speaking