What games to play with children. What games can you play at home with children. Role games

15.12.2021

Many parents often ask themselves: what to do with their child in the evening? What can you play? And it seems that there are not so many games, or all have already been played. In fact, there is always something to do. The main thing is to turn on your imagination and have fun.

Children are very fond of active games, I suggest them, and to top the list:

Hide and seek ... Children love to play this game. But it is better to play it if you have a large house or apartment. Although, if you wish, it is possible in a small one. Children often hide in a conspicuous place, your task is to look for them as long as possible, preferably with comments. Everyone will laugh: both children and parents. It's always very funny going on.
Balloon game ... Place a chair at the end of the room (if there are many children, two chairs). The child should squeeze a medium-sized balloon between the knees, reach the chair, go around it and return to the starting position. If there are several children, then you can arrange a competition: who will cope with the task faster. At the children's party, divide the children into teams and let them compete. If adults take part in such a game, the children will be simply delighted.
Save your friends ... Favorite toys are suitable for this game. My boys have a set of puppies from Paw Patrol and robocars Paulie, Amber, Roy and Helly. I hide them in different places, and the task of the children is to find and save them. Dolls, robots, cars are also suitable. In general, whatever, the main thing is to hide more. If there are several children, you can arrange a competition: whoever found the most won.
Pig toy (turtle, lion cub, dog, etc.). We take any soft toy, turn on funny music and throw the toy to each other. Then we suddenly turn off the music, who has a toy in his hands, he must reproduce the natural sound of this animal. This game is good to play with a large company of children, especially on birthdays. You can also connect adults - children will be doubly interesting.
Home bowling ... If you do not have a bowling set, you can easily make one yourself. To do this, you will need plastic bottles, preferably the same capacity and a medium-sized ball. I think there will be a ball in a house where there are children. The game is agile and interesting, and it also helps to develop accuracy.
Fashion show ... This game is loved not only by girls, but also by boys. Organize a high fashion day from the comfort of your home. You can invite friends or neighbors with children to visit, so that there are more people and "models", it will be much more fun.
Obstacle course ... Create an obstacle course with the help of the available tools. For example, from paper or cardboard, you can cut "bogs", "narrow bridge". Stretch the rope, and the children should walk along it without stumbling. Pile up pillows for them to climb over. In general, be smart and use the items in the house, but do not forget about safety.
"The sea is worried once ..." A fun game from my childhood. There should be many children in such a game. The presenter says the following phrase: “The sea is worried once, the sea is worried twice, the sea is worried three. Children should freeze in a certain position, depicting some kind of profession. The leader must guess who is in front of him. If someone depicted the wrong figure or a non-existent profession, then this child becomes the leader, and the leader takes his place.
guess who ... Everyone sits on chairs or on a sofa, and one child goes to the center of the room and begins to impersonate someone with gestures. Children must guess who is in front of them. Who guessed it - goes to the center of the room and thinks of the next task. For preschool children, you can write on the sheet in advance who to show, so that it is easier for them, and they can show characters known to their age. Older children can easily cope on their own.
Pirate treasures ... A little preparation is required for such a game. You need to draw a map on a sheet, marking the place of the treasure on it (leave sweets or fruits for the children in the place of the treasure), cut it into several parts and hide it around the apartment. Then, with the help of riddles or contests (better than both), the children must assemble the whole card from pieces and find the treasure. My six year old boys are ready to play this every day.
Hike ... You can play a hike without leaving your home. Set up a tent in the center of the room, climb into the tent with the kids and tell interesting stories. You can turn off the lights in the room and use a flashlight. Do not forget to bring food with you: fruit, cookies, drink or tea in a thermos. Children will be delighted with such a trip.
Edible - not edible ... You only need a ball for this game. Take turns toss the ball to the children and name something edible or non-edible. And the child should catch the edible, not the edible, or simply not catch.
Tasting ... Give the children a drink or food tasting. Pour into four to five glasses of different liquid: tea, kefir, juice, milk, compote, just water. Blindfold the child and let him guess what he has drunk. Or cut the fruit into small pieces, pin it on skewers and let the child (blindfold) try, and he must name what it is.
Cooking ... You can cook dinner with your children. For example, stick dumplings or dumplings. The main thing is that children take the most active part in modeling. My children (everyone!) Love helping me in the kitchen, especially sculpting from dough. Together we make not only dumplings and dumplings, but also pies, pizza, even cakes.
Disco ... If you don't want to invent anything or don't have enough time to organize something interesting, offer the children a disco. My children love to dance and we often arrange dances. But not just dancing, but, for example, with balloons or soap bubbles. Believe me, you will get an unforgettable evening by arranging a children's disco and recharge yourself with positive energy for a few days ahead.

Educational and intellectual games

Active games are good, but you need to develop not only physically.

And it's best to do it in the form of a game:

We sculpt figures from plasticine or special dough for modeling ... By the way, it is quite possible to make it yourself: half a glass of salt, half a glass of water and flour. You need to knead until such a state that the resulting mass does not stick. Dough figurines can be left to dry completely, and then painted on another evening.
We draw with paints, pencils, felt-tip pens ... You can invite your child to draw a specific something, for example, a forest or a river. My children make their own postcards. From white or colored cardboard, they first fold and cut out the shape of a postcard, and then paint it as you like.
Suggest coloring pages for the children ... Many kids love to draw. You can participate in this by discussing with your child what to color and in what color.
A game of shadows ... Take a flashlight and turn off the light, use your hands to draw different shapes. Ask your child to repeat something that you have shown. If it doesn't work out, let him try to portray someone himself.
Jigsaw puzzles ... Great game for the whole family. The bigger the puzzle, the more interesting it is. We recently bought a jigsaw puzzle with 1500 pieces, collected by the whole family all evening. Then the children went to bed, and my husband and I could not calm down until we had collected it completely.
Children's crosswords.
Find differences ... A game of mindfulness. Buy a difference book that is appropriate for your child's age and have fun playing.
Mosaic, constructors, wooden cubes - everything is suitable for the realization of fantasy. You can build a city or a farm from the constructor, customize many different buildings. There is not enough constructor - bricks and other construction toys will help.
Twenty sticks ... Place 20 pencils or markers on the table. Two players take turns taking one, two or three sticks. The one who has to take the last pencil or felt-tip pen loses.
This game is suitable for school children. : choose a long phrase, any. For example, "building structure" or "sports". Children should form short words from these words. The bigger, the better. Then the words are read out in turn. If some words match, they are crossed out and no points are awarded. For each non-repeating word - 2 points. The winner is the one who earns the most points.
Field of Dreams ... There are several options for the game: you can play according to the gallows principle, that is, we guess a word and write dashes or squares instead, and the children guess. The winner gets a prize (candy, apple, etc.). You can make an impromptu drum, like in the "Field of Miracles". But for this you will need: whirligig, cardboard, paper, scissors, in general, a lot of things. You cannot play such a game without preliminary preparation. By the same principle, you can play the game “What? Where? When? ”, Having prepared the questions in advance.
Store or library ... Lay out books or toys, write “prices” on the pieces of paper, and have the child sell or buy the item. If he sells, then let him tell what the book is about, counts the money. If he buys, then you tell your child what the book is about. Perhaps, after such a game, the child will want to read. If you play in the library, then let the child "advise" what to take to read in the library and why, what is interesting about this particular book. It will be nice if the child names the author (for older children).
Play hospital, kindergarten, school ... Let your child be a teacher or doctor and you as a student or patient. In this game, you will show your child an example of how to be a diligent student and an obedient patient who is not afraid of the doctor. Of course, it's good if there are several children, but two of them are also possible. Or introduce dad, grandmother, and grandfather to the game.
Great if you own the art of origami ... If not, then you can simply cut different figures out of paper (let the child cut out, and you only help), make applications.
Board games ... We have a great board game for the whole family to play. It is called "Erudite". 120 questions on various topics. For each correct answer (answers are attached) - the player receives a letter. The winner is the one who is the first to collect the word "Erudite".

In addition to all of the above, there is also a huge number of different games: tic-tac-toe, sea battle, cities, children's dominoes and others. In any children's store, there are a lot of board games for every taste. There are really a lot of them. I have suggested to you the most popular ones in our family. I hope that they will help you to spend more interesting time with your children. You can invent games yourself, just turn on your imagination and involve your children in the invention ... They are great inventors!

Games for children from 5 to 7 years old, aimed at the formation of the correct model of behavior in children.

First, consider the behavioral features of children from 5 to 7 years old.

Children who have celebrated their fifth birthday consider themselves quite smart, independent and adults. They strive for intellectual, cognitive communication, have their own point of view on what is happening around them, they will be happy to explain even what they do not really understand - just ask. It is important for them to get praise, to be good. Children of this age have a developed desire to help others and a desire to maintain good relations with others.

During conflict situations, talk to your child as if he were a person who understood everything. Keep calm and composure, then the child, looking at you, will begin to calm down. In three or four sentences, explain your position, try to make it clear that you want to do the same as the child, but cannot for objective reasons. Suggest an alternative: “You and I are very fun and interesting to play here. But you have to go home because it's going to rain soon. We will get wet and sick. And at home we will play your favorite hide and seek ”.

Use the games below to bring your child to life, distract him from the subject of the argument and be able to move in the direction you need.

Switching attention games

Responder

Location. On the street or at home.

How to play. Ask the child different questions, and let him answer. Then switch roles.

Note... Choose simple and funny questions such as “Does a cat have five tails? How many? .. Can dogs fly? Does Santa Claus have a green fur coat? "

Callout

Location. On the street or at home.

How to play. Call yourself different names of vegetables and fruits, so much so that it was funny: "You are a radish!", "And you are cabbage!". At the end of the game, come up with some kind word for each other.

The most of the most

Location. On the street or at home.

How to play. Organize a competition - who will jump farther, who will ride longer on one leg (in the direction of travel), who will run faster to some place or object, etc.

Named - walk

Location. On the street or at home.

How to play. Select a letter of the alphabet. Take turns calling the words that begin with this letter. The person who named the word has the right to take three steps forward.

Traffic lights

Location. Outside.

How to play. Remind your child that traffic lights regulate traffic on the road. “Red light - no road, stop. Yellow light - get ready. Green - run, catch up. " Say: "Red" and move some distance away from the baby, repeating: "Red, red, now yellow (the child is preparing to catch up with you), and now green!"

Swap roles.

Outdoor games for children from 5 to 7 years old

Let's gurgle!

Location. Houses.

What is necessary. A basin filled with warm water.

How to play. Gurgle with your face in a basin of water.

Note... Explain to the child clearly that you cannot drink water, and that you can breathe in air only by lifting your face out of the water.

Pillow fight

Location... Houses.

What is necessary. Light, small in size, not tightly stuffed pillows according to the number of participants.

How to play. Fight pillows. Adults can kneel down to be about the same height as the child.

Note. Talk to your child about safety precautions - do not hit very hard, avoid hitting on the head.

Physical education

Location. Houses.

What is necessary... Musical accompaniment suitable for performing rhythmic movements.

How to play. Alternate movements typical for charging: swinging arms and legs, squats, spreading arms to the sides, turns of the upper body, bends, etc.

Image

Location. Houses.

What is necessary... Knowledge by the child and you of songs and poems.

How to play. Listen to the lyrics of a song or read a poem aloud while gesturing and acting to show what the lyrics are about. For instance:

Small (Keep your palm parallel to the floor a few centimeters from it.)

Christmas tree (We take our hands to the sides.)

cold in winter ... (We put our arms around our shoulders, tremble as if from the cold and chatter our teeth.)

Bowling

Location... Houses.

What is necessary. Skittles (or plastic cubes), ball.

How to play. Place the pins at some distance from you and try to knock them down with the ball.

Basketball

Location. Outside.

What is necessary. Medium ball, basketball hoop.

How to play... Take turns to throw the ball into the ring. First, perform throws while standing next to the ring, then gradually move further and further.

Boomerang

Location... Outside.

What is necessary. Boomerang or flying saucer.

How to play. Launch a flying saucer or boomerang.

Note... Choose a place suitable for the game, away from houses and roads.

Parents!

As a rule, all outdoor games take place on the street, in the yard. In addition to the games suggested above, it can be cycling, rollerblading and much more. Be careful and careful, teach this to your children.

Games and activities that form a positive model of behavior

Who is more accurate?

Location. Houses.

What is necessary. Cubes, cars, string, toys, etc.

How to play... Have a competition. The winner is the one who completes the task more accurately. For example, bring the car to the finish line, build a turret of cubes, walk straight along the rope laid out on the floor, arrange the toys in their places, paint the picture, etc.

The most dexterous

Location... Houses.

What is necessary. A tablespoon, boiled egg.

How to play... Carry the egg in a tablespoon to the finish line. Whoever drops it loses. This game is not about speed, but about agility.

Jungle

Location. Houses.

What is necessary. Chairs or other items that can act as obstacles.

How to play. Place a chair in the middle of the room. Blindfold dad. Giving commands, help him to go around the obstacle: "Step forward, one more step, step to the left ..." Then blindfold the child.

You can complicate the task: put a few items that need to be bypassed. To make it more interesting, come up with a plot. For example, chairs are trees on a desert island. “Now it's night on the island, it's dark and you can't see anything. The islanders will have to get to the tent to settle for the night ... "

Thinker

Location... Houses.

What is necessary. Crosswords, rebuses, puzzles for children.

How to play... Suggest to the kid: “I have an interesting crossword puzzle, do you think we can solve it? Let's try? "

Learning to observe

Location. At home or on the street.

What is necessary... The object of observation is a bird, a domestic animal, a plant (we observe its growth), a natural phenomenon (rain, snow, hail, strong wind), etc.

How to play... Choose what you will watch. Draw the child's attention to the subject: "Oh, what is this ?!". Watch what is happening together. Ask your child questions about what you see: “What is he doing? How? What's going on around? What changed? How was it yesterday (two days ago)? .. "

ABC of etiquette

Location. At home and on the street.

How to play. Ask your child questions and ask them to answer them: “What should I say when you come in? How to behave with little ones? .. ".

Magic drawing

Location. Houses.

What is necessary... Sheets of paper, pencils, markers. How to play. Ask your child to draw his bad deed: “Today you did a bad thing. Draw what you did. Now tear this drawing, and on another sheet draw how to proceed. Let's do it always! "

Our best friends are books

Read books to your child. Using the characters in the books as an example, teach him to take care of loved ones, to behave correctly, to help others, to think about the consequences of his actions. Ask questions: "Why did it happen, did this boy behave well, what should have been done?" Help the kid to draw conclusions: it is necessary to share what you have, help others, be able to be friends, etc.

The selection of children's books is now extremely large. You probably remember your favorite books as a child. These can be, for example, books by Z. Alexandrova ("The Invisible Woman"), L. Voronkova ("What Mother Would Say"), E. Blaginina ("Let's Sit in Silence"), L. Vasilyeva-Gangus ("The ABC of Politeness") , B. Zakhoder ("The Gray Star"), N. Sladkova ("Without hesitation, or the affairs and concerns of Zhaleikin"), G. Shalaeva ("The Big Book of Rules of Conduct for Well-Bred Children"), poems for children by V. Mayakovsky ("What is good and what is bad?").

Evening fairy tale

Even if the child did not always behave well during the day, in the late afternoon, when the excitement goes away, it is time to talk about what happened. Don't turn it into arguing and lecturing. Tell a story about the good (bad) behavior of children and its consequences. You will invent the most suitable story yourself. Its plot is quite simple. The main characters are animals or dolls. Any place of action is chosen - a forest, a box of toys, a fairyland, a lake. Build the plot so that it resembles the incident with the child. Remember, a fairy tale always ends well. For example, if a toddler took toys from other children, the fairy tale may turn out to be something like the following.

“Animals were playing in a forest clearing under an old tree. The bear rolled the car, the chanterelles built a turret from the cubes, and the hare assembled the pyramid. Suddenly a wolf cub appeared under the tree. He destroyed the turret that the chanterelles had built, and took the car from the bear. The animals looked at the wolf cub and said: “We will not play with you, you are angry, you offend us.” They collected their toys and left to play in another meadow, but the wolf cub was left alone. ".

Be sure to add your comment: “You see how it happens when you offend others. Nobody wants to play with you. You have to be kind! "

Create a Code of Conduct with your child. It can be anything: written, in pictures, combined from words and pictures. Choose the items for a reminder based on the characteristics of your child. If he is impolite to others, include in the memo the item "Say polite words - 'thank you', 'goodbye'." If the child is a fighter, write: "Be peaceful." For a reminder, choose clear instructions on how to act, what to be. Try to keep within 7-8 points.

Decorate the memo beautifully, hang it in a prominent place. Each time you follow the rules, draw stars on it or stick stickers on it. For a certain number of stars (for example, 20), encourage the child: play your favorite game with him, give him a book or new pencils. Do not forget to note that the child is well done, pleases you with his behavior. Observe the written rules yourself.

Behavior rules

◈ Use polite words.

◈ Be peaceful.

◈ Share toys with children.

◈ Listen to your grandmother.

◈ Be calm on the street.

◈ Carefully put toys and books back in place.

Yulia Maznina

Sometimes circumstances develop in such a way that the child is forced to spend most of the day at home: the mother is busy or the weather is not at all leisurely. But for the normal well-being and development of the child, both physical and mental, he must move a lot during the day. Is it possible to organize outdoor games for children at home so that the child gets his share of the movement, and the house remains intact? Can. Also, playing outdoor games with a child at home, you can teach him not only new movements, dexterity and the ability to control your body, but also combine movement games with role-playing and educational games. But first things first.

Many outdoor games can be organized at home:

Gymnastics and games at the sports complex

One of the simplest options for outdoor games at home is gymnastics, only it must be done in a playful way, adding some kind of plot so that the child is interested. You can play around with nursery rhymes or poems. For example, like this:

Monkeys(from 1 year)

Early in the morning in a clearing

(I. p.: Squatting. We get up, raising our hands up, as if the sun is rising)
So the monkeys frolicked:
(We jump on two legs several times)
Right leg top, top
(Stamping with our right foot)
Left foot top, top!
(Stamping with our right foot)
Handles up, up, up !!! (We pull both hands up)
Who will raise above everyone ???
(We stand on our toes and stretch upward even more)

Hamster, hamster, hamster(from 1 year)

Hamster, Hamsters, hamsters -
(We puff up our cheeks)
Striped barrel.
(Hands on the belt, we perform bends to the sides)
Homka gets up early
(Stretching, put our hands up)
Washes her cheeks, rubs her neck.
(With three hands on the cheeks, then on the neck)
Homka sweeps the hut
(Simulate sweeping)
And goes out to charge.
(Marching)
One, two, three, four, five -
(Hands to the sides, rhythmically bend our arms at the elbows)
Homka wants to become strong!
(Press the brushes to the shoulder, straining the muscles of the arms, as if showing how much strength they have)

Classes at the sports complex can also be accompanied by any plot or play with poems.

Taxi in the miracle city(from 2 years old)

Arrange a city from a sports complex. Gift paper bags with handles can be used as houses. The inhabitants of the city are small toys. Hang packages at different levels of the wall bar, rope ladder, rope (if the child can climb a rope). You can stick an image of its inhabitant or an inscription on each house if the child can read. Invite your child to become a bus or taxi car and take the residents of the wonder city home. In order for the child's two hands to be free to climb the sports complex, passengers can be put in a pocket on the child's clothes.

In a flock of monkeys(from 2 years old)

Monkeys are very funny animals that love to play pranks. Invite your child to turn into a monkey and play a little too. The monkey can:

swing on vines (swing on a trapezoid and twist - unwind on rings);
climb trees (climb and go down the Swedish wall);
walk on branches on four legs (we walk on all fours on a bench, a raised board or a tape spread out on the floor);
move on hands from branch to branch (walk along the handle, if any), twist on rings);
sitting on a branch, throwing the fruits of a tree (attach a gift paper bag with table tennis balls or rag balls on the sports center at such a height that the child needs to climb up to it, the child can climb behind each ball or can perch on the crossbar and throw the balls at the target ).

For climbing the Swedish wall, the following poem by N. Shilov is great:

In the shop

In the shop,
Where is the halva
The hills rise
And the cookies
Stacks
Form
Sopki,
Where is the candy
"Red poppy"
Like mountains
Kara-dag,
And the ranks
Zephyr,
Like ridges
Pamir,
Place
Only for men -
Conquerors of the peaks.

When playing games at the sports complex, do not forget about safety precautions: a mat should be laid under the sports complex, insure the child when he makes new movements. You can read about how to organize a home sports corner in the article.

Role games

Role games can be a good option for outdoor games at home. The child can imitate your actions or pretend to be something. You can portray anything you like:

toys (whirligig, tumbler, ball);
animals (animals, birds, insects);
transport (bicycle, plane, car, train, and so on);
appliances (vacuum cleaner, iron, washing machine, hair dryer).

You can also give an assignment in several ways:

you simply show or tell the child what to do, who or what to portray;
the child chooses a card with a drawn or written task (such cards must be prepared in advance). If you depict animals, then on the cards with tasks you can draw not the animals themselves, but their shadow, footprints, or only part of them;
you can ask your child a riddle about what he will need to portray.

Here are some options for role-playing games.

Do like me(from 1 year)

The parent gives commands and performs them together with the child. For example, reach with a handle to your head, an ear to your knee, and a leg to a pillow. You can think of objects in different parts of a room or apartment so that you still need to reach them: touch your heel to the cabinet, your elbow to the table, and so on, as far as imagination and surrounding objects are enough. You can execute these commands at speed.

Gnomes and giants

This is a well-known outdoor mindfulness game. It is more interesting to play it with several children. The presenter can only pronounce the words "giants" and "gnomes". At the word "giants" everyone should stand on their toes and raise their hands. And at the word "gnomes" everyone should sit down.

The host tries to make the players make mistakes. You can say “giants” loudly at first, and “gnomes” quietly. And then suddenly - on the contrary. Or another option: saying "giants", the presenter crouches down, and saying "gnomes" - rises on his toes. And then suddenly - on the contrary. The pace of the game should be gradually increased.

If you play with several children, the one who is wrong is out of the game. The last player who has never made a mistake becomes the leader. If you are playing together with a child, after an error, you can simply change roles or impose a penalty for the error - for example, sit down 5 times.

Yula(from 1.5 years)

Surely you have a whirligig at home. Offer the baby to spin like a whirligig himself. When you say stop, the baby should stop. You can spin on two legs or on one leg (for children from 4 years old). The following poem by E. Gaiterova is well suited for this game:

I'm going to become a whirligig right now -
I spin alone on my leg.
And now I will change my leg
And I'm spinning on it a little.

Tumbler(from 1.5 years)

The most convenient way to play this game is on a mat on the floor. The child sits on his heels, bends over or falls on one side, then on the other. Suitable poem by T. Koval "Vanka-Vstanka":

Vanka-Vstanka is a tumbler.
Even if he wants to sleep
It's still worth it, poor thing,
And he can't go to bed.

Car(from 1, 5 years)

Mark several places in the room: garage, gas station, service station, post office, and so on. Invite your child to become a machine. Give the car directions where to go.

After 4 years old, you can use those places in your city that your child knows as places. You can also tell your child where to go, or ask him to take you on a city tour: have the child driver hold your hand and choose the route.

Around the world(from 4 years old)

This game is a variation of the previous game, but for it you need a political map of the world. Mark in different places the rooms or apartments of the country, which can be reached in different ways - by land, by water, by air. Invite your child to take a trip. You propose a country, the child decides how you can get to it, and moves to the right place, performing the appropriate movements: traveling by car or by train, sailing by ship or flying by plane or helicopter. For example, you can get from Russia to France by car, train or plane. And from France to Canada - by plane or by ship.

Truck(from 1, 5 years)

Invite your child to become a truck. You can use a large truck for the game that the child can drive with his hands, a car - a gurney on which the baby moves, pushing off with his feet, or a regular backpack that the baby will put on himself. At one end of the room, prepare the details of a large designer. These will be bricks. The truck must complete the task - to transport the bricks from the factory to the construction site. Help a child at the factory load bricks into the back of a car or a backpack. At a construction site, a child truck has to unload bricks. When all the bricks are transported, you can build a house, a zoo or something else out of them.

Horses(from 2 years old)

Tell your child about how horses and ponies are trained and offer to play a trained horse. Mark the stable in the room. Mom - the trainer gives commands to the horse, at the end the horse can get a treat. Examples of commands that a horse can perform:

"Step" - the horse walks, raising its knees high;
"Trot" - the horse runs;
"Turn" - the horse turns in a circle;
"Bow" - the horse leans forward;
"To the stable" - the horse runs to a specially designated place and so on.

Games with large objects, or building a shelter

Playing with large objects is an excellent physical activity for toddlers up to 4 years old.

Building a house(from 2 years old)

Invite your child to build a bear den, a mouse hole, a dog kennel, and so on with pillows and blankets. This game can easily turn into a story-based role-playing game.

Helping mom(from 2 years old)

Ask your child to help you: move a pillow, stool or something else of a large size, but not too heavy, to another room; put books on a high shelf and so on. The kid will not only be glad that he was able to be useful to you, but will also receive additional physical activity.

Dancing

An excellent option outdoor games for children at home can become dancing. They not only contribute to the development of gross motor skills of the baby, but also develop his auditory concentration and attention. Here are some options for dance games.

Just dancing(from 6 months)

The child and you can just move to the music the way you like.

We dance(from 1 year)

There are many simple nursery rhymes that you can dance to by doing certain movements during the chorus (clap, stomp, spin).

Dance with stops(from 2 years old)

For this game, you will need a presenter who will periodically turn off the music. While the music is playing, the child is dancing, as soon as the music has stopped, the child must also stop. For children over 4 years old, the task can be complicated: not just stop when the music ends, but freeze in the position in which he was at that moment. When the music starts up again, the child starts dancing again.

Dress up and dance(from 2 years old)

If your toddler is tired of just dancing, try dancing in costumes. For costumes, you can use items of clothing that you have at home, or parts of fancy dress, if you have them. You can choose the appropriate music for dancing in a particular costume. Here are some examples:

put on the red and white Buratino cap and dance to the song from the movie "Buratino";
on the head of the captain's cap - we dance to the song "The Brave Captain";
we put on a peakless cap and a sailor collar - we dance to "Yablochko";
we have a cowboy hat on our head and a wooden or inflatable horse under the saddle - we dance to the songs “Two Cowboys” and “Song about Cowboy John”;
we put on dad's or mom's slippers or shoes - and we dance to the song "Barbariki";
put on khaki shorts and a military cap - we march to the song "Soldiers - Brava Children";
mouse costume - Scary beast (Song about the mouse) muses. A. Moskova lyrics A. Shutko;

Musical "Cat and Mouse"(from 2 years old)

You will need two melodies (loud and quiet) and a presenter who will switch them. You will be a cat, a child - a mouse. When soft music is playing, the child can run around the room as he wants, for example, he can try to pull crumbs off the table. When the melody changes, the cat wakes up and tries to catch the mouse. It is interesting to play this game with several children - mice.

Catch-up at home

There is hardly a child who does not like to run. Catching up, or tagging, is one of the most ancient folk games, like hide and seek. With some restrictions, it is quite possible to play catch-up at home. The goal of the game in all cases is the same - the presenter is trying to catch up and insult the other player or players. If the space of the apartment does not allow for active running, you can invite the baby to play catch-up on all fours.

Catch-up with a plot

There are many catch-up plots with appropriate poetic accompaniment. While the poem is being told, the leader (bear, wolf, dog, and so on) is hiding or sleeping, the children walk around him. As soon as the poem ends, the children scatter, and the presenter catches them:

The bear in the forest

The bear in the forest,
I take mushrooms, berries,
And the bear does not sleep
And growls at us.

Geese, Geese

Shepherd: Geese, geese!
Geese: Ha, ha, ha.
Shepherd: Do you want to eat?
Geese: Yes, yes, yes.
Shepherd: Well, fly.
Geese: We can't. The gray wolf under the mountain won't let us go home.
Shepherd: Well, fly as you like, just take care of your wings.

Angry dog

Here lies a shaggy dog
He buried his nose in his paws.
Quietly, calmly, he lies,
It's not asleep
not asleep.
Let's go to him, wake him up
And let's see what will happen ...

Do not make noise more quietly than the mouse ...

The mice are dancing
The cat is dozing on the couch.
Hush, mice, do not make noise,
Don't wake up Vaska the cat.
How Vaska cat wakes up,
Will break your round dance.

But you may well come up with your own plot: a fox and a chicken, a wolf and a hare, and so on.

Catch-up with houses

Circles made of rope, sheets of paper laid out on the floor, parts of a children's rug, stools and a sofa can serve as houses. Mom catches up with the baby, but if the baby jumped into the house, the mother can no longer beat him down. You can do without stationary houses: a player can be considered "in the house" if he squatted down, folded his arms over his head in the form of a roof and said: "Chur, I'm in the house."

Feet higher off the ground

This game is similar to the previous one, but the mother cannot hurt the baby only if he lifted his legs off the ground: he sat down on the sofa or on the floor and lifted his legs, lay on the floor on his stomach and raised his legs bent at the knees, hung on the bar. You can agree that you can stay in the house until the salting one counts to 5 or 10.

Zhmurki

Zhmurki – it is also a kind of catch-up, but the driver is blindfolded with a thick handkerchief or scarf. The driver is spun, and upon a signal, the players run up and begin to "tease" the driver, giving signals about their whereabouts. You can ring a bell or clap your hands. The driver needs to kill at least one of the players.

Ball catching

In this version of the game of catch-up, you need to batter the child not with your hand, but with a ball (at home it is better to use a soft rag ball or a small beach ball) or a soft toy.

Runners

If you do not want to play catch-up with your child, let him run alone, but not just like that, but with a plot: you tell a poem and show the movements, the child repeats the movements after you, and on the last phrase runs away about his business:

Butterfly

In the morning the butterfly woke up.
(We depict with fists, like three eyes)
She stretched and smiled.
(We stand on our toes, pull our hands up.)
Once - with dew she washed her face.
(We represent how we wash.)
Two - gracefully circled.
(We circle in place.)
Three - bent down and sat down.
(Lean forward and squat.)
At four, she flew away.
(We run away, waving our arms).

Bees

Bees sit in hives
(We squat down.)
And they look out the window.
(We support our cheek with our right fist. With our left hand we support the elbow of our right hand.)
They wanted to frolic,
(We get up.)
We flew one after another.
(We run away.)

Maze

Do you want to play with your child easily and with pleasure?

Build a labyrinth of large construction blocks or long rope on the floor of a spacious room. The kid can run through the maze by himself, carry soft toys or carry cars.

Hide and seek at home

Hide and seek is also one of the outdoor games that can be played not only on the street, but also at home. There are a lot of options for hide-and-seek games. The main thing in all of them is that the child “hides” from prying eyes himself or hides some object, and the leader is looking for him or a hidden object.

Hide and seek for the little ones(from 1 year)

Everyone knows the baby game "ku - ku". You can play it a little differently with babies: invite the baby to hide the arms with you (bring them behind the back), legs (sit on the heels), tummy (curl up). You can hide shoulders, elbows, heels, knees, covering them with your hands. This game will allow your little one not only to learn to coordinate their movements, but also to learn body parts.

Looking for a toy(from 1 year)

Choose a toy to hide with your baby. Ask the baby to close his eyes or close his eyes with his hands, and hide the toy yourself. The kid, for sure, will spy, and then quickly find her. Then switch roles. When you are looking, your best bet is to look in the wrong places and comment loudly on your actions. It will be more fun, and at the same time you will introduce the kid to the space and the names of the objects that surround him at home.

Toys hid

Hide the toys in the apartment so that they look out a little so that the child can notice them. Ask your child to find all of the hidden toys. If the toys are small, they can be put in a bucket or basket, if large - in a certain place, for example, on a sofa. For older children, you can complicate the game: during the search, turn on funny music and warn that the toys must be found while the music is playing.

Looking for treasure(from 3 years old)

Hide a "treasure" (sweets or a new toy) in the room or apartment and ask the child to find it. You can give him a hint:

make a riddle about the place where the treasure is hidden;
comment on his actions with the words "hot - cold", "warmer - colder".

For older children, you can draw a search map or use notes with tips.

Regular hide and seek(from 1.5 years)

Almost all children enjoy playing hide and seek at home. If space permits, you can hide behind doors, behind curtains, behind the end of a sofa or closet, in the closet itself, if you allow it. If you are looking for a baby, deliberately making mistakes and loudly commenting on your actions, this will give your child a lot of pleasure. You can also look for a child deliberately for a long time or with the help of binoculars or an impromptu telescope. You can climb onto a stool and look for a child from there - you can see better from above.

Stick - snitch(from 3 years old)

This is a variant of hide and seek with a stick. – a snitch, when it is first thrown into the house, and then the presenter must "knock" each found player with this stick. Determine a place - a house and put a stick there. As soon as you find a child, he should run faster than you to the house, knock with a stick and shout: “Knock – knock, stick. Help me out! " If he does not have time, he becomes the leader.

Ball games at home

For ball games at home, it is better to use rag balls or small rubber balls: they can cause the least damage. You can play at home with a small bouncy beach ball or small plush toy.

Pig toy(from 2 years old)

You will need a funny plush toy, such as a rooster, pig or frog, funny rhythmic music and an assistant who will stop and start the music. To the music, we throw the toy into each other's hands. Suddenly the music stops. The one who at that moment was with a toy in his hands - loudly loudly crows, grunts or croaks!

"Edible - inedible" and other "question-answer" games(from 3 years old)

Edible - Inedible is one of the most famous ball games. The presenter throws the ball to other players and names some food or object when throwing. The player to whom the host throws the ball must catch it if something edible is named (apple, porridge, juice), and discard it if an inedible object is named (car, sofa, scissors).

You can diversify this game. For example, agree that players catch the ball only if named by the host the subject has a certain attribute(blue, can fly, live, and so on).

Another ball game where you have to catch the ball is the game "question answer"... When throwing the ball, the presenter can ask a question, and the player who caught the ball answers it by throwing the ball to the host. Questions can be any or about one topic. For example, on the topic family: Who are you for your mother? Who is your dad brother? etc. Or on a bird theme: What do birds build on trees? Can an ostrich bird fly? Is a sparrow a poultry? etc.

Another variation of the ball game, assuming the players' responses. The presenter and the players determine theme such as transport or vegetables. The presenter throws the ball to the players, the players catch the ball and, throwing it to the player, name an object from the selected group. For example, for the generalized concept of "transport" the answers are suitable: car, bus, train, plane, and so on.

By playing these ball games, show your toddler that the ball can be thrown in different ways: from the chest, from behind the head, from below, with one or two hands.

Roll the ball(from 1 year)

Show your child how to roll a ball on the floor. Can roll the ball to each other sitting on the floor.

After 3 years, you can offer the child, holding the ball with your hand, ride his snake- between the parts of the constructor or soft animals.

Can be arranged at home bowling. If you don't have pins, empty plastic bottles can replace them. Have your toddler throw or push the ball while trying to knock down pins on the floor. Pouring water into the bottles makes them harder to knock down.

Right on target(from 1.5 years)

Attach a large target on a Whatman paper or piece of paper to a wall or door at eye level with your child. Show your child how to throw a small ball at a target. Successful throws of the kid can be marked on the target with felt-tip pens or stickers. You can throw balls into a large bucket or basin. Gradually increase the distance to the target or bucket.

We train the blow(from 1.5 years)

At a gym or door handle, hang a ball in a toy net. Invite your toddler to hit the ball with a table tennis racket or plastic bottle.

Football(from 1.5 years)

Children under 3 can play soccer at home with a soft ball. Show your toddler how to kick a ball. Let him try to score it into the goal. The gate can be a stool turned on its side, or a table covered on three sides with a cloth. You can designate the gate with two blocks of a large designer.

Outdoor games with balloons at home

Balloons are perfect for outdoor games at home. Here are some game options.

Flyer(from 9 months)

Children like this game very much. You will need one balloon. Inflate the balloon, but don't tie it. Give the ball to the child and ask him to release it. Air will come out of the balloon, and the balloon will fly around the room, making indescribable turns. Children are happy to run after a flying ball and look for where it fell.

Volleyball(from 3 years old)

It will take one inflated balloon. Purpose of the game: push the ball up with your hands so that it does not fall as long as possible. You cannot catch the ball with your hands.

Balloon Race(from 4 years old)

You will need two inflated balloons (or more - according to the number of participants), a free floor or a long table. Purpose of the game: transfer balls from one part of the room to another. The balls can be blown, pushed with your feet, elbows, chin, and so on.

You can complicate the game by adding obstacles that you need to get around, for example, stools or a tunnel through which you need to crawl. The tunnel can be a box without a top and bottom, laid on its side, a rolled up gymnastic mat, or a table covered with a cloth.

Running with balloons(from 4 years old)

You will need two inflated balloons (or more - according to the number of participants). Goal: move from one part to another without letting the ball fall to the floor. The balls can be pushed with your hands, carried on plastic plates, you can toss them with a ping pong or volleyball racket (if you don’t have a racket at hand, you can make it from a plastic plate and sticks using scotch tape), you can jump with a ball sandwiched between your knees.

Transfer(from 2 years old)

You will need several balls of two colors. Small balls can be used. Inflate balloons and scatter them around the room. Divide the room in two. Choose the color of the balloons that you will collect and which ones for the child. Purpose of the game: to collect balls of your color on your half faster than your opponent. You can collect the balls in large bags or a bowl. You can agree that the orange balls are pumpkins, the green ones are zucchini, and harvest.

You can read about what other games with balloons are possible in the article.

We play outdoor games at home in a circle

If more than two children are gathered, at home in a spacious room you can also play outdoor games in a circle. A distinctive feature of these games is that the participants move in a circle, and the leader is in the center of the circle.

Carousel

The presenter reads a poem. The players stand in a circle and join hands (or a hoop). Move in a circle clockwise. Gradually accelerate the step, then run. Then they gradually slow down, stop and squat down:

Barely, barely
The carousels spun
And then, then, then
All running, running, running.
Hush, hush, take your time.
Stop the carousel.
Stop.

Next time you can move counterclockwise.

Blow up, bubble

The players join hands, forming a circle, move backward, expanding the circle and saying:

Blow up, bubble
Blow up big
Stay that way
Don't burst!

Then if the presenter says: "The air is coming out!" If the presenter says: “The bubble has burst!”, The players run across the room.

Loaf

This game can be played not only at a birthday party.

As for (child's name) name day
We baked a loaf:
(Children dance around the birthday child).
Such a height
(Raise closed hands up).
Here is such a bottom,
(Squatting down, lower their arms).
That's the width
(Children diverge to the width of outstretched arms, stretching the circle).
These are the dinners.
(Children converge in the center of the circle, lowering their hands down and slightly forward).
Loaf, loaf, Whom do you love choose!
(The birthday boy chooses the children, walking around them in a circle).
I really love everyone
But (selected child's name) is the best!
(Points to one of the children in the circle).

The game is repeated with the selected child.

Children will be delighted if adults join them in these games. Playing in a circle creates an amazing sense of togetherness between children and parents.

Good for home outdoor games with ropes... You can read more about these games in the article.

We play outdoor games at home for a walk

As you probably already understood, many outdoor games that you play with your child for a walk can be adapted for the home, adding a little imagination and reducing the running speed. Here are some more options outdoor games with children at home depending on the season.

Snowballs at home. Is it winter outside and your little one really enjoys playing snowballs? But there is a blizzard outside, and you can't go for a walk? Play snowballs at home: Crumpled sheets of white printer paper are great as snowballs. Shelters made from chairs and cushions will make the game even more fun.

Home leaf fall. It is autumn now, and it is raining outside, but yesterday you played so well with fallen leaves? Try to arrange leaf fall at home: the leaves can be cut out of colored paper or scraps of fabric.

Boats at home. Does your kid like sailing boats in spring streams? Offer him to become the captain of such a ship. To play, you need a boat on a string of such length that the kid can pull it along with him. You can take a toy boat or make a paper boat. You can simply pull the boat along a stream (a stream can be made from a blue ribbon or a piece of cloth). And here is a suitable poem by A. Barto "Ship":

Tarpaulin,
Rope in hand
I pull the boat
On the fast river
And the frogs are jumping
On my heels
And they ask me:
- Take it, captain!

Or, while playing this game, you can tell your child about how a stream is born from a spring, how a stream flows into a river, a river into the sea. For a stream and a river, you will need ribbons of different thicknesses, for the sea - a piece of blue or light blue fabric. The Norwegian folk song, translated by Y. Vronsky, "In a Wooden Shoe", is perfect for this trip.

You and me, yes you and me
In a wooden shoe
With a fair breeze
We will go to the sea along the river.

And then and then
We will swim across the sea
We'll come across the sea
We will meet the musician.

The musician will play us
Something like that
To feet, to feet
There was no rest.

And then home again
You and me, yes you and me
By sea, by river
In a wooden shoe.

Once, playing this poem, we used a real boot, though not a wooden one.

Home hike. Have you ever gone camping with your baby? If so, then, for sure, he really liked it. Why not repeat at home? If not, then it's time to work out at home. How? Arrange an obstacle course for your child and play it as a hiking game: mountains, rivers, forests, meadows. Do not forget to collect your hiking backpack before the game, and make a short break in the middle of the hike. If you have a tent at home, you can even organize an "overnight stay".

Such games will not only bring a lot of fun minutes to your kid, but will also contribute to the development of his imagination.

Some more ideas for outdoor games with children at home you can find in this video:

Have fun playing games at home!

You can read about what outdoor games you can play with your baby, depending on his age, in the following articles.

We alternate between calm and active games that contribute to strengthening memory, imaginative thinking, the development of fine motor skills of hands, physical development, etc.

Educational toys for children at the age of 4

With four-year-old children, you can play loto, study with an interactive map or an interactive globe, examine objects through a microscope, play with a constructor, make wonderful crafts, sculpt from clay, etc. Ask your loved ones, and buy educational toys yourself, and not just banal dolls / cars. Pay attention to encyclopedias with pictures, it's time to study, delve into, reflect.

At home, there should be a special workplace for the child (table and chair or desk), here he can draw, read, count, sculpt, learn the language, and do crafts.

Educational games for a child at 4 years old

We offer several games that you can play at home with a 4-year-old child.
Game 1. We blindfold the baby and go with him on an exciting journey around the house. We bring the child to various objects and let them smell, touch, food can be licked. The child must determine what it is. The game will help develop all the baby's senses.
Game 2. We ask the child to come up with an alternative name for a common thing. For example, let's take a ladle. How else can you call it - "suponagrebatel", "kampotonositel?" Let your child show imagination. It can be very funny!
Game 3. We take paints, a sheet of paper, a brush (if the paints are not finger paints). With his eyes closed, the child, with the help of his mother, soaks a brush in paint and makes several strokes on the sheet. And so several times. Then both the mother and the child study the drawing together and try to understand what it is like. The game also develops the imagination.

What else to play with a child at 4 years old?

drawing with paints, felt-tip pens, pencils (for example, we draw a house in different ways);
coloring of coloring pages;
game with cubes with letters, numbers;
game with a set of geometric shapes;
board games for the little ones;
children's bowling;
searching for treasures in the room;
identification of wild and domestic animals.

To develop fine motor skills of hands at 4 years old, we play like this:

we lay out a house of sticks / matches (without sulfur);
drawing up a picture of matches (sticks);
stringing of buttons, pasta on a string;
mixing and unfolding beads (buttons) of different colors;
lacing games.

All classes with a child should be played in a playful way. Do not force the child to study when you want it, not he. You need to create a light, relaxed and interesting emotional background. Start your games-activities with some interesting phrase "Well, baby, let's play some magic game?"

Conduct regular sessions at the same time. A child over 3 years old can exercise for at least 15 minutes. At the same time, a more interesting activity is able to concentrate the baby's attention on himself for half an hour.

Do not let your toddler scatter or misuse activity materials such as educational pictures. They should be folded after class. The kid should be interested in watching them. If they roll around the apartment in free access, then for the child they will lose their importance.

Before and after class, praise your baby, say that classes will help him to be as smart as dad.

How to spend time with your child at 4 years of age?

With a baby at 4 years old, you can safely go to a museum, to a children's play, to a circus, to an exhibition of cats / dogs, ride on a children's railroad, ride bicycles in the park / forest, go to the pool, to the skating rink, to the cinema for a cartoon, go boating, take a city tour, and more.

Childhood is a wonderful and carefree time. The basis of a child's leisure time at this time is a fun and easy game, which is very much loved by all children. In the course of the game, there is learning, mastering skills, acquaintance with social roles, working out relationships. The functions of the game are so diverse that there is no way to describe them all.

But when it comes to practice, many parents simply forget about the time when they were children, and impromptu does not work. Keep a few games in stock for children of different age groups.

Outdoor games for children are the basis of physical and intellectual development

What to play at home as a child? Different versions of games can be useful if you have several children of different years visiting you, it is important that it is interesting for all of them.

Original scenarios are very relevant, which do not look like common games.

Game options for children 3-5 years old

· Rainy weather

Even at the age of 3 years, children will understand the rules of the game. Each child sits on a chair, this is his "house". The presenter says that today the weather is fine, and all the children can take a walk, the guys get up from their chairs and move in a chaotic manner. The presenter begins to say "drip-drip", it seems, it has started raining, you need to return to your house, the children are actively sitting in their chairs. Can be repeated several times at varying intervals.

The presenter plays the role of a cat, children at the age of 3 years are small titmouse birds. Each bird has its own nest, if the game is outside, then you can draw a nest on the asphalt, if the children play at home, then you can cut a circle out of a sheet of paper and put it on the floor. When the cat is asleep, titmouses can fly, look for crumbs, but as soon as the cat wakes up, all the birds should return to their nests.

The game titmouse and cat is very funny

· Bear den and tourists

From among the children aged 3 and older, you need to choose a "bear". Draw 2 circles on the ground or spread 2 rugs if you are indoors. To the song about the bear, the "tourists" leave their circle, while the "bear" is in hibernation, at the signal the bear wakes up and rushes in pursuit of careless tourists. The child who is caught by the "bear" becomes a new clubfoot.

· The stream flows

At 3 years old, you can try this game. An impromptu stream 2 meters long and 0.5 meters wide is drawn on the ground. Pebbles are drawn along the banks. Children line up in a column and in turn overcome the water obstacle, jumping over the pebbles, those guys who "wet" their feet go to the bench, carefully watching the children passing along the stream. There are only three children on the bench at all times, so they are very attentive, waiting to be included in the game.

At home, children love to play board and floor games

· Snowfall

An excellent game for children 3-5 years old. Have the children imagine themselves as small snowflakes. During a storm, they circle in different directions, collide with each other, and when the presenter says "snowfall", they crouch and do not move. In the course of the game, you need to change the rhythm several times, you can all sing a song about snowfall and blizzard together.

Snowfall can start by making snowflakes

· Partner

In the course of this game, children aged 3 years consolidate their knowledge of colors, learn to work in pairs. To play, you need several colored squares that need to be cut diagonally. Children are presented with the resulting colored flags. On command, the guys line up along the wall in a chaotic manner. On command, each child must find his partner, with the same flag as his. Then the presenter says "exchange", the whole action is repeated anew.

Variants of games for children 5-7 years old

Children at this age also love active, outdoor games, imitate each other, but unlike the previous period, the result of the game becomes interesting, they actively express their thoughts and feelings. The following games were marked by children.

Difficult relationships

Children 5-7 years old should be divided into two teams - bees and bears. Each bee needs to organize a house, for example, draw a "hive" on the ground. On command, the bees fly away from the house to collect nectar, while the cunning cubs occupy the bee houses and feast on honey. At the signal, the bees come back and sting the bears, each bear saves its "skin" by flight, those clubfoot that did not escape do not participate in the next round.

· Smart Fox

The guys line up in one line with their backs to the presenter. Children close their eyes, and the presenter walks behind them and touches the shoulder of one of the participants, this will be the "cunning fox". All children open their eyes and call the fox in unison, at this moment the chosen child should not pretend to be. At the command of the leader, the fox changes his appearance and tries to catch two children. The game starts over, you can choose another child or the same one.

Costume games are always fun

In this game, in addition to physical activity, there is work with emotions.

You need to draw a circle on the ground or spread a rug. It will be a corral of deer, two hunters are selected from among the guys. All the deer stand in a circle, the hunters take turns to throw the ball at the deer, if the ball hits the target, the child leaves the circle. The child who turns out to be the most agile wins, will dodge all the blows.

Deer hunting game

Angler

To play with children, you will need a jump rope, it will act as a fishing rod. The fisherman stands in the center of the circle, along the periphery of which the remaining children 5-7 years old are located. The presenter begins to spin the rope, and the "fish" jump up in the hope of dodging. The most nimble fish that survived all the fishing trips wins.

Falcons

On the ground, you need to draw two lines in the middle there will be a sector of hunters. There are two hunters in the center, the rest of the children 5-7 years old are falcons. At the command of the leader, they must overcome the sector of hunters. The most nimble falcon wins, who has survived the flight more than once, then the children change roles, try themselves in the role of hunters and falcons. Such games are perfectly perceived by children.

Spider web

From among children 5-7 years old, a child is selected for the role of a spider, he is located in one of the corners of a room or sector. The rest of the children are active flying flies. The presenter says "the spider is sleeping", the child who plays his role freezes, and the rest of the children are actively moving around the room, buzzing. As soon as the presenter shouts "hunting" all the "flies" freeze, the spider goes out to hunt. The spider should not hurt anyone, but he carefully observes the movements, if he can see them, he immediately grabs the fly, drags it into his nest. As soon as the spider collects 2-3 flies, gratitude is announced to him and a new hunter is elected.

The role of outdoor games in child development

Mousetrap

From among the children, two children are selected to represent the mousetrap. Such active games are loved by children. The rest of the children are agile mice. The mousetrap first lets all the mice go around in a circle, but at the signal from the leader, you can unexpectedly get caught. Under a cheerful speech you need to catch a few mice until the game gets bored.

Game options for children 8-12 years old

Lodger hare

From the number of children 8-12 years old, you need to choose a hunter and a lodging hare. The rest of the children are hares with houses. Under the cheerful counting of the leading bunny without a house runs away from the hunter, he can only escape in the house, but then another "bunny" becomes a forced lodger and flees to another house.

Educational games for younger students help them learn better

Tierra del Fuego

All the children, together with the leader, run around the room, at the command of the leader of the "fire" all the children seek shelter, climb a hill, then those who did not manage to escape leave the game. The fittest wins.

New pair

All children 8-12 years old are divided into pairs, stand behind each other. A pair of drivers is separated, the one who runs away may become the third in front of another pair, in this case the latter becomes superfluous, is forced to run away, this is how a dynamic change of children occurs in a couple.

Shootout

It is necessary to draw two lines on the ground, two drivers are located in the outer sectors, the rest of the children in the middle. For the game, a ball is needed, which the drivers throw over a group of children, trying to get into, those children who have been hit are eliminated from the competition. As a result, the most active and agile child remains.

Ball Game Shootout

In order that your home does not turn into a battlefield, all the children are busy with a safe business, you just need to have various options for games in stock. What to play with your child at home so that all participants are happy.

The inclusion in the game must be voluntary, you cannot force the child if he does not want to play. But you can create an environment in which the child simply does not want to refuse.
Participation should be active and active; creativity should not be suppressed, the child should not be limited to rigid frameworks.
At the same time, it is necessary to clearly explain the rules of the game to all participants so that there are no hesitations and breakdowns.
Games should develop a sense of teamwork, the ability to work in a team.
It is difficult for children to sit still, therefore moderate outdoor games that will not force children to sit still are welcome.