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Подвижные игры для детей дома: 39 вариантов для ребенка любого возраста

СОДЕРЖАНИЕ

1. Как заинтересовать малышей до года
2. Подвижные игры для детей 2-3 лет дома
2.1. Активное времяпровождение вместе со шведской стенкой
2.2. Увлекательные домашние мини квесты
3. Как занять ребятишек 4-5 лет
3.1. Играем с мячом
3.2. Соревнования при помощи шведской стенки
4. Активно играем с детьми после 6 лет
4.1. Супер-игры на спорткомплексе
5. Заключение

Подвижные игры с детьми можно проводить везде, даже в квартире. Причем делать это можно с ребятишками любого возраста: даже малыши до года способны освоить несложные правила, с интересом их выполняя. Ведь как сказал Максим Горький:

«Игра – путь детей к познанию мира, в котором они живут и который призваны изменить».

Как заинтересовать малышей до года

Деткам до года интересно абсолютно все. Они только начинают познавать мир сначала лежа, потом посредством ползания и, наконец, вставая на ножки. Подвижные элементы просто необходимы для их развития. Причем начинать стоит уже тогда, когда малыш находится еще в пассивном состоянии, к примеру, только-только начинает переворачиваться.

Небольшая подборка домашних развлечений с малышами представлена в таблице.

Название	Что понадобится	Описание
Достань игрушку	Любая игрушка, желательно яркая	Положите рядом с карапузом игрушку, побуждая его перевернуться и дотянуться до предмета.
Достань игрушку 2	То же самое	Подвесьте игрушку на шведскую стенку сначала за самую нижнюю ступень, затем постепенно повышая планку. Также побудите малыша дотянуться до игрушки, вначале лежа, затем, вставая на ножки.
Ку-ку	Любые предметы интерьера: шкаф, диван, занавеска, одеяло	Прятки любят все — малыши не исключение. Начните потеху с обычной пеленки или одеяла. Накиньте ее на малыша. Начинайте «поиски». Далее научите чадо прятаться по-настоящему. Делайте это сначала сами, побуждая карапуза вас искать, затем пусть прячется он.
Ку-ку 2	Шведская стенка	Для пряток подойдет также детский уголок. Малыш может выглядывать как из под канатного лаза, так и между ступенями лестницы.
Подъемы и спуски	Диван	Познающий мир малыш зачастую сам находит себе занятие. Например, он всеми силам старается вскарабкаться на диван, а затем без падения спуститься с него. Не мешайте в этих начинаниях, лучше помогите освоить новые двигательные навыки.
Подъемы и спуски 2	Шведская стенка	Когда малыш встанет на ножки познакомьте его с лесенкой шведской стенки. Очень интересно будет карабкаться вначале вверх, а потом спускаться вниз, разумеется с вашей помощью.

Вопреки тому, что двигательная активность укрепляет мышцы, развивает силу, выносливость, занятия с малышами до года не должны превышать пяти — десяти минут. При этом задачи должны сменять друг друга. Иначе малыш может переутомиться, как физически, так и эмоционально.

Подвижные игры для детей 2-3 лет дома

Детишки в 2 года очень любят активные движения, сопровождающиеся песенками с забавными стишками. Начинать подвижные игры лучше с выполнения несложных действий, они не только помогают физически развиваться, но и формируют речь с памятью. Так, предложите чаду следующие варианты:

1. Тили-бом

Взмахиваем руками – «тили-бом»,

Затыкаем уши руками – «что за гром?»

Смотрим на часы – «вот те раз» —

Показываем один палец – «ровно час!»

2. Птичка, лети

Возьмите малыша за ручки, начинайте ходить с ним по кругу – «лети, птичка, к нам в окно»,

Начинайте махать руками – «лети, птичка, через дверь»,

Махая руками, начинайте бегать по комнате – «лети, птичка, к нам в окно»,

Коснитесь рукой стула – «прилетай и сядь на стул».

Так, можно, «летая», касаться разных предметов в комнате. Потеха не только развивает координацию движений, но и расширяет словарный запас.

3. Посмотри на себя

Попросите ребенку осмотреть себя, предложив интересные задания. Например, если он в футболке, попросите его наклониться вперед. Если у него есть носочки, попросите присесть. Вариантов заданий может быть сколько угодно, которые не только укрепляют мышцы, но и развивают наблюдательность.

4. Кто как ходит

Предложите малышу походить, подражая разным животным. Пройдитесь вместе с ним вразвалочку как мишка, попрыгайте как зайка или лягушка, медленно прошагайте как верблюд, выбрасывая вперед ноги. Когда походки зверей будут изучены попробуйте поиграть в «угадайку»: один изображает животное, другой угадывает.

5. Переложи вещь

Вы не замечали сколько шагов делает малыш, пытаясь переложить предметы? Предложите карапузу, например, переложить 10 целых грецких орехов с одной миски в другую, находящихся далеко друг от друга.

Со временем задания стоит усложнять, используя мяч, ведёрочки или прочие интересные вещицы. Так, мяч можно катать по полу, под ведерочком прятать игрушку, пытаться пройти по натянутой по полу веревочке.

Вариантов интересных занимательных забав реально придумать сколько угодно, используя при этом не только готовые игрушки, но и любой подручный материал.

Активное времяпровождение вместе со шведской стенкой

В 2-3 года карапуз уже уверенно может ползать по шведской стенке. Пора начинать давать несложные задания:

1. Идет бычок качается

Хорошо если спортивный уголок оснащен горкой – можно поиграть в качающегося бычка. Предложите карапузу сначала подняться по горке, а потом спуститься с нее. Усложненный вариант – те же действия, но спиной.

2. Веселая обезьянка

Для забавы понадобится любой инвентарь спортивного уголка: канатный лаз, веревочная лестница или гимнастические кольца. Трехлетка уже с уверенностью сможет карабкаться по ним, висеть, делать несложные кульбиты, прямо как настоящая обезьянка.

3. Догони меня

Практически каждый ребенок любит играть в догонялки. Предложите необычный вариант такой забавы. Начните догонять его до тех пор, пока он не окажется на шведской стенке. Она будет играть роль так называемого домика. Можно усложнить задачу и бегать только на носочках, предупреждая тем самым плоскостопие, а также делая осанку ровной.

Увлекательные домашние мини квесты

Искать, бегать, думать – квест задачи захватывают даже взрослых. Устройте подобные мероприятия для своего сына или дочки, и вы увидите, как загорятся их глаза. Тем более, что придумывать ничего сверхъестественного не придется. Ребятишки такие фантазеры, что вам нужно только подать идею, а остальное они додумают сами. Так, можно устроить:

1. Увлекательное путешествие

Превратите обычную комнату в далекую планету, таинственный остров или жаркую пустыню. Каждый раз тему рекомендуется менять. Диван может стать кораблем, стул огромной горой, а ковер океаном.

Предложите ребенку преодолевать препятствия по пути к цели. К примеру, обойти «болото» по самому краю коврика или преодолеть «пропасть» между диваном и стулом.

2. Поиск клада

Спрячьте клад в виде игрушки или сладости. Попросите чадо найти его. Интересно даже сказать, что клад оставили пираты, а найти его можно следующими способами:

• «горячо-холодно»;
• по нарисованному плану комнаты с указателями-подсказками.

Можно предложить еще такой вариант: сказать, что клад находится на другом конце комнаты, а добраться туда разрешено, не касаясь пола. Используя любые подручные средства, такие как стул, подушки, кубики, ребенок должен добраться до цели.

3. Волшебное такси

Для этого квеста понадобится шведская стенка. Развешиваем на разных ее уровнях и имеющемся навесном инвентаре бумажные пакеты с наклеенными изображениями животных. Это будут домики для них. Задача — найти для каждой имеющейся игрушки – животного свой домик, доставив ее строго по назначению.

Как занять ребятишек 4-5 лет

В этом возрасте детям больше интересны задачи с соревновательными элементами при участии нескольких ребятишек. Так, при ограниченном пространстве можно предложить игры для двоих или троих детей. Если условия позволяют пригласить к развлечению можно большее число ребятишек, устроив настоящие командные состязания.

Увлечь ребят можно следующими играми:

1. Великаны и карлики

Попросите игроков встать в круг. После слова «Карлики» все должны присесть, а после слова «Великаны» встать. Ошибающийся выходит из круга. Побеждает самый внимательный.

2. Щиплем перья

Одной команде цепляют за одежду бельевые прищепки. Их задача – ловить остальных игроков, цепляя им свои прищепки. Побеждает тот, кто первым освободится от «перьев».

3. Мини-эстафета

Создайте две команды, поставив их в одном конце комнаты. Выполняя задания, игроки должны оказаться на другом конце комнаты. Побеждает команда, быстрее прошедшая дистанцию.

В качестве заданий могут выступать:

• проход дистанции на корточках;
• проход дистанции с наступанием только на разложенные по полу листки бумаги;
• проползание через обручи;
• проход с книгой на голове;
• проход с воздушным шариком, не трогая его руками.

Играем с мячом

Мяч – незаменимый элемент для домашних развлечений. Его можно ловить, за ним можно бегать, его можно кидать. С ним можно играть одному, либо привлечь к потехе нескольких детей. Так, для дома можно предложить следующие варианты:

1. Съедобное-несъедобное

Известная всеми любимая забава, в особом описании даже не нуждающаяся.

2. Задания с мячом

Можно раздать детям различные задания. Кто-то пусть кидает мяч и ловит его, кто-то бьет мячик об пол, третий кидает мяч о стену, четвертый перекладывает его из одной руки в другую за спиной. Радость и смех обеспечены.

3. Сбей мяч

Положите большой мяч на стул. По сигналу «Сбей мяч» игрок должен бросать в большой мячик маленький. Стоять при этом он должен на расстоянии полтора-два метра от стула.

4. Не зевай

Играющие должны встать в круг спиной к центру, в котором стоит водящий с мячом. Водящий должен сосчитать до пяти и подбросить мячик вверх, выкрикивая имя любого игрока. Тот, чье имя назвали должен быстро повернуться и поймать мяч. Можно разрешить сделать это не на лету, а после одного удара мячика об пол. Не поймавший мяч три раза, выбывает из круга.

Соревнования при помощи шведской стенки

Детский спортивный уголок будет полезен также для игр пятилеток. Им можно давать задания уже на непосредственно развитие физических качеств. Но для этого понадобится навесной инвентарь. В следующей таблице представлены варианты заданий с использованием разного инвентаря.

Инвентарь	Задания
Гимнастические кольца	Попросите участников повисеть на них. Кто дольше провисит, тот выиграл.
Веревочная лестница	Пусть игроки на время забираются по лестнице и спускаются вниз либо прыгают сверху вниз на маты.
Канат	Задание аналогичное – взобраться по канату вверх на время. Можно усложнить задачу и попросить ребят перелезть с каната на лестницу, а оттуда вниз.
Турник	Вис на время, подтягивания, подъем ног – можно придумать множество элементов для соревнования в силе и ловкости.

Активно играем с детьми после 6 лет

У шестилеток и старше уже имеются совсем другие дела, помимо игр. Подготовка к школе, школа, телевизор, компьютер, различные секции, встречи с друзьями. Но как сказал Лев Толстой

«Всякая игра нужна и важнее многих дел».

При грамотном подходе можно заинтересовать дошкольников и даже школьников. Правила игры для них, конечно, будут уже сложнее, но тем они интереснее. Основная задача такого взаимодействия помимо общего физического развития – это тренировка быстроты реакции и получение навыка эффективного сотрудничества с другими ребятами.

Развлечь дошколят можно следующим образом:

1. Поиграть в «бездомного зайца»

Играют охотник и зайцы, один из них бездомный. Зайцам выдаются обручи или очерчиваются любыми подручными средствами круги, в которые они должны встать. Охотник начинает догонять бездомного зайца, который может спастись только, встав в любой круг. При этом участник, который стоял в круге, должен выбежать из укрытия и стать бездомным зайцем. Если зайца поймали, то они становится охотником.

2. Словить обезьянку

Выбирается водящий, который по команде должен ловить обезьянок. Задача последних – забраться на возвышенность – стул, диван, шведская стенка. Ловить можно только тех, кто остался на полу.

3. Занять пустое место

Все встают в круг. Водящий стоит за спинами участников. Далее он дотрагивается до плеча одного из игроков, вызывая того на дуэль. Оба участника бегут в противоположные стороны вдоль круга, пытаясь прибежать первым и занять пустое место.

4. Запутаться в клубок

Приобретите готовую или изготовьте сами твистер игру. Устанавливая конечности на цветных кругах, игроки запутаются в веселый клубок.

Супер-игры на спорткомплексе

Увлекательные забавы можно придумать и используя спортивный уголок, поиграв в:

1. Супер-пожарного

Навесьте на турник шведской стенки колокольчик. Задача ребят по сигналу добежать до шведской стенки, обойти все препятствия (их нужно придумать, исходя из имеющегося навесного инвентаря, например, подтянуться на кольцах, переползти с них на канатных лаз и с него уже добраться до турника) и прозвенеть в колокольчик. Кто это сделает первым, тот супер-пожарный. Чтобы ребята не мешали друг другу можно проходить дистанцию по одному, засекая время.

2. Охотника за сокровищами

Развесьте по шведской стенке, включая навесной инвентарь разноцветные кружочки. Задача игроков – собрать как можно больше сокровищ, преодолевая при этом все препятствия. Можно усложнить задание, прося участников выполнять на пути к сокровищам определенные задания, например, не просто достать кружочек, висящий на турнике, а провисеть на нем в течение определенного времени.

Заключение

Свободное время и фантазия родителей позволят подвижными играми разнообразить домашний досуг сына или дочки любого возраста. А наличие дома шведской стенки сделают развлечения увлекательными и полезными.

 

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If he does, he’s out. 90029 90028 The child who walks the length of the tape without stepping on the bare floor wins. 90029 90050 90002 [Read: 90003 Best Board Games For Kids 90004] 90005 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 You can make different variations of this game by using multiple colored masking tapes and creating different patterns. You can also make it more interesting by making the child walk backward.90005 90017 2. Listening game 90018 90002 This game is both educational and fun for younger kids. The game exercises the child’s listening abilities by compelling them to concentrate. 90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90027 90028 A lot of miscellaneous items that have a distinct sound 90029 90032 90002 90022 90003 How to: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 Collect items such as combs, vessels, remote, books, pens, bottles, toys, clocks, etc., which have unique sounds.90029 90028 Place the items on the table and ask the child to make a mental note of them. 90029 90028 Take the items away and ask the kid to turn the other side or close his eyes. 90029 90028 Pick an item and make a sound with it. If the child guesses it correctly, he scores a point. 90029 90050 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 You could use a blindfold to make sure the kid is not peeking! 90005 90017 3. Ball and cup game 90018 90002 Teach your child to make a cup-and-ball game toy with everyday things at home.Read to know more. 90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90027 90028 A plastic water bottle 90029 90028 Ping pong ball 90029 90028 String or yarn 90029 90028 Screw eye hook 90029 90028 Knife 90029 90032 90002 90022 90003 How to: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 Pick a bottle, such as the one that has a wide bottom and a narrow opening. 90029 90028 Keep the narrow opening closed with a lid, and cut the bottom to create a wide opening. 90029 90028 Poke a small opening in the ping pong ball to insert the screw eye hook.90029 90028 Tie one end of the yarn to the hook and the other end to the bottle. You can take the cap off the bottle, put the yarn in, and put the lid back to tie the yarn to the bottle. 90029 90028 Your DIY cup-and-ball toy is ready to play. 90029 90050 90002 Make this toy once, and your child can play it indoors, anytime he wants. He can play it alone or take turns to play with friends. 90005 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 You can even use non-toxic spray paints to color the bottle any way you want.90005 90002 [Read: 90003 Cartoon Games For Kids 90004] 90005 90013 Free Worksheets and Printables for Kids 90014 Select GradePreschoolKindergarten1st Grade2nd Grade3rd Grade4th Grade5th Grade Select SubjectEnglishMathScienceSocial studies Search & Download 90017 4. Pitching pennies 90018 90002 Pitching pennies is a cool game to develop the child’s hand-eye coordination. Similar to beer pong, the game is for the entire family. 90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90027 90028 Pennies or other small currency coins 90029 90028 Plastic or paper drinking cups (large size) 90029 90032 90002 90022 90003 How to: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 Each child gets five coins.A cup is placed on a table or a chair in front of them. 90029 90028 Ask the child to take ‘x’ steps away from the cup, where ‘x’ is his or her age. Adults can move five steps farther than the children to throw the pennies. 90029 90028 The child has to toss the coins, one at a time, into the cup. 90029 90028 The child who puts in most coins in five chances wins. 90029 90050 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 You can replace coins with marbles or even ping pong balls. 90005 90002 [Read: 90003 Best Family games 90004] 90005 90017 5.Indoor bowling 90018 90002 Bad weather ruining your bowling plans? Create your own bowling alley in your hallway. Here is how? 90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90027 90028 Ten empty water bottles or soda cans 90029 90028 Tennis ball or a plastic bowling ball 90029 90028 Space to play 90029 90028 Marker 90029 90028 Masking tape 90029 90028 Black or white non-toxic, spray paint 90029 90032 90002 90022 90003 How to: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 Use the masking tape to create a bowling lane.Keep in mind the age and the physical abilities of the child to determine how long the lane needs to be. 90029 90028 Peel the wrappers off the bottles or soda cans and paint them. Let them dry. 90029 90028 Arrange the bottles in order at the end of the lane. 90029 90028 Let the child use a tennis ball or plastic ball (slightly bigger than the tennis ball) to strike all the bottles or pins. 90029 90050 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 You can also use a bowling game toy set if you have one. You can also tweak the rules to make the activity more exciting for the child.90005 90002 [Read: 90003 Family Games For Kids 90004] 90005 90017 6. In and out hangman 90018 90002 An excellent variation of the classic game, in and out can be used to revise lessons with kids. All you need is a white board and a marker. 90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90027 90028 White or black board 90029 90028 Marker or chalk 90029 90028 Set of questions and answers 90029 90032 90002 90022 90003 How to: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 Ask the child a question and draw as many tiny blanks as there are letters in the answers.Use proper spacing to separate words and make it easier for the child to guess the answer. 90029 90028 In the classic version, you guess the letters that are in the phrase or word. In this version, you alternate between letters that are in the words and letters that are not in it. 90029 90028 So if the child guesses a letter that is ‘in’ the word or phrase in the first chance, then in the second chance, he should guess a letter that is ‘not in’ (or ‘out’) of the word or phrase. 90029 90028 Every player is allowed seven wrong guesses or as many steps as it takes to draw the stick hangman figure.90029 90050 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 Make the game fun by having quizzes about your child’s favorite movie, TV show, or singer. 90005 90017 7. Pen and pencil games 90018 90002 There are a few pen and pencil games that you can play at home, on the plane, or in the car. 90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90027 90028 Plain sheet of paper 90029 90028 Pencil 90029 90028 Eraser 90029 90032 90002 90022 90003 Games you can play: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 90003 Join the dots: 90004 Make a 6 × 6 square of dots on a page.Take turns to join dots with a line. You can join only two dots at a time. If your line completes a box, you put your initial inside it. The person with the highest number of boxes wins. Once the child gets the hang of the game, move to a bigger square. 90029 90028 90003 Tic Tac Toe 90004 is another game you can play using a pencil and paper. The game is played on a 3 × 3 grid square. The first person puts an ‘X’ in one of the grids and the second player puts an ‘O’. The first player to successfully get three Xs or Os in a line (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal) wins.You can also play this using a whiteboard and marker. 90029 90028 90003 Pictionary 90004 is similar to charades. However, the person who has to express word or phrase needs to draw instead of acting it out. 90029 90028 90003 Name, place, animal, thing: 90004 Divide the page into four parts: Name, Place, Animal, Thing. Set a timer for a few seconds and let the child recite the alphabet silently. When the timer stops, the child says what letter he stopped at, and the players have to write down the names of a person, animal, thing, and place starting with that letter.90029 90050 90017 8. Sock toss 90018 90002 This is like basketball inside the house, except you use socks instead of a ball and clothes hamper instead of the basket. 90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90027 90028 A bunch of colorful socks 90029 90028 A bucket or clothes hamper 90029 90028 Space to play 90029 90032 90002 90022 90003 How to: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 Roll up the socks into tiny balls and tie them up. 90029 90028 Place the clothes basket a few feet away from where you are standing.90029 90028 Take turns to throw the socks into the basket. 90029 90028 Move one step back each time you get the sock into the basket. 90029 90050 90002 [Read: 90003 Water Games For Kids 90004] 90005 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 You could make this a little difficult for older kids by choosing a basket or bin with a smaller opening. 90005 90017 9. Big bubble 90018 90002 Soap bubbles inside the house can be a pain, given that they can damage the carpeting, the furniture, and the electronic appliances.So instead of making bubbles, we focus on making just one bubble in a safe place inside the house. 90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90027 90028 Dishwash soap 90029 90028 Water 90029 90028 Drinking straws 90029 90032 90002 90022 90003 How to: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 Take a drop or two of dish washing soap on a plate. 90029 90028 Add a little water and mix it slowly until small bubbles or suds start to form. 90029 90028 Ask the kids to dip the straw into the suds and blow gently and slowly.90029 90028 Just watch as a big bubble starts to form on the plate. 90029 90050 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 The fun game can also become a competition of who makes the biggest or the longest-lasting bubble. They could also use their hands instead of straws. 90005 90017 10. Indoor obstacle course 90018 90002 Indoor obstacle courses need space. If you have a big house with enough space and the house has child-proofed areas, you must try this on a snowy or rainy day. 90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90027 90028 Hula hoops 90029 90028 Chairs 90029 90028 Blankets 90029 90028 Exercise ball 90029 90028 You can add anything else that might be useful.90029 90032 90002 90022 90003 How to: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 Create an obstacle course with specific rules on what to do or how to maneuver around each obstacle. 90029 90028 For example, if there is a chair or a table, tell the kids that they have to crawl under it. If there is a hula hoop, they have to use the hoop twice or thrice before moving on to the next obstacle and so on. 90029 90028 The child gets a score only if he or she has passed all the obstacles as they should have.90029 90050 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 Child-proof the room or area that you are using before setting up the obstacles to prevent injuries. 90005 90002 [Read: 90003 Communication Games For Kids 90004] 90005 90017 11. Follow the leader 90018 90002 Getting your kids to do what you want them to is easier when you make it a game, such as this one! 90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90027 90028 Space to play and a list of activities to do 90029 90032 90002 90022 90003 How to: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 Pick a theme for the game – physical activity, expressions, or gestures .90029 90028 Designate yourself as the leader or take turns with the kids, so that everyone gets to be the leader at least once. 90029 90028 Every player has to do what the leader does – jumping, stomping, clapping, make faces, and so on. 90029 90028 Try this one, and we guarantee that you’ll have a roomful of laughing kids. 90029 90050 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 This is an excellent game to get the kids to workout on an otherwise dull day. 90005 90055 12. Slow-motion tag 90056 90002 ‘Tag’ is an outdoor game.But when you are slow, and we mean really slow, you could play it indoors too. 90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90002 90022 90003 How to: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 Start by explaining what slow motion is to the child. 90029 90028 Set up a few rules such as restricted areas and how slowly they have to move to prevent injuries. 90029 90028 Play and have fun. 90029 90050 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 Child-proofing the place can be a good idea to prevent injuries.90005 90017 13. Puzzles 90018 90002 When you can not step out, pick up a few puzzles that you can work on all day. 90005 90002 90003 90022 You will need: 90025 90004 90005 90027 90028 A lot of puzzles games, books, and ideas 90029 90032 90002 90022 90003 Types of puzzles: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 90003 Picture puzzles, 90004 but these will not keep you busy for long unless there are more than 25 pieces in it. 90029 90028 A 90003 picture puzzle 90004 book can be a great idea, given that you can work on one puzzle after another to keep the child engaged.90029 90028 90003 Word puzzles 90004 are a great option if you want to improve your child’s vocabulary. 90029 90028 90003 3D puzzles 90004 toys are good for younger children. 90029 90050 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 Stock up a few puzzle books or games in the house, without your child’s knowledge, to save yourself on a rainy day. 90005 90017 14. Card games 90018 90002 Kids can play card games too. Pick simple games that can help improve the child’s logical reasoning, number identification, and arrangement and color segregation abilities.90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90002 90022 90003 Card games you can play: 90004 90025 90005 90002 Popular kids ‘card games you can play include: 90005 90027 90028 90003 Spoons 90004, which is good for three players or more 90029 90028 90003 Garbage or trash, 90004 which is for two players 90029 90028 Card 90003 memory game 90004 is similar to Mahjong. You will need two sets of a suit from two decks of cards. 90029 90028 90003 Go Fish 90004, which is great for preschoolers and younger kids 90029 90028 90003 Crazy Eights, 90004 where the objective is to get rid of all cards 90029 90028 90003 Pounce, 90004 a fast-paced card game for two people 90029 90032 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 If you do not want to use playing cards, try other card games such as Uno, Blink, and Old Maid.90005 90002 Back to top 90005 90002 [Read: 90003 Dance Party Games For Kids 90004] 90005 90013 Fun Indoor Activities For Kids 90014 90002 You do not always have to play a game to have fun at home. You can ‘do’ things too and have fun with the kids. Here are a few such activities for a rainy or snowy day. 90005 90017 15. Build a fort 90018 90002 You will not need any boulders or cement to build a fort indoors. Gather a few things from around the house, and you are all set. 90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90027 90028 What you need depends on the type of fort you want to build: Pillows, blankets, sticks, cardboard boxes, and furniture such as chairs or tables.90029 90032 90002 90022 90003 Types of forts: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 90003 Cardboard forts 90004 are perhaps the easiest to build if you have boxes of the right size. Gather a few large boxes and join them using tape. Build it any way you want, but in such a way that your kid can sit or sleep comfortably in it. 90029 90028 90003 Pillow forts 90004 are perhaps the most popular among children, for they are soft and fun to make. You will, however, need a lot of different types of pillows for this.You can also use stacks of blankets and towels and some sturdy furniture to hold the fort. 90029 90028 90003 Teepee tents 90004 are the simplest DIY indoor conical tents that can be made with a sheet of cloth and a few sticks. 90029 90028 90003 Blanket and furniture fort 90004 is what you can create in a short time. Just empty a table and cover it completely with a large blanket or bed sheet. Fold the blanket up in the front to indicate the opening or entrance to the fort. 90029 90050 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 You could also make a combination fort with pillows, blankets, and cardboard boxes.90005 90017 16. Dominoes 90018 90002 Stacking up the dominoes and then watching them fall one by one is just something! And that is exactly what you should do when you have all day to yourself. 90005 90002 90022 90003 You will need: 90004 90025 90005 90002 90022 90003 How to: 90004 90025 90005 90039 90028 Stack up the dominoes in any pattern you like. Get your child to help you with the design and arrangement. This may take you a couple of hours or so, depending on the number of dominoes in the set.90029 90028 Once it is ready, you can ask your child to flip the first domino to set it off while you can record on video! 90029 90050 90055 Quick tip: 90056 90002 Come up with different patterns and time them to see which takes the longest to fall. 90005 90017 17. Marshmallow tinker toys 90018 90002 Marshmallows are not just for eating. They can also be used, with pretzels, to make tinker toys. 90005.90000 75 Indoor Games for Kids 90001 90002 Rainy day blues? Weather at the extremes? Need to stick to a budget and stay in? Whether you are looking for simple games for kids or full scale activities for groups, it’s easy to save the day, bust boredom and have fun with this list of screen-free indoor games for kids of all ages! What indoor games did your family love to play growing up, and what indoor games do you play now with your kids? Did you learn some great games for kids at school? Let us know your favorite games to play when bored in the comments so we can share them! 90003 90002 90005 Note: Most of these indoor games for kids are fun games to play with friends indoors without many materials.The classics do not require any fancy equipment. However, if you prefer, we have found ready-made versions of these games for children to play. Click the image to go to the product on Amazon. While your price does not change, we receive a small commission on any purchases made through our site 90006. 90003 90002 If you stick with us, this list of indoor activities has been categorized into age appropriate groups at the end of the article (fun games for preschoolers up through teens). Or you can use the quick links below to skip to the lists.As always, these games and activities for kids can truly be enjoyed by anyone who is ready and willing to have fun. 90003 90002 This may be the most absurdly simple of all the indoor games with friends – blow up some balloons, tell the kids to keep the balloons from touching the floor, and get the party started! This is admittedly one of those kids physical games that can get a little rambunctious indoors, so move the breakables out of the way. 90011 Buy It: 90012 500 pack multi colored balloons.90003 90002 90011 Balloon tennis or balloon volleyball: 90012 String up a divider as a net and see how many times they can volley the balloon over the net without it touching the ground. Fly swatters, plastic spatulas or wooden spoons could work well for the tennis game, but they are not absolutely necessary. (This works best with only two children playing for safety reasons.) 90003 90002 This is a great indoor game to focus young kids on the sense of touch in a world so focused on the sense of sight.Train their minds to associate information other than just how the object looks. Start by putting interesting objects into containers that a child must reach into and identify by touch. Shoe boxes work well as they are usually readily available, can be easily cut with scissors, and do not let light through. Making the boxes is part of the fun – have the kids decorate them, just make sure to cut out a child-sized hand hole on the side of the box beforehand. Place an item in each box and have your kids take turns guessing what the items are.Encourage questions and offer clues as needed. 90003 90002 This is another of the games for kindergarten readiness that you can easily pull together. When a child plays a sorting game, they are analyzing objects, describing and comparing them and engaging in critical thinking. All kinds of learning is going on. Start by creating “bins”, which can be as simple as using tape on a level surface. 90011 Buy It 90012 – Learning Resources Mini Muffin Match Up Counting Toy Set. 90003 90002 90011 Colors: 90012 For younger kids, using colors is the easiest way to start a sorting activity.Try taping down pieces of colored construction paper, then gather objects to match. (LEGO Duplos work well.) 90003 90002 90011 Advanced: 90012 Sort by the texture of a surface or type of object, for instance wooden vs plastic vs metal. 90003 90002 90011 More variations: 90012 You can make it into a full on game by asking competing children to go find 5 objects of each type the fastest. Or you can enforce an order that they must retrieve them in – first red, then blue, then yellow, then repeat.90003 90002 We typically think of bubbles as an outdoor activity; this version can be played indoors around a table. Simply get a plate and straw for each child and put a coin-sized drop of dish soap on the plate. Mix a little water in until suds form. Each child should then put the end of the straw straight up and down into the suds so that a layer of soap forms over the end of the straw. Blowing very slowly, a single bubble will start to grow! Who can make the biggest bubble? Who can hold the bubble there the longest? 90011 Buy It 90012 – Clifford The Big Red Dog Young Scientist Club Bubble Science Kit.90003 90002 I Spy and its variations are wonderful sensory games for young kids to get to know the world around them. For a child who has never played, you can start by picking out a secret object within plain view and saying, “I Spy something blue.” If there is only one child, then she can keep guessing until she gets it right. If there are multiple children then they can take turns looking around and guessing. The first child correct gets to spy something next. It is so versatile, you can take it anywhere.90011 Buy It: 90012 – I SPY Eagle Eye Game 90003 90002 90011 Variations 90012: Limit the number of guesses each child gets. Or, say things like “I Spy something that is a circle.” The difficulty is easily changed by what you are actually spying (smaller or less obvious things) and how you describe what is spied (bumpy or soft things, for example). 90003 90002 This is a more easily set up indoor game than you might think. Using painter’s tape (go gentle on flooring), tape down a line of any length, and have a blast.Challenge your child to only walk on the line all the way to end. 90011 Buy It 90012 – Healthstar Foam Balance Beam 6 “Blue. 90003 90002 90011 Angles: 90012 Try taping down further lines at different angles. Spirals and zig-zags are always fun. This is one of those physical games for kindergarten readiness that is easy to practice. 90003 90002 90011 Backwards: 90012 Switch up the challenge by having the child walk the tape line backwards or with eyes closed (socks off so they can feel the line).90003 90002 90011 Other variations: 90012 Walk the tape line heel-to-toe or try jumping down the line (both feet still on!) 90003 90002 If you’re able to create enough space on the floor, constructing a tape maze can be a great indoor activity. Design a simple maze for toddlers or add dead ends to challenge older kids. 90003 90002 90011 Add balls: 90012 Can the kids dribble a small ball through the maze without crossing any of the tape lines? Get a timer and mark how long it takes the kids to move the ball through the maze – then challenge them to improve their time.90003 90002 90011 Number maze: 90012 This is a good variation for children who are learning number recognition and counting skills. Mark numbers along the maze route the child can follow in the correct order from start to exit. 90003 90002 Again, you’ll need the painter’s tape for this game. Design a road map on the floor for your kid’s collection of matchbox cars and those other mini vehicles we somehow all accumulate. Get creative and add other pieces to make a street scene or use furniture in the room as obstacles.The kids will be driving all over town all day long. 90003 90002 90011 Variations: 90012 The tape course is limited only by your imagination. Trains could follow train tracks or unicorns could dance on rainbows. 90003 90002 90011 Buy It: 90012 If you can imagine it, you can probably buy a decorative tape already printed. 90003 90084 90002 90011 When any indoor games need to be low energy: 90012 90088 90011 Indoor Fun at Home: No Energy, No Space, No TV, No Problem 90012 90003 90084 90093 90011 – SOCK FUN GAMES – 90088 90012 90097 90098 90011 Sock Wars 90012 90101 90002 The setup of this game can actually be as fun as playing it.Divide into two teams, create some sock balls from pairs of socks, and then each team creates its fort! Blankets, pillows, chairs, and couches are all fair game. Once you have built your elaborate fort, make sure all breakables are cleared away and start throwing! If a kid is hit then they are out for the remainder of the game. The last team standing wins. If you do not mind your kids activity games to get crazy, this is the indoor game for you. It also translates well to an outdoor game – just make sure you bring in all the socks when you are done.90003 90002 90011 Sock basketball: 90012 Basketball games for indoor fun? You betcha! Make a few “snowballs” out of pairs of socks, get a laundry basket (or smaller receptacles for more challenge), and you’re all set. Kids can take turns shooting to score, and they could even take the risk of a longer shot worth more points! 90003 90002 90011 More sock basketball variations: 90012 Each kids shoots the ball, and if they score they take a step back. The one to score from the furthest distance wins.90011 Buy It: 90012 Nerf Sports TablePros Basketball 90003 90002 90011 Sock hockey: 90012 Likely the safest way there is to play hockey – no helmets or even sticks required! We like to use a plastic laundry basket tipped sideways for the goal. Pick a kid (or adult) for goalie and try to toss the socks into the goal. 90003 90002 90011 Sock bean bag toss: 90012 A great use for that large cardboard box you were about to recycle. Cut holes of various widths and shapes and assign point values ​​to each one.Flip the box upside down and you’ve got an instant carnival-style bean bag toss. You can use soft socks to toss or small balls such as ping-pong. Little prizes totally optional. 90003 90002 90011 Hot Potato: 90012 This indoor game can get a little giggly, so be warned! It is great though, because it is one of those games to play with kindergarten kids up through the older grade school ages. Simply get any soft ball or rolled up socks and underhand-toss it to a child. Instruct them to under-hand toss it to someone else as quickly as possible.Each child repeats this. When does this game end? Who knows? Just get rid of it! 90011 Buy It: 90012 Hot Potato Family 90003 90002 90011 Hot potato variations: 90012 If you have enough children, play short segments of music while they toss the object, stop the music, and the last child to touch it when the music stops is out of the game. Repeat until there is only 1 child. 90003 90093 90011 – MOVEMENT GAMES – 90012 90097 90098 90011 Charades 90012 90101 90002 If you have not played this classic game, then you need to.Right now! This game is all about acting out a word or phrase using no spoken words whatsoever. It can be easily modified for any age group. For full instructions click here. 90011 Buy It: 90012 Charades Party Game – Family Charades. 90003 90002 90145 90145 90003 90002 90011 Animal Charades: 90012 Before playing, first print off a page of animal pictures. Cut out each individual animal, fold each in half, and put them in a bucket. Begin the game by having the first child choose a piece of paper.The child then needs to act out the animal silently, while the other children try to guess what animal is being portrayed. Once the animal is guessed, choose another child who has not picked a piece of paper yet, and then they get to have their fun acting. Charades games are so versatile that they can be group games for 5 year olds, one on one games for 2 kids or even adult games with no kids at all. We like this game when we’re tired, too. 90003 90002 90011 More variations: 90012 All secret words could come from a theme such as movies.Or play with a partner and compete against other sets of partners. 90011 Buy It 90012: Animal Charades. 90003 90098 90011 Duck, Duck, Goose (or Duck, Duck, Grey Duck for us Minnesotans!) 90012 90101 90002 If you are looking for an easy game to play with kindergarten and preschool-aged kids, you found it! This fun indoor game needs about a minimum of 6 children to play it. Choose someone to be the Goose (or Grey Duck). All the other kids sit in a circle. The Goose then walks around the circle, tapping each kid on the head and calling, “Duck, duck, duck, duck …” Eventually, the Goose calls “Goose!” when tapping a child.The old Goose has to run around the circle and try to sit in the vacant spot before the new Goose can catch them. 90003 90002 There are two outcomes: 1) the old Goose is able to run around the circle and sit down in the new Goose’s spot without being tagged. A new round of the game begins. Or, 2) the old Goose is tagged before he / she gets to sit down in the vacant spot in the circle and must remain the Goose for the next round. 90011 Buy It: 90012 Try a less rambunctious version – Game Zone Duck Duck Goose.90003 90098 90011 Indoor Bowling 90012 90101 90002 You will need a level space indoors to create a bowling “lane” for this game. Collect items to act as pins such as empty water bottles or plastic cups. A small ball works best for indoor bowling; nothing heavy is needed. If there are a lot of kids, make it an indoor team game for kids by creating “leagues”. 90011 Buy It: 90012 KOVOT Foam Bowling Set. 90003 90002 90011 Variations: 90012 Make a bulls-eye on the ground out of masking tape or one on a piece of paper.With each section worth different amounts of points, the kids can take aim and challenge each other. 90003 90002 If you’d prefer to get out of the house instead, try our list of Twin Cities bowling alleys. 90003 90098 90011 Musical Chairs 90012 90101 90002 Get your dancin ‘shoes on! This game is best with at least 4 or more children playing and 1 additional person to stop the music. This is probably the most popular of the children’s group games for inside. 90011 Buy It 90012 – Musical Chairs And Party Games 90003 90002 90011 Variations: 90012 If you do not have enough chairs, try substituting pieces of colored construction paper taped to the ground.When the music stops, the child who gets both feet on first claims the spot. 90003 90098 90011 Indoor Obstacle Course 90012 90101 90002 This is one game that I absolutely loved as a kid. Depending on the skill level of the stations you create, obstacle courses can be fun games to play with kindergarten-aged children through adults. Here are some ideas for your course that you could put in any order: 90003 90200 90201 Put down pillows or couch cushions and the kids need to jump from one to the next.Alternatively, the kids could need to jump over the pillows or cushions! 90202 90201 Climb over ottomans. 90202 90201 Allow only jumping / somersaulting / crawling / crab walking from one area of ​​the course to another. 90202 90201 Put down some Balance Beams as described in game number 2. 90202 90201 One of my personal favorites as kid – crawling through tunnels made from blankets or sheets hung over chairs and couches. 90202 90201 Perform various exercises like 20 jumping jacks. 90202 90201 Toss 5 sock snowballs from game number into laundry baskets.Throwing stuffed animals also works here. 90202 90201 Crawl under tables 90202 90217 90002 90011 Variations: 90012 For older kids, time them to see how long it takes them to go through the whole course. 90011 Buy It: 90012 Papair Indoor Obstacle Course Game 90003 90098 90011 Sardines 90012 90101 90002 If you are tired of the same old indoor group games for kids, shake up your game of hide-and-seek a little with only one person hiding and everyone else doing the seeking. In the game of Sardines, as soon as a seeker finds the hider, he or she must join the hider in the hiding spot.(It’s a fun challenge to discover a hiding spot that will fit your whole crowd!) The last person to find the spot becomes the hider for the next round. 90003 90098 90011 Hide and Seek 90012 90101 90002 This has to be one of oldest games on planet Earth. It ranks among my favorite indoor games for family get-togethers. Anyone from tot to grandma can play along. Variations of hide and seek are wonderful games to play in a big house, but can be scaled down for a smaller home. 90011 Buy It: 90012 Hide and Seek Puppy Game For Kids (This is a good way to modify hide and seek for smaller kids).90003 90002 90011 In the dark: 90012 The variations of this game can be truly fun for both kids and adults. Hide and seek in the dark (or dim room) can be a mildly spooky thrill. It really can be a lot harder to find someone, which appeals to older kids. As with all games, exercise caution and talk ahead of time about what’s off limits. 90003 90098 90011 Simon Says 90012 90101 90002 Start by selecting someone to be “Simon”. Next, kids must do whatever Simon says when starting a command with “Simon Says”, for instance, “Simon Says touch your nose.”If a child fails to do it before you finish saying before Simon gives the next command, then they are” out “of that game. You can also attempt to get children “out” by saying commands that do not start with Simon Says. If a child follows that directions then they are “out”. The last kid that is “in” gets to be Simon. If you want to make the game difficult for older kids, simply issue commands faster and faster, and make the needed actions more and more difficult to complete. What I LOVE about this game is that it can be one of the most adult-controlled physical games for kids.They get some exercise, but you can keep the rowdy down as Simon. You can play this game when you are looking for 3 player indoor games. 90003 90002 90011 Simon Says Draw or Color: 90012 A fun variation is to play Simon Says with drawing or coloring. For example: “Simon Says draw a circle. Simon Says draw a stick figure. Draw a tiger. Ohhh, Emily you’re out, you started to draw a tiger! ” 90011 Buy It: 90012 Emoji Says Game. 90003 90098 90011 The Floor is Lava 90012 90101 90002 I had to add this idea to our list of indoor games for preschoolers because my four-year-old LOVES this game, which she learned from her older siblings.Any time, any where she is likely to yell, “The floor is lava! Mom you’re dead “. Sweet, I know. It is a very easy game to learn. When the floor is declared lava, no one is allowed to touch it. Players have to get where they are going by stepping on furniture and anything they can toss on the floor. 90005 90011 Hint 90012 90006: I always declare that moms and dads have special lava shoes, so we can still walk on the floor. 90003 90002 90011 Variations: 90012 Hey! You could make anything lava: “The fridge is lava.”” Mom’s chocolate is lava “. It could work ?! 90011 Buy It 90012 – If you do not want kids walking on the furniture but still want some physical activity games, you can use foam pieces in the board game version: The Floor is Lava – Interactive Game for Kids and Adults. 90003 90084 90002 90011 For games to play physically when you are sick of your own home: 90088 90012 90011 Twin Cities Indoor Playgrounds and Play Areas Guide 90012 90003 90084 90093 90011 – SCAVENGER HUNTS & TREASURE HUNTS – 90012 90097 90098 90011 Scavenger Hunt 90012 90101 90002 If you have not done a Scavenger Hunt lately, then you just are not living! This was one of my favorite games with cousins ​​when I was a kid.A scavenger hunt is all about finding items from a list in certain rooms or areas. Depending on how many items you want the kids to find and how many kids are a part of the game, you can either hand write the lists of items for each child, or type it up on a computer and print out copies. If the items will be in difficult hiding spots you can write clues next to each item on the list. The kids will love the adventure and challenge. 90011 Buy It: 90012 Scavenger Hunt for Kids. 90003 90002 90011 Traveling? 90012 A scavenger hunt can be taken on the road rather easily and many attractions (museums and galleries in particular) offer their own versions.90003 90002 90011 Color & Number Hunts: 90012 Simplify the hunt for younger children. Instead of writing items on a list they may not be able to read, mark boxes of color on a white piece of paper and ask the children to find items around the house to match the colors. Add numbers into the mix if they have a grasp on those. 90003 90002 90011 Puzzle Piece Hunt: 90012 This works best if you start with a relatively tidied-up space (which we find in short supply around our house.) Hide the pieces of a large jigsaw puzzle around the room and ask the kids to hunt for them.Bring the pieces back one at a time to fit together into the completed puzzle. 90003 90002 90011 Glow-in-the-Dark Hunt: 90012 90005 This awesome idea came from our reader, Denise, and I had to share! 90006 Denise said, “My kids love it when I hide glow-in-the-dark stones, turn off the lights, and let them see who can collect the most. They usually demand we repeat the game multiple times (ages 4 and 7). ” I found some cute glow-in-the-dark stones on Amazon for a pretty reasonable $ 10. 90003 90084 90002 90011 Treasure Hunt with Clues 90012 90003 90002 This indoor game usually gets all ages in our family involved.The younger ones often request their older siblings to design a treasure hunt that will lead them around the house in search of some token prize (usually fruit snacks). The challenging part is writing the clever clues that will lead the seekers from point to point until the treasure is located. Adults can be involved and make this as simple as necessary for younger kids to play if they can not yet read. For instance, using picture clues instead of written clues. 90003 90002 90011 Rhyming clues: 90012 Older kids might enjoy the extra challenge of creating clues that rhyme.Bonus: they’re working on their writing skills! 90003 90084 90002 90011 Many of these Fun Physical Games for Kids can be adjusted to be indoor games for kids. 90012 90003 90084 90093 90011 – TABLE GAMES & BOARD GAMES – 90012 90097 90098 90011 Dominoes 90012 90101 90002 Another one of those classic games for kids and adults alike. Click here for instructions on how to play. You do not even need to buy dominoes, just print them and cut them out! 90011 Buy It: 90012 Cardinal Double 12 Color Dot Dominoes in Collectors Tin.90003 90098 90011 Domino Toppling 90012 90101 90002 Unlike playing the game dominoes, you’ll need to purchase these from a store. This is one of those activity games for kids that can go all day on a rainy day. Simply set them up one after the other and tip them over! 90003 90098 90011 Rube Goldberg machine 90012 90101 90002 The objective of a Rube Goldberg machine is to complete a simple task using a complicated series of steps. (Yes, making it complicated is actually the fun part.) My kids have built these machines at home to compete at our local county fair.Your own Rube Goldberg machine does not need to be nearly so involved. Your goal is to link together simple devices to produce a domino effect, in which each device triggers the next. Completing a simple task is optional and can depend on how much the children want to be challenged. 90011 Buy It: 90012 Rube Goldberg Machines 90003 90098 90011 Our Favorite Board Games 90012 90101 90002 Board games – the ultimate indoor games for kids. Below is a fun games list of some of our classic favorites.We know that families often look for indoor games for 4 players. Most of these board game activities for kids will accommodate four or even more players. 90003 90002 Since we started this list, we have had readers recommended Blokus Strategy Game and Four Score. What are some of your board game ideas for kids? We’ll keep growing our list. 90003 90098 90011 Marbles 90012 90101 90002 When collecting marbles for this game, make sure to get 1 bigger marble for each kid that is going to play. First, make a circle 3 feet wide out of masking tape or string.Then place 3-5 marbles near the center of the circle for each kid that is playing. Then each child takes a turn, with their hands outside the circle, flicking their big marble out of their fist with their thumb towards the marbles in the center. If they knock any marbles out of the ring then they get to keep them and shoot again. If they miss, then they leave their big marble there until it is their turn again. The winner is the kid with the most marbles when all marbles are knocked out of the ring.90011 Buy It: 90012 Toysmith Marbles in a Tin Box or add to the fun with a Marble Run. 90003 90098 90011 Dice Games 90012 90101 90002 A set of 10 dice can fit in your purse and you instantly have mini games to play at home or wherever you land. These are four of our favorite family indoor games you can play with just a set of dice, paper and pen. The links will take you to instructions on how to play. 90003 90084 90002 90011 For when you need some place to go for indoor summer games and activities: 90088 10 Free & Air-Conditioned Indoor Family Outings 90012 90003 90084 90093 90011 – CARD GAMES – 90012 90097 90098 90011 Great Card Games for Families 90012 90101 90002 Kid-friendly card games are an easy way to keep indoor games for kids on hand.While you can buy books with instructions for more game than you’ll ever be able to play, we recommend these four to start. 90003 90093 90011 – PAPER GAMES – 90012 90097 90098 90011 Paper Games – Indoor Games For Kids Anywhere You Need One 90012 90101 90002 These classic paper games are fun, super portable activities (all you need is a sheet of paper and a pen) and require no set up or clean up. If you are looking for indoor games for just two players, these are always good go-tos. What would you add to this list? 90088 90003 90200 90201 Hangman – children do need to know their letters to play this game.You can start with simple, three-letter words to practice spelling skills or increase the challenge for older kids with multiple words or phrases. Give the kids a hint by telling them a category the word falls into (i.e. “Animal”). 90202 90201 Dots and Boxes 90202 90201 Tic-tac-toe 90202 90217 90098 90011 Paper airplane landing strips 90012 90101 90002 This is a great engineering game we love from What Do We Do All Day? Can you design the ideal airplane to land in the correct “landing strip?” Get creative with the landing space adjusting the size to fit the kids playing.90003 90093 90011 – QUIZ GAMES & SPOKEN GAMES – 90012 90097 90098 90011 Alphabet Game 90012 90101 90002 This activity is all about coming up with themes and is among the family pastimes that are easily convertible to group indoor games. I’ve listed some theme ideas below to get you started. Within your chosen theme, take turns with letters of the alphabet and come up with things in the theme. For instance, in the theme “Animals”, you would have anteater, baboon, carp, duck, etc. 90003 90200 90201 Animals 90202 90201 Countries and US states 90202 90201 Famous people (many sub-categories here, actors, actresses, etc) 90202 90201 Household items 90202 90201 Kitchen items 90202 90201 Food 90202 90201 Drinks 90202 90201 Movies 90202 90201 Cartoon characters 90202 90217 90002 90011 Variations: 90012 Normally played in the car, start from “A” and say things that you see while driving or find each letter on signs and license plates as you pass.90003 90098 90011 Rock, Paper, Scissors 90012 90101 90002 For anyone looking for mini games indoors, this is the go to. I always love using this game to settle something when I do not have a coin to flip. You can play once or keep busy for a long wait at the doctor’s office. 90003 90002 90011 Variations: 90012 Try holding a tournament. You can get as fancy as you want, writing down the tournament brackets of all the children on paper, or having each child play all other children and see who gets the most wins.90011 Buy It: 90012 Rock Paper Scissors Card Game – This is a good way to randomize the game for younger kids who can not get the concept of picking something other than Rock. 90003 90098 90011 Telephone 90012 90101 90002 I get excited just thinking about this game. The more kids the better. Line the kids up, think of a sentence of sufficient length, and see what that sentence becomes by the time each kids whispers it into the next kid’s ear. O.M.G. Funny. 90011 Buy It 90012 – Electronic Phone Game.90003 90098 90011 Twenty Questions 90012 90101 90002 This activity is great one for indoors, car rides, and anytime you are waiting. Super easy to play – one person thinks of an object, and another person has 20 questions to guess what it is! 90011 Buy It: 90012 The Classic Game of 20 Questions 90003 90002 90011 Variations: 90012 Instead of a thing, one person thinks of something in a category such as famous people or occupations. 90003 90098 90011 Two Truths and a Lie 90012 90101 90002 This game is a favorite of the short fun games for kids when a leader needs to facilitate introductions, but it does not need to be used only with strangers.Each kid simply writes down two truths and one lie about oneself, and the others need to guess which one is the lie. 90003 90002 90011 90005 Variations 90006 90012 – Try a game of two lies and a truth and guess the truth! 90011 Buy It 90012 – Truth & Lies Playing Cards. 90003 90098 90011 Jeopardy 90012 90101 90002 Perfect for grade-school kids who need a break from the screens. Create a homemade game of jeopardy and suit the categories to the age group you’re playing with. You provide your own game questions and price levels.Materials used can be as simple as writing the categories on a white board or pin post-in notes to a bulletin board. Split kids into three teams, if possible, and rope an older sibling or adult into being the game host. For buzzers, use three different noise makers (we use small musical instruments such as shakers and whistles). Once buzzed, the team has a certain amount of time to come up with the correct answer. (Via How to Adult). 90003 90098 90011 The Song Game 90012 90101 90002 I thought I made this game up.We used to play it in the car, but now I see it is a board game, too. When we played it in the car as kids, we would let the youngest sibling say a word and we would have to come up with a song about the word, In our rules, there was no winner or loser, it was just a fun way to keep us busy in the car. 90003 90002 90011 90005 Variations / 90006 Buy It 90012 – The board game, Spontuneous, is the same concept except the first person to blurt out a song gets to roll the dice to move ahead on the board.If you love singing – whether you are good at it or not – this is a fun way to pass some time. 90003 90002 90003 90002 Want to know how to write Indoor Games in Hindi: इंडोर गेम्स. Is that not the coolest ?! 90003 90084 90093 90011 INDOOR GAMES FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES, CATEGORIZED 90012 90097 90093 90011 INDOOR GAMES FOR KIDS AGES 2-4 90012 90097 90002 For inside games for preschoolers, we often want to think of fun physical games to tire the little ones out – especially when the weather is uncooperative for outdoor games.We have a few ideas for both physical games for children as well as quieter games for preschoolers indoors. Many of these simple games for preschoolers can be adjusted for older kids, too. 90003 90200 90201 Balance beam 90202 90201 Touch-and-feel boxes 90202 90201 Sorting – Sorting games make good color games for preschoolers. 90202 90201 Bubbles 90202 90201 I-Spy 90202 90201 Keep the Balloon Up 90202 90217 90093 90011 Fun GAMES FOR KIDS AGES 5-8 90012 90097 90002 Some of the best fun can be had with these games for school age kids.You’ll recognize many of these games to play with school-agers from your own childhood. We’ve suggested this list as great indoor games for kindergarten through third grade, but like all the games, they can be adapted for other ages. 90003 90200 90201 Scavenger & Treasure Hunts 90202 90201 Simon Says 90202 90201 Duck, Duck, Goose 90202 90201 Hide & Seek 90202 90201 Charades 90202 90201 Indoor Obstacle Course 90202 90201 Musical Chairs 90202 90201 Paper Games 90202 90217 90084 90002 90011 Fun physical games to play in the water? 90088 Family Exercise Fun: Twin Cities Indoor Waterparks and Pools 90012 90003 90084 90002 As kids get to middle school age, games can sometimes get a bit more complicated, but are still a great deal of fun.When your kids are looking for fun games to play at home with friends inside, they could try any of these games. 90003 90002 If you have more fun games and indoor activities ideas for kids, we would love to hear them. Leave us a message in the comments, send us an email or tag us on social media. Let’s get this list up to 100 !!! 90003 90002 90005 75 Fun Indoor Games for Kids was originally published in 2016 by Tom Kingston 90088 and has been updated periodically 90006 90003.90000 Games, Toys and Activities for 2 – 3 Years Old Children – Learning & Attention 90001 90002 LEARNING GAMES TO SUPPORT MENTAL DEVELOPMENT FOR 2-YEAR-OLDS 90003 90004 2-year-olds babies can point things (houseware, toys) out when they are asked. When you hide something under a tablecloth they know that it is not disappeared. And they also know that they should look under the tablecloth, when you ask them to find the hidden object. They begin to recognize various time concepts.For instance: when you say, “We are not drinking milk now, we are eating. We drink milk later. ” your kid may stop pointing out the milk. Attention development is limited to a very short time period for 2 (two) -year-old kids. The following learning games for 2-year-olds support the cognitive development stages of kids. 90005 90006 90007 Shape Sorter 90008: 90009 90004 It is a toy which includes different geometric shapes and colour blocks and let children sort them in the matching shape holes in the box sorter.The shape sorter boxes that have many colourful and physically similar shapes (5-10 pieces) are suitable for toddlers but it also can be played by those who are younger. This toy helps your child to develop reasoning skills, visual intelligence and, eye-hand coordination skills. Also, you can put these blocks on a paper and draw their shapes together with your child. When you want them to find and place the correct blocks on the correct drawings, you support your child to understand the differences between flat surface and space (the concepts of height and depth).Shape sorter is a very useful toy, especially for 2-year-old kids. 90005 90012 90006 90007 Play Sets 90008: 90009 90004 You can get play sets that include kitchenware or hand tools. By setting a table together and putting cups, plates, forks, and spoons according to the number of people on the table develops number concepts.Performing various duties with hand tools and similar toys helps children develop their vocabulary and they learn how to group objects. Their tendency to follow your suggestions-orders increases during the game. So, they also learn how to follow the directions. While they are playing with such toys, they act as a mechanic, doctor, mother, and some others. This provides a significant increase in imagination. Various home games play an important role in learning for 2-year-olds babies. 90005 90019 90006 90007 Picture Cropping-Voice Acting 90008: 90009 90004 You can crop and group picture of various objects from magazines or unused books.You can contribute to the development of reasoning skills of your child by categorizing animals, cars, and people separately. Separating things in different groups enables them to develop their categorization skills. You can act voices of cropped pictures that you put together. For instance, you can act cat or dog voices and ask your child to repeat after you. It develops the sensitiveness for identification of different voices. Do not forget to stick these pictures into a notebook while playing picture cropping and voice acting game.So, you will be ready for the next game. 90005 90026 90002 LEARNING GAMES TO SUPPORT MENTAL DEVELOPMENT FOR 3-YEAR OLDS 90003 90004 3-year-old children are able to learn to take responsibilities according to their capabilities. They are very curious and they ask a lot of questions all the time. Their memory skills tend to be improved by time, especially during these ages.They can memorize short poems and read them. They can focus on a job for about 3-4 min. The following games and toys are suitable for toddlers at the age of 3. 90005 90006 90007 Matching Cards 90008: 90009 90004 It is possible to make positive contributions to your child’s mental development processes such as memory development and comparing ability with matching cards which are also known as smart cards.There are many varieties of these cards in the market. For example, You may align 8 cards upside down which include 2 same cards for each on the table and want your child to match the same cards. You should turn the cards around immediately when your child could not match two cards which are opened one after another. Then, your child will try to memorize cards to find the matching cards in order to be successful. Also, you may give cards to your child while you are keeping the same ones with you too.Then, you ask your child to show the right card according to your description. This is one of the most popular games used for memory development. 90005 90037 90006 90007 Balance Toys 90008: 90009 90004 For adults, a three-wheeled bicycle may seem pointless for developing balance, but it is one of the most important tools for kids at the age of 3.While kids are riding a three-wheeled bicycle, they will face some of the difficulties such as losing the balance of the three-wheeled bicycle and they will learn to cope with these kinds of difficulties over a period of time. In this way, kids ‘concentration and balance ability will develop. Also, they learn to be more careful when they hit something every time. As you can guess, this also provides children to improve attention skills. You can also ask your child to park the bike in a parking area by specifying certain lines because parking supports geometric and mathematical intelligence development.Even mathematical formulas have been developed by scientists at The University of London for parking. 90005 90044 90006 90007 Toy Blocks 90008: 90009 90004 Toy blocks are very beneficial for pre-school toddlers as well as for other ages with their 3-D and colorful structures.Toy blocks help children who try to combine small pieces together and make a bigger model to improve their problem solving and analytical thinking skills. While your children are playing with toy blocks, you may also accompany them to expand their visions by building different models. On the other hand, do not forget to congratulate them for the structures they built. 90005 90051 If you have 4-year-old children or older, you can also use technological and scientific learning games for them.90007 FIND OUT MORE HERE 90008 90002 BRAIN DEVELOPING ACTIVITIES FOR 2 3-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN 90003 90004 All learning games for 2 3-year-olds that we mentioned above can be supported with various activities. Activities such as coloring book, storybook reading, narration, drawing, and imitation games are important for children’s mental development. Also, active games such as playing on the playground provide physical development as well as intelligence development.Especially, playing house is one of the most restful games for kids at the ages of both 2 and 3. Acting various characters and behaving in the way that the character needs will provide mental development and on the other hand, the child will be discharged psychologically during playing house. 90005 90004 In order to support mental development of your kids, have a look at MentalUP Learning Games. MentalUP is a scientific application that is designed by the academicians who are specialized in their field.The MentalUP learning games are designed to be personalized for both pre-school and school-age kids. Kids who use MentalUP have fun and also they learn to develop. All of these features of MentalUP were observed and certificated as 90007 PEDAGOGICAL PRODUCT 90008 by 90007 Mental Health Centre. 90008 For those who want to try, you can start with your 90007 FREE trial 90008. During this process, MentalUP will give you very important statistics. 90005 90004 MentalUP Brain Improvement Games: 90007 Try Now 90008 90005 90070 90004 90007 Visual Intelligence Game 90008 90005 90004 90007 Benefits: 90008 Visualization, Visual Attention Development, Response Control Development 90005 90079 90004 90007 Memory Game 90008 90005 90004 90007 Benefits: 90008 Development of Visual Memory, Sustainable Attention and Visual Recognition 90005 90088 90004 90007 Attention Game 90008 90005 90004 90007 Benefits: 90008 Development of Visual Attention, Visual Scanning and Short-term Memory 90005 90097 “Join thousands of parents by following MentalUP Blog page, which offers scientific contents and applications for children of all ages.”90098 90004 20 June 2017 90100 Last Update Date: 05 November 2019 90100 Lauran Cole 90005 .90000 15 Best Group Games For Kids 90001 90002 90003 Jump to: 90004 90005 90002 Playing in a group teaches many things. When you play together, you learn to be a part of a team, to work according to other people’s style and accept their way of approach. You learn to listen to another person’s ideas and try new things. 90005 90002 Group games, therefore, are essential for a child’s social and emotional development. And that is why MomJunction brings you this list of fun-filled and educational group games for kids; your children can play them at home as well as school.90005 90010 15 Fun Group Games And Activities For Kids 90011 90002 The games we have selected in this article aim to engage kids productively and aid in developing a child’s creative, intellectual and kinesthetic abilities. We have categorized games into indoor and outdoor. 90013 90005 90015 Indoor Group Games For Kids 90016 90002 The games are designed to make optimum use of the resources and space available indoors. 90005 90019 1. Fruit basket 90020 90002 Fruit basket is one of the best large group games you can play indoors.It is fun and uses the basic materials that you are likely to find in every household. 90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 15 or more 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 Paper, double-sided sticky tape, and pens 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90035 90036 Divide the children into four groups. Ask the groups to pick a theme such as dinosaurs, flowers, animals, fruits, scientists or anything else they like. You can also name the groups after some fruits, or just assign numbers.90037 90036 Give each player a sheet of paper and ask them to write the name of the team on one side and stick the tape to the other side. 90037 90036 Mix all the groups and ask all but one to arrange themselves in a circle randomly. One person will stand in the center of the circle. 90037 90036 The kids will have to stick their paper to the floor, like a floor marker, and stand on it. 90037 90036 The player in the center of the circle will call out the name of a group. Each member of that group has to move to a new place in the circle, while the player in the center tries to steal a place in the circle.90037 90036 The child who remains out of the circle will stand in the center of the circle, and the fun continues! 90037 90048 90002 This game can be played by kids aged 3 or above. 90005 90002 [Read: 90003 Team Building Activities For Kids 90004] 90005 90019 2. Steal the bacon 90020 90002 Steal the Bacon is a fun game that does not involve stealing bacon from the neighbor’s house or the host’s house. In fact, it has nothing to do with a piece of meat! Keep reading as we tell you what it is.90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 10-19 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 Objects that can be grabbed quickly, such as shoes, toys, balls, fruits, pens, etc., around 30 in number. 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90035 90036 Divide the group into two equal teams. Have the two teams stand face-to-face in two parallel lines, with enough gap in between. 90037 90036 Find as many objects as you can and place only one in the center. 90037 90036 Assign a number (in sequence) to each member of a team, such that every member of one side has a counterpart with the same number in the opposing team.90037 90036 The moderator will call out a number at random (from the assigned numbers), and the kids with that assigned number should try to grab the object in the center. 90037 90036 The team that gets the object gets a point, and the team with the highest score wins. 90037 90048 90002 This game is ideal for middle school kids and pre-teens. 90013 90010 Free Worksheets and Printables for Kids 90011 Select GradePreschoolKindergarten1st Grade2nd Grade3rd Grade4th Grade5th Grade Select SubjectEnglishMathScienceSocial studies Search & Download 90005 90019 3.Cold wind blows 90020 90002 There is not a lot of physical activity in this game, but agility and presence of mind play an important role. 90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 10-15 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 Space to play, chairs 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90035 90036 Arrange the chairs in a circle. Have one chair lesser than the number of players. 90037 90036 All players but one sit in the chair and one player stands in the center. 90037 90036 The players will then say “a cold wind blows for anyone who …” and point at one of the sitting members.90037 90048 90002 For example, players can say: 90005 90002 90115 “a cold wind blows for anyone who is wearing a black shirt.” 90116 90013 90115 “a cold wind blows for anyone who has a mole on their hand.” 90116 90013 90115 “a cold wind blows for anyone who plays basketball.” 90116 90005 90002 And so on. 90005 90002 4. When the player says “a cold wind blows …”, anyone who meets the criteria should change their seat by choosing another player. 90013 5. The player in the middle also tries to find a vacant seat while the players exchange places.90013 6. In the end, there is one player left. 90005 90002 This game can be fun for middle and high school students and can be played for as long as the group is having fun. You can also do away with the chairs and have the kids sit on the floor with markers. 90005 90019 4. Bob, the weasel 90020 90002 This is yet another circle game in which the objective is to find the hidden object. The game encourages kids to concentrate and try to read the other person’s body language. 90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 8-15 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 A small object that can be passed around discreetly, space to play 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90035 90036 Get the players to sit in a circle.One person is chosen to be ‘Bob, the weasel,’ who stands in the center of the circle. 90037 90036 The players in the circle put their hands behind their back and pass the chosen object without giving Bob any hints about the exact position of the object. 90037 90036 If Bob can point out who has the object successfully, the person caught with the object becomes Bob, and the game continues. 90037 90048 90002 This game can be played by teenagers, tweens, and even adults. 90005 90002 [Read: 90003 Party Games For Kids 90004] 90005 90019 5.The Ah, Um Game 90020 90002 Fillers. Kids use them a lot, just as the adults do. Speakers may be okay using the fillers such as ‘ah,’ ‘um,’ ‘like,’ and ‘you know’ as many times as they want. But the listeners hate them. This game can teach the kids to speak without using the annoying filers. Sounds interesting? 90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 10-12 90005 90002 90003 You will need 90004: List of topics, timer 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90035 90036 Divide the kids into teams of three or four.90037 90036 Give them the taboo words, a.k.a fillers such as ‘ah,’ ‘um,’ ‘like,’ ‘you know’ and so on. 90037 90036 Next, give the kids topic they can speak on for one minute. Topics could include favorite movie, meal, sport, holiday, author, book, etc. 90037 90036 Let a member of a group volunteer to speak about the given topic for one minute, without using the taboo words. 90037 90036 If the child successfully avoids the taboo words, he or she moves to the next round. But if he fails, the next member gets the chance to speak.90037 90048 90002 The team that avoids using taboo words completely wins. 90005 90019 6. Walrus 90020 90002 This is a fun game that young kids and teens will enjoy all the same. The game is innovative and is sure to bring out a lot of laughs in the room. 90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 10-12 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 Chairs, closed room, and space to play 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90002 Walrus is a guessing game wherein the players mask an activity or action with a word like ‘walrus,’ and one person has to guess what it is.The game encourages the kids to think and use language intelligently. The game also teaches kids to respond consciously, after careful thinking. 90005 90035 90036 One person is It and is sent out of the room. 90037 90036 The others in the room decide upon one action or activity such as biking, eating, sleeping, dancing, reading and so on. 90037 90036 Then they pick a random word like a walrus, teddy bear, peach, etc. that they will replace the word with. 90037 90036 It comes back in and asks questions to guess what the word is, and the players in the room have to answer by replacing the word with the substitute word.For example, if the word is biking: 90037 90048 90002 Q: When do you do this activity? 90013 A: I walrus every day to school and whenever I feel like. 90013 Q: Do you walrus at night? 90013 A: Yes 90013 Q: Do you walrus at home? 90013 A: Yes 90005 90002 And so on. The kids answering the questions should be careful not to reveal the actual word. 90005 90002 [Read: 90003 Communication Games For Kids 90004] 90005 90019 7. Look up, look down 90020 90002 A fun game for all ages, Look Up, Look Down can be played on any occasion.Whether at a party, picnic or school, children will love playing this game. 90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 15-20 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 Place to form a large circle 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90035 90036 Have the players form a large circle. They can stand a feet or two apart. 90037 90036 Once the circle is formed, all the players should be asked to look down. 90037 90036 When the moderator shouts out “Look up,” the players have to look up and immediately look at another person in the circle.90037 90036 If the person they are looking at them also looks at them at the same time, they scream together and leave the circle. 90037 90036 The remaining players stand in their place and continue to stare at the person they have been looking at until the moderator says “look down.” 90037 90048 90002 The game continues until there are no more than two to three players left in the circle. 90005 90019 8. Three things and a theater 90020 90002 This is a small group activity that encourages spur-of-the-moment creativity and helps in quick thinking and improving the child’s problem-solving skills.90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 9-12 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 Props / everyday objects, space for performance 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90035 90036 Pick three kids from the group and send them to the stage / performance area and ask them to present a skit that they can come up with in two-five minutes. 90037 90036 The other participants can ask the three kids to use any object in the room as a prop in the skit. 90037 90036 Give the children no more than two-three minutes each for the skit.Once they are done, pick another three members and repeat the steps. 90037 90048 90002 Care should be taken to make sure that all the members of the group get a chance to perform. This game / activity is an excellent choice for summer camps and theater workshops. 90005 90002 [Read: 90003 Fun Shooting Games For Kids 90004] 90005 90019 9. Team architect 90020 90002 Team architect is one of the more common classroom group activities. It helps children use their logical ability and common sense to create simple objects using the science of engineering and construction.90005 90002 The game gives players basic materials, thus encouraging their problem-solving skills as well. 90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 12-15 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 Basic craft material like glue, newspapers, string, pop sticks, sticky tape, etc., depending on the game you choose. 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90035 90036 Divide the group into teams and give them the materials to build the selected object. Things you can ask to build are: 90037 90048 90315 90036 A bridge or a book holder using pop sticks and glue 90037 90036 A newspaper tower at least five feet tall 90037 90036 An egg support 90037 90322 90323 90036 Set a time limit and give specific instructions as to what the kids can do and can not do to complete the task.90037 90036 The team that completes the project or task in time scores the point. 90037 90048 90002 Make sure that the resources given to each team are the same. This activity is ideal for older kids and teenagers and works excellently in STEM classes at school. 90005 90002 Back to top 90005 90015 Outdoor Group Games For Kids 90016 90002 Who wants to be cooped up inside on a bright and sunny day? When the kids want to play outside, these games can be fun. 90005 90019 10. Body spellers 90020 90002 This is a body-bending game that makes your child stretch, bend, twist and turn as needed, to spell a word.How? Read next to find out. 90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 9-15 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 Space, a list of words that can be spelled by the kids 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90035 90036 Form two or more teams of at least four members each. Have equal players in each team. 90037 90036 Give specific instructions on how they can spell, e.g., using only the fingers, hands, or the entire body. 90037 90036 Give the teams a word, no longer than four letters, to spell as instructed in under a minute or two.90037 90036 The team that spells the word right first gets a point. 90037 90048 90002 The team with the maximum points is the winner. 90005 90002 [Read: 90003 Best PS3 Games For Kids 90004] 90005 90019 11. Snake in the gutter 90020 90002 Snake in the gutter is a fun game for the younger kids, who love running and catching. The game can be played indoors or outdoors. 90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 6,8-12 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 Space to play 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90035 90036 The objective of the game is to pass through a gutter without getting touched by the snakes.90037 90036 Have three or more kids form a gutter by standing in a line, with a wide gap between each child, facing the remaining players. These kids become the snakes. 90037 90036 The remaining kids have to try and pass the gutter while the snakes try to touch them. 90037 90036 If the kid gets touched by a snake, he becomes a snake and joins the others in the gutter. 90037 90048 90002 This fun game can be played with primary and middle school kids. 90005 90019 12. Elves, Wizards and, Giants 90020 90002 This is a unique version of Rock, Paper, and Scissors, except, the kids will use their hands, legs and even entire bodies instead of just fingers.90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 4-12 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 Large area / space to play 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90002 The rules for this game are similar to the rules of Rock, Paper, and Scissors. 90005 90315 90036 Giants can conquer wizards. The kids have to raise their hands above their head when they stand to pose as giants. 90037 90036 Wizards can conquer elves. To be a wizard, the kids have to form a triangle with their arms over their head, replicating a wizard hat.90037 90036 Elves can conquer giants. To pose as an elf, kids have to place their hands alongside the ears, with the index finger extended just a little. 90037 90322 90002 Once the rules are clear, you can start the game. 90005 90035 90036 Divide the kids into two teams, and also divide the room or play area into two zones. 90037 90036 Each team will have a safe zone where the stronger team can not attack them. 90037 90036 The teams will stand at least four feet apart from each other. The teams can huddle and discuss what they want to be and on the count of three by the moderator, shout out who they are.90037 90036 If one team chooses an option stronger than the other, they can chase the weaker team and try to tag them before they reach the safe zone. 90037 90036 Anyone who gets tagged becomes a part of the opposing team. 90037 90048 90002 The team with fewer players in the end loses. This game helps develop agility, teamwork and listening skills. 90005 90002 [Read: 90003 Trust Building Activities For Kids 90004] 90005 90019 13. All over 90020 90002 This game is similar to the beach ball or Nerf ball games, where the teams try to push all the objects towards the other team to win.90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 10-16 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 A lot of tennis balls, footballs, basketballs, etc., space to play 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90035 90036 Divide the kids into two teams with an equal number of players. 90037 90036 Divide the play zone into two halves and mark the team’s territories. 90037 90036 Give the teams the same number of balls and ask them to stand in their designated zones. 90037 90036 On the count of three, the players will try to roll, throw, or kick the ball to the opposition’s side.90037 90036 If a team manages to push all their balls to the other side, they shout out ‘All over’ and win. 90037 90036 If there are way too many balls, you can set a timer and at the end, whichever team has fewer balls wins. 90037 90048 90002 It is best to use lightweight balls for this game, to minimize the risk of injury. 90005 90019 14. Catch the dragon’s tail 90020 90002 This fun game is ideal for middle and high school kids. It can be played by adults too! 90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 12-18 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 A large ground or space where the game can be played 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90002 This is a simple game that requires the kids to form a long chain and not break it.90005 90035 90036 Ask the kids to form a long human chain by holding hands. 90037 90036 The person standing first is the head of the dragon and the one at the end is the tail of the dragon. 90037 90036 The head should try and catch the tail, while the others in the middle should try and stop the head, without breaking the chain. 90037 90036 If the head succeeds in catching the tail, the tail becomes the head, and the person at the end of the chain becomes the tail. 90037 90036 And the game continues with the new head and tail.90037 90048 90002 This game helps children think about strategy and develop agility and swiftness. 90005 90002 [Read: 90003 Classroom Games For Kids 90004] 90005 90019 15. Molecules 90020 90002 This game has minimal physical activity but engages the child’s listening skills and their ability to respond quickly. The game is best played in an auditorium or a playground. 90005 90002 90003 Number of players: 90004 20-30 (large groups) 90005 90002 90003 You will need: 90004 Space to play 90005 90002 90003 How to play: 90004 90005 90035 90036 Ask the participants to walk freely around the room.90037 90036 The moderator then asks the kids to make “molecules of …”. The participants have to form groups or show characteristics of that object. 90037 90048 90002 For instance, if the leader says: 90005 90315 90036 ‘Form molecules of six,’ the players will have to form groups of six quickly. Anyone who fails to be a part of a team is out. 90037 90036 ‘Form molecules of one,’ the players have to stand on one leg and put their hands straight up, like the number one. 90037 90036 ‘Molecules of a submarine,’ they have to lie down on the floor and put one leg up, like the submarine’s viewfinder.90037 90322 90002 You can create a list of objects that you want the kids to imitate. However, clear instructions must be given to the participants beforehand. 90005 90545 90036 Anyone who fails to follow instructions is out of the game. 90037 90048 90002 The game can be played for as long as the kids are having fun or when just two to three kids are remaining in the field. 90005 90002 Back to top 90005 90002 Group games teach children one of the most important lessons in life: teamwork.They teach them how to work with other people and be a part of a team. Group activities also separate the leaders from the rest and can help parents and teachers identify a child’s core skills and dominating abilities. 90005 90002 What is your idea of ​​a great group activity for children? Tell us all about it in our comments section. 90005 90019 Recommended Articles: 90020 Was this information helpful? .