Classroom games for preschool

30 Fun Indoor Games & Activities for Preschoolers

Need some indoor games and recess ideas? Tired of musical chairs? You’re in the right place! We all know that kids need to move to burn off excess energy, but it can be tricky when it’s too cold, hot, or wet to go outside.  Instead of dreading those days, here are more than 30 fun indoor activities and games for kids your students will love. These preschool games, music, and movement activities are perfect for indoors and still keep active preschoolers moving and having fun.

Indoor Recess Preschool Group Games

Many of these indoor recess games also help develop important gross motor and social skills – yes, please! And many of these indoor games for kids can be played outdoors too!

4 Corners: This classic indoor game is simple to teach and easy to play. Forgot how to play? Here’s a step-by-step guide to jog your memory. Use pictures of popular storybook characters if your kids aren’t ready for numbers.
Color Corners: Or use colors (indoors or out).

Duck Duck Goose – This classic game is a great way to get a little exercise in, but also helps children develop self-regulation skills and pay attention.

Popcorn! Parachute Game- This whole group game is great for students to learn how to work together. It’s also a great game for developing important gross motor skills.

Bluebird, Bluebird Through the Window –  Watch the video to learn this classic song and movement game. Kids love moving and singing along to this fun game.

Row, Row, Row, Your Boat- Students can be partnered up to sing along to this classic song!

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Huckle Buckle Beanstalk- Watch the video to learn how to play this 19th century game that still packs a powerful punch today.

What Time is it Mr. Fox? – The perfect fun game for developing important listening and self-regulation skills.

Red Light, Green Light – Students can work on their executive function skills with this preschool game.

Simon Says – 2 Versions
—Snowman Listening Game
—Bunny Listening Game
Do your kids need a little extra help listening and following directions? Then you need these simple Simon Says movement games in your life!

Freeze Dance: A classic game that’s not only fun, but helps kids develop self-regulation skills. Play a favorite song, the kids have to “freeze” when the music is paused. Use a variety of musical styles and tempos to encourage different types of dance and movement. Use your smartphone and a bluetooth speaker so you can pause the music without tipping off the kids. Everybody loves playing freeze dance!

Hot Potato- Your kids will have a blast with this fun, classic game while working on their listening and self-regulation skills.

Chicken Dance- Who doesn’t love the chicken dance? Watch the video to learn how to do this super silly and fun dance!

Limbo – An oldie but a goody! Watch the video to learn how to play this classic game.

Please Mr Crocodile- Please, Mr Crocodile is a fabulous game for all different sized groups, from small groups to large groups of kindergarten or preschool kids.

Gross Motor Preschool Games

Zoo Animal Movement Game- Are you looking for a fun, easy game for your Zoo thematic unit that builds in following directions, listening, and movement?  Roll and Move with the Zoo Animals will give your children multiple opportunities for learning while having fun too!

London Bridge –This one never gets old! Watch the video to learn how to play this classic preschool game.

Farmer in the Dell- This one is fun to sing and easy to teach. Watch the video to learn how to play this classic preschooler game.

Rolling Pin Races- Grab some rolling pins and have fun with these races!

Bowling with Plastic Bottles- Save those plastic bottles for a fun bowling game!

Paper Plate Ring Toss- Recycle some paper plates and make your own ring toss game!

Musical Chairs –  This classic game is great for teaching children patience, gets students up and moving, and learning how to deal with frustration (a very important life skill!)

Ring Around the Rosy- Watch the video to refresh your memory of how to play this classic memory game!

Head Shoulders Knees and Toes- Watch the video and remember how easy it is to play this preschool game.

Hokey Pokey- Your preschoolers will have fun with this classic simple song.

Indoor Music, Songs and Dance Activities

Cool Bear Hunt Movement Song- Students will learn work on their social skills and oral language skills as they go on a cool bear hunt.

Dr. Jean’s Banana Dance-Preschoolers will love joining in on the movements of this song!

Number Race Game- Your preschoolers will have better retention of their numbers since it pertains to their life.

What’s Missing?-Your students will love this game and it’s easy to set up. And it’s a great one for your toddler at a restaurant as well!

Glow Stick Hide and Seek- Did somebody say glow sticks? Grab some glow sticks and play this super fun version of hide and seek.

XO Hop-If you have a small space, but lots of energy then your preschoolers are sure to love this activity.

Animal Hide and Seek –This is the perfect rainy day activity!

Jump the Candlestick – Move like Jack in the nursery rhyme or think of other ways to move over or around the candlestick.

Dinosaur Movement Game – Incorporate a favorite interest as preschoolers roll and move like dinosaurs.

Weather Movement Game – Can’t go outside? Talk about different kinds of weather in this movement game.

Swatting Game – I guarantee your preschoolers will love swatting letters, colors, numbers, or whatever you choose in this DIY game.

Uno Movement Game – Use cards from a favorite card game to move around the room. Don’t have the game? These color and number cards could easily be created or you could adapt any type of number cards to move.

Dumpster Diving Game – No, don’t bring a dumpster inside. Fill a large box with recycled materials and a few toys. Kids will love searching for the “hidden” items in the box.

Block Basketball – Easily adaptable for younger or older preschoolers. Use materials on hand to create a fun adaption of basketball for preschoolers.

What are your favorite indoor recess games and activities? Leave a comment below, we’d love to hear from you and expand our list of awesome ideas!

16 Indoor and Outdoor Group Games for Preschoolers

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Need some ideas for group games to play with preschoolers and kindergarteners that are also educational?

Children learn best through play and games are a great way to work on building foundational skills.

These are great for small groups on a playdate or to play with your preschool class. They are separated into indoor and outdoor games, depending on where you choose to play. 

Your kids will love these 16 fun group games for preschoolers.

Some of these are active indoor games for preschoolers, while others are quiet, calming games to play indoors.

Active games are great for building gross motor skills and quiet ones also have many benefits – improving concentration, listening skills, problem-solving abilities, etc.

Simon Says is a classic game that can be altered to fit your particular needs. It can be an indoor game or an outdoor game.

With small children, you as the parent will usually be Simon.

To play Simon Says, the person who is chosen as Simon gives a set of commands and the children must follow them.

When you want the children to follow the command, begin by saying ‘Simon Says. ’ When you don’t want them to follow, only say the command.

If a child still carries out the command, without you saying, ‘Simon Says,’ he is out of the game. The last person standing is the winner.

You can make this game as easy or as difficult as needed to suit the children. You could also nominate the winner to play Simon next.

Because this game is so versatile, it has numerous benefits for children. It builds both their gross motor skills as well as fine motor skills. ‘Simon Says’ can also teach skills such as balance and crossing the midline.

In addition to physical skills, kids learn listening skills and develop a great vocabulary as well. By playing the role of Simon, they will also learn to communicate and lead others.

Here are 70 Simon Says commands kids will love.

Broken Telephone is a quiet game best played indoors. The rules go as follows:

• Start by sitting in a circle.
• One person begins and whispers a sentence into the ear of the person next to them.
• That person then passes the message on to the next person.
• Once it reaches the last person in the circle, she says the sentence out loud.

The goal of the game is to send the message, intact, all the way around the circle.

This game is great for learning listening skills. It can also help your children interact and gain social skills with their peers as well. Children also learn sound recognition as they try to listen to what the person is whispering.

It is also loads of fun as the message often gets ‘broken’ on the way and leads children into fits of laughter!

Another great quiet game to play with your preschoolers includes some clapping. Choose to either tell a story or read a book. Then, whenever you say a particular word or phrase throughout the story, the children must clap each time they hear it.

As with the previous game, this is another great game to help kids develop sound recognition and listening skills. It will also aid in their language development as well.

A touch-and-feel box is another fun activity for your kids. First, collect some items that have unique textures. Then, put them in a box or a bag you can’t see through.

Go around the room and have everyone quietly touch and feel one of the items. Once everyone has had a turn, have them share what they think is in the bag.

See how many children guessed an item correctly.

The Touch and Feel Box is a great way to build their language. They have to connect their senses to words to describe what they are feeling.

I Spy can be played both indoors and outdoors. The rules go as follows:

• One person picks an object in the room.
• Then, they say, “I spy with my little eyes, something …” followed by the colour of their object.
• The rest of the group takes turns guessing what that object could be.
• The person can only answer yes or no.

This game is great for thinking but also for socializing. It gets the children to talk to each other and develops their social skills. They also have to listen to hear what the colour is and what other people are guessing as well.

Musical Chairs really helps children learn to let go and have fun with other kids.

Start by putting chairs in a circle. There should be one less chair than the number of children playing.

Once the music begins, everyone walks around the chairs. When the music stops, everyone must find a chair to sit in. The person without a chair is out of the game. For each round, remove another chair.

The game continues until there is only one chair left. Whoever sits in the last chair, wins.

This game teaches your children great listening skills. They also have to multitask, walk while listening to music, and at the same time try to get to the closest chair.

They can also develop balance and speed while trying to get to the chair first.

Red Light, Green Light is a game your children will love to play. It can be played indoors or outdoors as well.

One player stands in the front of the room while the rest are on the opposite side. When that person turns their back and says, “green light,” everyone tries to reach that person first, moving as quickly as they can.

When that person turns around and says, “red light,” everyone has to freeze and not move at all. If anyone moves after, “red light” is called, they must go back to the start line. The first person to touch the caller wins the game.

This game improves physical skills such as speed, balance and gross motor skills. Children also practise their listening skills.

While the other games don’t necessarily require a specific number of people, this game does. You will need at least 14 players. However, if you have less, then you can always adapt to fit your needs. This game is well suited to the classroom. 

To begin, seven children go to the front of the room. The rest put their heads on their desks and their thumbs up. The seven children go around and touch only one thumb of their classmates and push it down.

Once they finish, they return to the front. One calls out, “heads up, seven up.” Those who had their thumbs touched stand up and try to guess who touched their thumb.

If they are correct, they get to switch places with the person. If not, the game continues as normal.

This game helps your children to interact with one another. They will develop great social skills and learn the names of their classmates. If you have less than 14, you can always adapt and have fewer people in the front.

Button, Button, Who’s got theButton is another quiet game to play indoors with a group of children. Everyone sits in a circle with their hands out, and their eyes closed.

One person takes a button and goes around the circle pretending to put the button in everyone’s hands. The person will put the button in one person’s hands.

Once they finish with the circle, everyone opens their eyes and tries to guess who has the button. Once the group finally guesses who has the button, they get to go around the circle to give it to someone else.

This is a great game to help the children interact and learn more about each other. They will also strengthen their social skills.

Here are seven outdoor games for kids.

These are great learning games for preschoolers to play and interact with each other. They also make good group movement activities.

Before you take your children outside, prepare a list of things you want them to look for. You can print off a picture of each item for them to identify outside.

You can then let them go together in small groups or all at once, trying to find each item on the list.

This will get your children to interact and develop social skills while also having a good time in nature and learning about the outdoors.  

Every child loves to play Hopscotch. Follow these guidelines to play with a group of preschoolers:

• With some sidewalk chalk, make a hopscotch grid with the numbers 1-9.
• Find a rock for the kids that is easy to toss and will stay in place.
• Start by tossing the rock on square 1.
• Then jump over the square, and continue hopping on each square until you come back to square one.
• Pick up the rock then hop on square 1.
• In your next turn, toss the rock to square 2 and repeat.
• If your toss isn’t on the right square, you have three chances to get it into the right square or you miss your turn.

Hopscotch will teach your children many great physical skills. They will develop their gross motor skills as well as their fine motor skills. They will learn better balance as they hop on each square.

Jump rope is another fun outdoor activity to play with your group of preschoolers. Start by finding a larger jump rope than normal. Have two people swing the rope, each holding one end.

You can jump rope however your kids prefer. They can begin with the rope held still or jump into it while it’s moving. You can say a rhyme as they jump or have the other children count each other’s jumps.

Jump rope can develop physical skills such as balance, strength and coordination, as kids have to learn to jump at the right time.

Tag is a very active outdoor game your kids will love. It is a great chasing game to get them moving.

There are many variations to tag. Simply have one person be “it.” They then have to tag someone else. Then that person becomes “it.”

You can also play freeze tag – once they are tagged, they must freeze in place until a teammate unfreezes them.

Tag is a great way to have your children make new friends and develop their social skills. They will also strengthen their physical skills as well as their speed.

Red Rover is another great active outdoor game. Start by dividing your group into two teams. Then, have them get in a line and hold hands.

Space the two teams out about 20 feet or so from each other. Then, each team must take turns saying, “red rover, red rover, let … come over.” That particular person then has to leave their line and run to the next line.

They should run as fast as they can and try to break apart the other team’s line. If they break through, they return to their original team along with someone from the line they just broke. If they do not break through, they have to stay in that team’s line.

This game is good for speed and strengthening, as well as for teaching kids to work together with others.

The Hot Potato Game, or Volleyball, can be played inside as well as outside; however, it is safer to play outside.

Toss an inflatable ball to one person. They have five seconds or less to toss it to someone else in the circle. If they don’t, they are out of the game.

You can change things up as well to make it more suitable to fit your children’s needs. For example, you can ask them to call out the name of the person to who they are throwing the ball in order to strengthen friendships and unity in the group.

This game will help develop social interaction skills as well as good physical skills including crossing the midline, catching, balancing, etc.   

Duck, Duck, Goose can be played inside or outdoors, but is easier outdoors. If it is a beautiful day outside, go enjoy the sunshine and nature.

Have everyone sit in a circle. Choose one person to be “it.” This person walks around the outside of the circle, touching each person on the head and saying either “duck” or “goose.”

If they say “duck,” they continue to the next person. If they say “goose,” that person must stand up and start chasing the person.

If the person who was “it” runs around the entire circle and sits down, they are safe, and the next person becomes “it.” If the person who is chasing tags them, they must repeat the circle again.

Duck, Duck, Goose is a fun social game as children get to interact with everyone in the circle. It will also help them develop speed and spatial awareness as they chase around the circle.

And there you have it. I hope you’ll enjoy playing these fun preschool group games. Read more about the many benefits of outdoor games for kids.

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TOP of the best games for children on PC: a review of children's computer games Now you can play at least for a whole day - all kinds of Eyes Protection Safety Eco Mega Super-Puper technologies have made sure that children's eyes do not strain. But how do games affect the gray cells of a fragile child's brain? This question is still open.

We have compiled for you a list of thirty-five interesting and useful games for development. These are the best computer games for kids that will help kids develop various skills or just have a good time.

Roblox

Genre: construction game, sandbox

Released: 2006

A constantly evolving project in which anyone can create not just their own level, but an entire game. Talented developers make copies of famous arcades, action movies, adventures, or invent their own universes in which you can learn how to build, communicate with other people, or just have fun. The game perfectly develops creative skills.

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

Genre: Platformer

Released: 2018

Nothing teaches reactions better than a platform game, especially a classic one. This is a game in which you have to jump on different types of platforms. Like Crash Bandicoot, for example. A few years ago, games that were released back in the 90s were significantly updated for modern computers. The graphics are clearer and better, the sound is more pleasant, and the gameplay is bringing maximum pleasure. The child will not learn to solve logarithmic equations, but he will understand that it is still worth dodging stones rolling in the face.

Untitled Goose Game

Genre: Stealth Puzzle

Released: 2018

A game about a bully goose that prevents the villagers from doing their own thing. The malevolent bird either steals the mail, or scares him with his "ha-ha-ha", then makes a commotion in a cafe or breaks the fence of a good-natured man and steals his smoking pipe. Almost all children like to play dirty tricks, but let them do it in the virtual world and under the guise of a goose. Untitled Goose Game has nice graphics and addictive gameplay - you need to be smart and not catch people's eyes.

Moving Out

Genre: Puzzle

Released: 2020

Moving Simulator Fun is the next game on our list of the best games for kids on PC. It's better to play with friends. Moreover, only a game on one computer is available, that is, a local multiplayer mode. In Moving Out, local laws of physics are observed. Players must stow the sofa, refrigerator and other furniture in the truck so that everything fits and does not scatter in different directions when moving. At the same time, the characters must carefully take everything out of the house, preferably without breaking it. The game teaches that nothing lasts forever and sometimes you have to move. Well, it develops logic, of course.

Minecraft

Genre: sandbox

Release year: 2011

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An exciting simulator with which you can learn a lot about life. The game develops creative skills (there is a lot to build in Minecraft!) and allows you to learn about the elementary laws of nature and physics (for example, glass is made from sand, wood is mined from felled trees).

If a child gets carried away with Minecraft, then this is not a reason to take him to the doctor. On the contrary, with the proper development of skills, he will be able to take part in the construction of something truly large-scale. For example, a group of enthusiasts has been recreating the planet Earth with large cities in an incredibly detailed form for several years now.

Stardew Valley

Genre: Multi-Genre Adventure

Released: 2016

A game with nice graphics in which you can do almost anything your heart desires. For example, this is a great way to get your child hooked on working in the country. The plot is built around a hero who inherits a house in a village with land. You can grow different flowers, tubers and whatever you want on it. The harvest is sold or given as a gift to the villagers. Here you can also go fishing, go hiking in the dungeons and even start a romantic relationship.

Spyro Reignited Trilogy

Genre: Platformer

Released: 2019

Fascinating 3D platform game about a cute little dragon. Reignited Trilogy is a collection of updated games, the first of which was released back in 1998. Beautiful graphics, pleasant music, bright visual effects. All this creates an atmosphere of an interesting adventure, during which the player will have to show logical thinking.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Genre: Adventure

Released: 2022

What kid doesn't love LEGO. Based on the popular Star Wars movie series, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga tells the story of the Skywalkers with bricks and people from multiple building sets. This is a large-scale project that brings together all the films of the saga and allows children to become anyone - from Luke to Chewbacca. It will be interesting for children to be inside the constructor, from which they love to make something.

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

Genre: Multiplayer Combat

Released: 2020

Children need to be taught that life can be cruel and that it is not always possible to win in it. Fall Guys is a fun multiplayer (which means there are a lot of users from all over the world!) game in which beans with arms and legs run through an obstacle course. The player's task is to get into the top of the best at the end of each round and eventually win. Fall Guys is great for developing reaction and ingenuity.

Sonic Generations Collection

Genre: Platformer

Released: 2011

Collection of exciting adventures of the blue hedgehog Sonic and his friends. The game is very fast, so a child and even an adult gamer needs to show reaction when passing an obstacle course and collecting Sonic rings scattered around the map. The set includes several games of the Sonic series, re-released for modern computers.

Kingdom Hearts 3

Genre: adventure, action

Released: 2019

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A fun and sometimes dramatic adventure of Disney characters in an unusual world. A Japanese boy named Sora and famous children's heroes like Donald and Goofy will try to find the seven guardians of light and the "key to return hearts". All this is necessary, of course, in order for good to triumph over evil. The game has a lot of dynamic moments, as well as puzzles that will make the young brain work a little. This is very useful!

Minecraft Dungeons

Genre: Dungeon Adventure

Released: 2020

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A game based on Minecraft, but without the building element. In it, you need to run through different dungeons, beat monsters with a club or sword, and complete other tasks. Looks nice, plays fun. It won't teach kids a lot, but they'll definitely have fun.

Plants vs Zombies

Genre: puzzle, strategy

Released: 2009

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An old and familiar game about protecting your house from zombies. It develops memory (you need to remember which plants can do what), logic (you need to know how best to equip defense) and ingenuity. It looks cartoonish, zombies are not scary, which means that you can play from an early age.

Botanicula

Genre: puzzle

Release year: 2012

Puzzle about five creatures living on a tree. They are trying to save the last seed from the black arachnids. Attractive for both children and adults, the visual style, funny characters and sometimes even complex riddles will definitely keep the child's attention for a long time. And playing this game in the company of a parent will be a great pleasure.

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

Genre: Puzzle

Released: 2020

Ageless Tetris, but with a twist. There is a storyline with cute characters, several game modes (competitive, with the replacement of classic Tetris details with bright faces). The game develops the speed of thinking, reaction, logic and attention.

World of Goo

Genre: Puzzle

Released: 2008

Logic puzzle about Goo balls, which must get rid of the oppression of a powerful corporation and live freely. At each level, you need to connect the balls so that they form a slender and stable structure. With it, the balls must reach the pipe and go to the next level. An excellent logic puzzle that any child will be interested in coping with.

Machinarium

Genre: quest, adventure

Release year: 2009

A quest about a robot that ends up in a junkyard and makes its way to the big city — Machinarium. Along the way, he corrects the mistakes of "youth" and even finds himself a faithful companion. The game solves exciting and sometimes difficult tasks. Machinarium is great for playing with a parent - he can peep into the guide for completing levels. This will definitely come in handy - the game is not as simple as it seems. And it has a great effect on the development of logic.

Leo's Fortune

Genre: Platformer

Released: 2014

A platformer with an interesting and instructive story about a surly hairy ball with a mustache. Leo cared about nothing more than his treasures. But, only after going on a dangerous adventure, he realized that the most important thing is family and good relationships with others. In the course of passing Leo's Fortune, you need to overcome various obstacles in the form of spiked traps or wide abysses that you need to skillfully jump over. The best kids games on PC should also be educational.

Pikuniku

Genre: puzzle, adventure

Release year: 2019

Bright and exciting game about a living oval with legs. The hero can walk, jump and kick whatever he wants. These skills help him perform various tasks. Pikuniku is not limited to the platform genre. It's a fun story that will require you to play through memorable mini-games. For example, there is a dance battle with a robot and even a basketball game. It has a good effect on the development of ingenuity and allows you to have fun, especially if you read the local dialogues.

My Friend Peppa Pig

Genre: adventure, puzzle

Release year: 2021

A fun adventure based on the animated series Peppa Pig. It teaches you to treat your friends well and have fun with them. Sometimes he shows that jumping in puddles is also good. Although, this is probably not the best advice for children, unless parents encourage unbridled fun. A definite contender for getting into the top children's games on PC!

Monopoly Plus

Genre: economic strategy

Release year: 2014

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Virtual version of the popular board game. In it, players must buy streets, build houses, and conduct operations to purchase each other's cards. A great way to teach your child how to handle money and conduct important negotiations. The game has bright and pleasant graphics, a clear interface and rules. If anything, adults will help!

Scrabble

Genre: logic game

Released: 2008

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A word puzzle game. With "Erudite" the child will replenish his vocabulary and learn to get out of difficult situations. Interesting PC games for kids should also be educational!

Assassin's Creed Interactive Tours

Genre: Interactive Encyclopedia

Released: 2018

In the evening, dad or mom play assassin adventures while battling centuries-old conspiracy theories. And during the day, the child can launch interactive tours of the countries in which the events of the latest parts of the franchise unfold. For example, you can walk around Ancient Egypt from Assassin's Creed Origins. The developers perfectly recreated the local desert beauties and added fascinating facts about how people lived in those days and what kind of buildings they erected to the tour. Informative and interesting!

Kerbal Space Program

Genre: Simulation

Released: 2015

Space rocket building simulator. It seems to look funny - you need to send some green humanoids - kerbals - into space. In fact, the game has an advanced physics system that simulates all sorts of first, second and third stages, launch vehicles and other smart space things. It’s not possible to take off just like that - you need to show logic and knowledge of the matter.

Super Lucky's Tale

Genre: Platformer

Released: 2017

The easiest PC games for kids are platform games. Jumping and running, especially as a funny fox cub, will appeal not only to children, but also to adults. Tasks need to be solved simple and clear: “how to jump on this thing?” or “how to catch this creature?”. You can try this way and that way and finally achieve what you want. The game will definitely teach you never to deviate from the intended goal, and even slightly develop the logic.

Rayman Legends

Genre: platformer

Release year: 2017

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One of the most popular representatives of such a funny genre as jump'n'run, which in translation into Russian sounds like "run and jump." The protagonist, resembling a little man, saves fairy-tale worlds from the nightmares that have flooded them. He has friends with whom he cheerfully jumps on platforms and dodges obstacles, such as dangerous spikes. And he also frees babies from imprisonment and enters test rooms to solve witty puzzles. Why not a hero of our time!

Unravel 2

Genre: puzzle, adventure

Released: 2018

A story about a wicker man. No, this is not a game based on the cult horror movie of the distant 1973! In Unravel 2, you need to control a little man from a thread. And to help another little man, also from a thread. There is no better way to learn how to help each other than by playing a game about two comrades in a difficult situation.

Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls

Genre: arcade

Released: 2021

Colorful games for kids on PC are most often created based on popular cartoons or animated series. "Paw Patrol" is one of them! In Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls, a child, along with puppies and Ryder, will go to Adventure City, where adventure awaits them. You need to run on the rooftops and collect dog food. Or run around the park and collect dog food. Or run. .. You understand, you need to run, jump and pick up what lies badly. The game is very simple, and with its help you can teach your child to control the keyboard, mouse and even the controller.

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Genre: Adventure

Released: 2020

A game about a girl Alba who came to visit her grandmother and suddenly realized that she needed to save the island and the local inhabitants. This is a bright adventure in which you need to walk a lot in the fresh (albeit virtual!) Air and take pictures of animals. There are no villains or a universal conspiracy here. It's just a sweet adventure on a bright and detailed island, where you can do a lot of good deeds!

Chuchel

Genre: Puzzle

Released: 2018

A furry hero named Scarecrow must overcome his eternal rival known as Kekel. Scarecrow needs to find a precious cherry! But to do this, he will have to interact with other eccentric characters and solve puzzles: musical and logical. The review of children's games says that this is a bright and exciting game that will delight any child.

Dora in fairyland

Genre: Adventure

Released: 2004

An old but not aging game about Dora, better known to us as Dasha. She is that adventurer with an inquisitive mind. The game will teach you to memorize numbers, solve simple logic problems with geometric shapes and different colors. The characters are beautiful and kind, and the game is great for preschoolers and developing their skills.

Slime Rancher

Genre: Adventure

Released: 2017

Another game with which you can teach your child the delights of country or country life. In Slime Rancher, you play as a farmer who grows slimes on his farm. The territory needs to be improved and developed, treasures need to be sought, money needs to be earned. The graphics in the game are very bright, and the plot is simple.

LEGO City Undercover

Genre: Open World Adventure

Released: 2013

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42 ideas for a great time

In the era of flourishing technology, endless cartoons and the same endless feeds in social networks, both children and parents began to forget about simple communication, looking into each other's eyes, and not at the screen of a TV, tablet or smartphone. Think about how long it has been since you played with your child? Oddly enough, even the ideas for the simplest and once popular games have long been lost in memory and have undeservedly lost their relevance.

Games for children are not only a great way to spend time with the family, but also an opportunity to develop thinking, memory, logic, reaction speed. We have collected the best children's games that will captivate the whole family and give a charge of vivacity and positive for a long time.

Contents:

1. Children's games at home
2. Fun games for children at home: types
3. Active games
4. Sports games
5. Competitions
6. Development games
7. Speech games
8. Construction of houses
9. Math games
10. Interesting games for two children
11. Role-playing games
12. Unusual home games
13. Music games
14. Water games
15. Interesting games
16. Advice to parents

Children's games at home

Entertaining games for children have many advantages: they bring together all family members who take part in the process, allow you to spend time rich and exciting, without gadgets and TV. The game is a powerful tool for the development of your child. If you are going to spend time together blowing dust off a box of checkers or a long-forgotten Monopoly, remember some nuances:

• Try not to prompt your child. Make an exception to the rule only if he does not yet know the rules. Let them learn to make mistakes and draw conclusions. Undoubtedly, you know more, but let the baby be independent.
• Do not give in, you must be equal. Therefore, it is worth choosing interesting games for children, where the process does not require encyclopedic knowledge or vast experience, and the rules are simple and understandable for everyone.
• You need to play only with pleasure, getting pleasant emotions. If you notice that the children don’t like the game or they get bored, it’s better to switch to another one: it’s definitely not worth forcing anyone to have fun.

Fun games for children at home: 9 types0007

What kind of games are there in a confined space? When thinking of entertainment, consider the possibilities of an apartment or house and the age of the child. Excessive noise should not be raised late in the evening, and too primitive games are unlikely to be appreciated by a senior student. Therefore, alternate, experiment, and you will definitely select exactly those family games that will captivate everyone, and just spend time with children without a computer.

Active games

1. Let's go!

Have your child pretend to be a car driving down a dark road. To do this, put a few chairs or other objects, give the child a steering wheel or its round substitute, and blindfold. You are a navigator, a kid is a car, turn on and go! Try switching places so that the child also tries himself as a helper.

Suitable for age: 5-8 years old.

2. Hold the balloon

This kids game will require a balloon and some skill. Task: move the ball from one end of the room / corridor to the other without touching it with your hands and without letting it fall. Let the children be smart: you can blow on the ball, push it with your nose, chin, knees.

If there are two children, arrange a competition: who will bring the ball to the finish line faster. For older participants, the task can be made more difficult by building a path or placing small obstacles to get around.

Suitable for age: 5-15 years old.

3. Cross the river

Jump ropes, ribbons or two pieces of rope, laid out at a distance of one and a half to two meters from each other, can play the role of the banks. From paper, cut out circles that will replace the pebbles.

Invite the child to "get over" from one bank to another, stepping over the stones without "wetting" the legs. The game is simple, but perfectly develops coordination of movements in children 3-5 years old.

Suitable for age: 3-5 years old.

4. "Brilliant" basketball

In the conditions of an apartment, entertaining games for children with a ball are not very convenient, but if you replace it with small foil balls, and build a basket from a children's bucket or a cut-off five-liter bottle, you get quite a decent basketball.

The competition can be made more difficult: throw in turn with the left and right hand, count who will have more hits per minute, vary the distance from the player to the basket.

Suitable for age: 5-13 years old.

5. Classics

The good old “jump” is definitely worth remembering and having a game even within an apartment or house. With construction tape on the carpet, “draw” a classic, a round candy box can be used as a “bit”. The main thing is to remember the neighbors below and try not to disturb their peace in the evening.

Suitable for age: 5-10 years old.

6. The fastest turtle

Turning into a turtle is easy! Get on all fours, put a pillow on your back and go to the finish line, so that your "shell" is not lost along the way. You can arrange a competition "Who is faster?" or which of the "turtles" will show the best time.

Suitable for age: 4-7 years old.

7. Insidious ball

Throwing the ball within the apartment is not the safest activity, so you can think of other activities with it. Lie on your stomach opposite each other, put the ball between your heads. Try to stand up while holding the ball with two hands, without the help of hands.

Another option would be to compete, in which case two balls would be required. Get on all fours and, on command, start rolling the ball, touching it with your forehead or nose, without helping with your hands. Whoever crosses the finish line the fastest wins.

Suitable for age: 5-10 years old.

Sports games

It is possible to entertain children at home with games not only for the purpose of entertainment. Motor activity is necessary, especially for a fidget baby. Come up with stories, remember your favorite animals or fairy-tale characters, accompanying interesting stories with movements as the story progresses. The child will be happy to imitate a bear, jump like a monkey or stretch his neck like a hissing goose. Mobile children's games will allow you to spend all the extra energy that the baby has accumulated, directing it in the right and useful direction.

8. Jumper

Hang the balloons from the ceiling at such a distance that the child can reach them only by jumping. Pre-fill them with foam balls, large confetti or other light fillers.

The child's task is to jump up, hitting the ball with his hand, and reach it. You can diversify the game by taking multi-colored balls and placing them at different heights, and then, naming the color, ask them to jump to each of them.

Suitable for age: 3-5 years old.

9. Gulliver and the Lilliputians

This activity is suitable for a group of children. Ask them to stand in a circle and tell them that everyone can imagine themselves both very small and very large, the main thing is to be attentive.

At the command of "Lilliputs!" (as an option for children: dwarfs, kids) children should sit down, at the command “Gulliver!” (or "Giants") - stand up. The most attentive wins the game.

Suitable for age: 4-5 years old.

10. Take off the feathers

The following game will help you run and practice your agility. Divide the children into two teams. One attach several clothespins to clothes. The task is to get rid of the “feathers” by attaching them to the clothes of the second team members. The one who first removes all the "feathers" from himself will win.

Suitable for age: 6-7 years old.

11. Who is faster?

If you need to keep the children company at home, offer them something like a small relay race. From the options for passing the distance, use:

• squatting;
• walking around the room with a balloon without touching it with your hands;
• walking with a bag of beans (or a book) on the head;
• jogging over obstacles (for example, without stepping on spread out pillows or, conversely, jogging on sheets of paper), etc.

Suitable for age: 5-10 years old.

Competitions

Sedentary children's games will also help you out in a situation when children need something to keep them busy, especially since the place or time may not allow active movement. Such an activity requires, albeit minimal, but preparation. And it, as you know, is no less interesting than the process of the game itself.

12. Quiz

Invite your child to be the host and prepare a competition, say, for a family dinner or tea party when the whole family gathers around the table.

Tell me what questions or riddles to choose, prepare prizes for correct answers, choose the winner, dilute the script with a musical break, turning on karaoke or dance music.

Such quizzes can eventually become thematic and turn into a good family tradition.

Suitable for age: 7-13 years old.

13. Answer within a minute

Prepare a list of simple questions and organize games for the children at home if you have two or more of them. Offer to try to give as many correct answers to the questions as possible in a minute.

In this way you will train the speed of thinking and the speed of reaction. Select questions from the area of ​​​​general knowledge or on topics that children know well, as well as in accordance with age.

Suitable for age: 7-15 years old.

Family games for development

Entertaining games can be organized with children at home, using the simplest objects. Thus, you will develop logic, thinking and help your child explore the world. Do not forget that during the game the child learns.

14. Magic Pencils

Colored pencils or markers are required for this game. You will repeat the colors and work on the development of observation and imagination in the baby.

Explain that pencils sometimes come to life and can daydream, imagining themselves as other objects. The red one said that he was a strawberry, the green one - a maple leaf, the yellow one introduced himself as the sun.

Invite your child to "voice" different colors of crayons by naming the corresponding objects.

Suitable for age: 4-5 years old.

15. Touch!

Another way to repeat or study colors is this game. The child needs to touch the object of the color that you name.

You can play within the same room, or you can complicate the task and look for a suitable color throughout the apartment. As an option, to train your memory, at the end of the search, ask the child to name the items that he found.

Suitable for age: 4-7 years old.

16. Draw a story

Making up stories is a favorite pastime for many children. But it can be diversified by inviting the baby to draw everything that you are talking about.

A variant of this story: “There was a big house on a green meadow. It had blue walls, a red roof, and gray smoke coming from a black chimney. The yellow sun smiled at the blue sky and blue clouds. Red flowers grew around the house and multi-colored butterflies fluttered.

You can continue the story, add characters and objects, giving them a description. If the child likes this activity, roles can be reversed. Try to draw on paper everything that your creative child will come up with!

Suitable for age: 4-7 years old.

17. Attention to the picture

Children's favorite books usually contain a large number of pictures. For this game, drawings are suitable, which depict many different objects. You say, “I see something red in this picture. It does not know how to speak (as an option - to walk, ride, no pens, etc.).” The task of the child is to guess the object. Roles can be reversed.

Suitable for age: 4-5 years old.

18. Memory

Game ideas surround you even within the same room, so that with children at home you can develop any mental processes even with the help of ordinary toys.

Take a few objects (doll, soft toy, ball, cube, etc.) and arrange them randomly. Ask the child to remember what toys he saw and look away.

Swap them or take one and ask what has changed. Tasks can be complicated when the baby has a little practice.

Suitable for age: 4-7 years old.

19. Didactic games

Suitable for studying mathematical and geometric concepts, natural phenomena and the world around. With the help of pictures cut out from old magazines or printed on a printer, you can help baby animals find their mother (for example, make pairs of chicken-chicken, sheep-lamb, etc.).

Geometric shapes cut out of colored paper will help you repeat colors and practice counting, while circles cut into segments will introduce you to the parts of the whole.

The process of preparing such material will be no less interesting and creative than the lessons themselves.

Suitable for age: 4-8 years old.

Speech games

The development of speech is an important and necessary process. Talk to your child on the way home, in the car, look at the pictures together. Cognitive games can be organized at home with children and in a simple conversation, the main thing is to show a little imagination.

20. Write a story

Some children's games are aimed at the development of imagination, and they should not be neglected. And to begin with, try to come up with a story that will be based on just two words. At the same time, they do not have to be combined in meaning. For example, ask one word from your dad (mother), the second - from your sister (brother). Look what a funny story you can make!

Suitable for age: 5-8 years old.

21. Who and what

By asking simple questions, this game can be played both with a child and with a group of children. Tasks can be as follows:

• Who (what) is swimming?
• Who (what) walks?
• Who is speaking?
• What can you eat?
• What can be cooked?
• Who (what) can fly? Etc.

There should be as many answers as possible. If there are many participants, there will be a competition.

Suitable for age: 5-7 years old.

Construction of houses

Needless to say, how children love to build things? Moreover, it does not matter at all whether it is an expensive designer, wooden blocks left after repair, shoe boxes or an umbrella and a blanket - the process is always captivating.

Although, as practice shows, unnecessary boxes or a covered chair usually win in terms of popularity.

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22. Constructors

In any home there are small Lego parts or a box with wooden towers, arches and blocks of different sizes.

Offer a bored child to build a home for his favorite toy: a little man, a doll, a bear, etc. you can go beyond walls and build simple furniture and celebrate the move.

Suitable for age: 5-8 years old.

23. Cardboard boxes

It happens that shoe boxes have accumulated or a large package of household appliances has appeared. Then the house can be built for dolls (for boys - a garage or parking lot) or for a baby.

Such structures can be pasted over, decorated, filled with furniture - in general, playing with them will captivate young architects and designers for more than one day.

Suitable for age: 6-10 years old.

24. Armchairs, blankets and umbrellas

The good old version of "housing", inexplicably interested in all generations of children without exception. A bedspread or a blanket can be put on the table, fixed with books, two chairs can be covered with it, or something similar can be built using an ordinary umbrella.

Fantasy begins to manifest itself instantly, and sofa cushions, blankets and other improvised means are used. True, after such a game you will have to spend some time cleaning.

Suitable for age: 4-8 years old.

Math games

Don't you think that mathematics is a boring science? Wrong opinion. Usually children like to count, add and subtract, play with geometric shapes. The main thing is to interest them and not turn the game into a long annoying task.

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25. Mathematics in the kitchen

Setting the table is a great way for your little one to practice counting. Ask him to put two forks on the table, bring three cups, take five apples from the basket, or put four cookies on the plate.

Get creative with addition and subtraction using teaspoons, large pasta, or other household tools.

Suitable for age: 4-6 years old.

26. Tasty Numbers

Bake number cookies together. Prepare the dough, let the child roll out the sausages, and you help to add them in the form of numbers.

You can play with them, build pyramids, stack them up and down, and even make simple examples. It's not scary if a couple of signs suddenly disappear imperceptibly - after all, this is a cookie.

Alternatively, math pastries can also be made inedible. Blind such numbers from salt dough, dry and decorate them, and then open them with varnish. Spreading examples from this counting material will be especially nice.

Suitable for age: 4-6 years old.

27. Math ball

The ball can be played even within the same room without damaging neighbors or surrounding furniture. Repeat verbal counting with your child.

When throwing the ball to him, name an example, and he, throwing the ball to you, must say the answer. Depending on age, you can take numbers from the first ten, second or three-digit. The main thing is to have time to count yourself in order to check the correctness of the answer.

The variant of the ball game can be like this. When throwing the ball to a child, name the number, and in response he must name adjacent numbers (5 more, 10 less, half as much, etc., depending on age and knowledge).

Suitable for age: 5-8 years old.

Interesting games for two children

Children often only need to be prompted to play, and they will perfectly play with each other, mostly without paying attention to the difference in age.

Calm games at home can be very different, the main thing is that they are interesting for children.

28. Wonder Beast

All you need is a piece of paper and a pen. The first player draws a head and folds the sheet so that only the neck is visible.

The second one completes the torso, then again the first one draws the legs (paws, flippers, etc.). Expanding the "picture", the children will see a rather funny creature that you can think of a name for.

Suitable for age: 6-10 years old.

29. Funny stories

A similar activity can be a variant of the game on paper, when children need to play with each other or with adults. The first participant must write two lines from a song, a poem or just two sentences related in meaning, and wrap a sheet of paper, leaving only the last phrase.

The next one writes two of his own lines, connecting them in meaning with the previous phrase, and again wraps the sheet. As a result, the bundle will hide a very curious and, most likely, funny story.

Suitable for age: 8-14 years old.

Role-playing games

Children's games, in which children pretend to be adults, are perhaps the most favorite.

From an early age, a child begins to imitate his parents: lovingly puts his favorite toys to bed, builds a garage, cooks food on a toy stove, or builds a semblance of a real store. Play along with the child or switch roles with him, allowing him to become a mom, dad, salesman or doctor.

30. Shop

There are several variants of this game. You can lay out items on the "counter", set "price tags" and make "money" from cut sheets of paper of different sizes, thereby repeating the count.

Or you can ask the child not to name the product he wants to buy, but only to give him a description. So the game will become a small lesson in the development of speech.

Suitable for age: 4-6 years old.

31. Beauty salon

A role-playing game that captivates absolutely all girls. You can become a model for your child to do hair, make-up, and manicures.

But a doll can also act as a “client” of the salon. At the same time, be sure to discuss the rules of conduct and the culture of communication in the salon.

Suitable for age: 5-7 years old.

32. Construction site

You can organize the activities of both the driver and the builder at the same time by showing your son that a large car can be loaded with blocks, help it get to the construction site, unload the “material” and start building a garage or house.

You can also include a crane, "worker" figures and build more than one object.

Suitable for age: 4-6 years old.

33. Playing Pirates

Build a ship from improvised means, and look for costume parts in the closet - the preparation process will be no less interesting.

Then, armed with binoculars, you can go in search of treasures to uncharted shores. Alternatively, a small toy man can become a pirate, and a ship can be built from a designer. Depends on what the child likes more.

Suitable for age: 5-8 years old.

Unusual home games

Family games at home can become a good tradition that will give your children a lot of warm memories in adult life. In the meantime, they are still small, a little imagination, effort and time will help organize fun games and occupy the leisure of the whole family. Get actively involved in the preparation, do not be lazy, think of what you can play, and you will not notice how you will get carried away yourself.

34. Fantastic patterns

Mix 5 tablespoons of gouache, one of shampoo (dishwashing liquid) and a teaspoon of water. Make a thick foam in the container by blowing into a plastic tube.

Now lightly touch the colored bubbles with a piece of paper. See how the prints turn out, and paint an abstract picture, following your imagination.

Suitable for age: 5-12 years old.

35. Cheerful quest

This activity can be prepared for a birthday party or for a group of friends, or you can just please your child with an exciting activity. And if the treasure hunter is interested in the search process, then, believe me, the preparation process will be no less fascinated.

Hide a small gift or sweet prize (there may be more than one) at home and write step-by-step instructions on how to find it.

You can place notes with clues in the most unusual places, the main thing is that each previous one should be the key to finding the next one and eventually lead to the main “treasure”.

Suitable for age: 6-12 years old.

Music games

Every child has favorite songs, regardless of age. You can just dance, learn new moves or prepare a dance as a gift.

Joint games of children at home unite, and music will help recharge with positive and good mood.

36. Leg, leg!

Have you ever danced with your neck? What about a nose or a finger? Well, there is a great opportunity to try! Turn on your favorite tune and start with simple movements.

Ask the children to dance with only their hands or only their feet. Then move on to more difficult tasks: dance only with your elbow or finger. And don't forget: you, too, must be actively involved in the game.

37. Get rid of the balls

For this game you will need a low stretched volleyball net. But as an option, any dividing line in the house is also suitable. Inflate 6 - 10 balloons, depending on the number of players.

The task of two teams (they can have from 1 to 3-4 participants), having received the balls equally, transfer them to the opponent's side.

The game starts when the music is turned on and stops when the music is turned off. Whichever side has fewer balls at that moment wins.

Water games

Children love to splash in the water, bathe and pour water from container to container.

If you decide to use water as a play area, be prepared for the environment to be wet and your baby's clothes and shoes to become wet. Therefore, be prepared for the fact that at the end of the game you will need to completely change your clothes.

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38. Catch, fish!

Prepare a bowl or basin of water, take a few small items and put them directly into the water. These can be balls, small figures, chestnuts, etc.

Invite the child to catch the “fish” with his hands, a spoon, a small net (a small kitchen sieve can act as this), and then carefully place them in a nearby container.

Suitable for age: 3-5 years old.

39. SpongeBob

Tell your child that a sponge can absorb water and show how it works.

Prepare two containers, fill one of them with water. Try transferring water from one container to another with a sponge, filling it up and then squeezing it out.

Suitable for age: 3-4 years.

40. Catch the ball!

When your baby goes for a bath, drop about ten lightly inflated balloons into the bath with him.

They will funny jump out from under the water, float like boats if you blow on them, and will be a wonderful field for experiments of a little researcher.

Suitable for age: 3-5 years old.

Interesting games

What other games are there for children at home? Choose according to the mood and preference of the child.

They can be active or calm, with a lot of additional materials or in the form of a conversation, but in any case they should be interesting to the child. As practice shows, games without a phone can also captivate and interest a child.

41. Guess what it is

We explore the world around us with the help of the senses, and touch plays an important role in this. Therefore, it will be useful for a child to mentally create images of things without seeing them, but only by touching them.

Place several objects in a basket or container out of sight, then give one to each child's hands while blindfolded (or simply cover them).

Let the baby try to guess what he is holding in his hands, examining the object only with his fingers. Tell me if the child is not coping.

Suitable for age: 4-7 years old.

42. Unusual book

Games and activities with children at home can be remembered not only as an interesting pastime with parents, but also as an interesting craft that has been preserved for many years. You can make a book with your child about himself.

Collect photographs, magazine clippings, interesting small items. They can be glued onto thick sheets of paper and write a story together.

Have your child write the first letter in this book, make the first drawing, circle their pen, or paste a picture they like. After many years, such a craft will evoke very fond memories.

Alternatively, you can make a fairy tale book by inventing a story and decorating it with applications and drawings. The process will take more than one evening and, most likely, will interest the child for a long time.

Suitable for age: 4-10 years old.

Advice to parents

When spending time with your child, do not be afraid to show your imagination, use any household items for play, talk about the world around you, let the baby try on different roles, dance, jump, get his hands dirty in paint or wet clothes with water. So he learns the world, develops and grows.

Remember that your participation in the gameplay is important, but only as a partner, less so as a mentor.

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