Fun 2 year old games

10 fun and educational games to play with toddlers

The right game can boost your kid’s cognitive, physical and emotional skills. Kick off playtime with some easy toddler games that are fun and educational!

You’ve probably heard the saying that kids are like sponges—this is especially true for toddlers. Little ones between the ages of one and three are always absorbing new things. Their main mode for learning: Playtime. They begin by playing side-by-side (called parallel play), then progress into more interactive stuff, where they engage with and absorb information from their playmates. The right game can boost your kid’s cognitive, physical, and emotional skills, so get your toddler started with one of these games:

1. Simon Says

A game that you can play one on one or with a group of kids, Simon Says is a classic that teaches kids how to follow instructions. The rules are easy: You are Simon and what you say goes. Call out commands—“Simon says touch your toes!—and your kid has to follow them. It’s key they listen for the words “Simon says”—if you call out a command like “Jump up!” without prefacing with Simon says, players can be eliminated. Be sure to throw in some funny commands, too—do a silly dance, wiggle your ears, hop like a frog! This game is great for teaching toddlers the names for their body parts.

2. Hot and cold

See his favourite stuffy over there? Hide it and then have him search the room. If he’s wandering away from it, he’s cold, and as he gets closer he’s warm, warmer, hot! If he gets frustrated, you can hold his hand while he looks around. This game will sharpen your kid’s emotional skills—he’ll learn patience, perseverance and the idea that just because you can’t see something, it doesn’t mean it isn’t there.

3. One for you, one for me

Perfect for younger toddlers, this game teaches sharing (see here for more on teaching your toddler how to share). Set out a pile of objects like crayons or buttons and ask him to distribute them between you while saying “One for you, one for me.” Make sure you each have a container to hold your growing collections.

4. Hokey-Pokey

Another classic, this one is super fun to play and helps your kid follow instructions and learn the names for his body parts. The song “Hokey-Pokey” is a simple one with instructional lyrics. Playing is easy (you just do as the song says) and there are no losers!

You put your left foot (you can substitute for any body part) in,

You put your left foot out,

You put your left foot in, and you shake it all about!

You do the Hokey Pokey
(Raise hands, wiggle fingers, move arms—you can do whatever, really)

And you turn yourself around
(Turn around in a full circle)

That’s what it’s all about!
(Clap with each syllable)

5.

Often played at daycares or preschools, this game is best with more than two people. Spread out a large sheet (or a parachute if you have it!) and have everyone hold an edge tightly in both hands. Working together, you can slowly raise it overhead and say “Up, up, up!” then lower it saying “Down, down, down!” When you call “Under, under, under!” everyone can let go of the sheet and hurry under. Alternatively, you can get under the sheet while still holding its corners. This games helps kids develop their fine motor skills while teaching them to wait and listen.

6. Scavenger hunt

Is there anything more fun than a scavenger hunt? Send your toddler hunting for objects around the house based on commands, such as “find me something round” or “find me something red.” Or, you could ask her to choose a bunch of random objects and ask her questions like “Which one is blue?” or “Which one is longer?”

7. 

Teach your little kid problem solving skills by hiding from him! Or, if you’d rather not hide, you can always ask your her to hide an object in another room or sneaky spot of her choice—it could be as simple as asking her to go put a wrapper in the trash without telling her where the trash can is.

8. 

Promote gross motor skills, coordination and balance with a fun, safe obstacle course. If space allows, you can set up a small course in your living room or outside in the yard to get your kid rolling, jumping and running around, over or under objects or markers.

9. Puzzles

Puzzles are great games for toddlers because they cover all bases: Physical (from making the pieces fit), cognitive (actually solving the puzzle) and emotional skills (learning how to be patient.) Building a puzzle can also boost your kid’s memory, teach him about different shapes, and help him set (and meet!) simple goals.

10. Odd one out

Place a series of blocks of the same colour in front of your toddler, making sure to add at least one block that’s a different colour (you could also do this with small fruit or veggies). Once she’s had a chance to look at all the blocks, ask her which one is the odd one out. You can make this game harder by using flash cards of shapes or plants, then ask her which ones are similar and which ones are different.

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30 Fun and Inventive Games for Two-Year-Olds

At age two, your toddler is starting to develop abilities to strategize and understand simple concepts, acquire new vocabulary, and learn to sort colors and shapes. They are also developing hand-eye coordination, balance, spatial recognition, and social skills.

These games of concentration and memory, pretend play, art activities, sensory bin ideas, and colorful crafts will give them plenty of opportunities to develop their growing skills while letting their imagination run wild!

1. Gingerbread Cloud Dough Sensory Bin

This gingerbread sensory bin includes scented cloud dough to engage the senses and cookie cutters to give toddlers plenty of fine motor practice.

Learn more: Views from a Step Stool 

Using a bit of shaving cream, paint, and paper doilies, these marbled hearts can be used as textured wrapping paper, room decoration, or for sharing heartfelt notes with family and friends.

Learn more: Views from a Step Stool

Your toddler will love matching everyday kitchen utensils to their proper places on this memory board. Aside from being a fun challenge, this game builds spatial reasoning and problem-solving skills while developing vocabulary.

Learn more: Days with Grey

This simple but engaging game challenges young learners to sort markers, crayons, or objects of their choice into their proper slots.

Learn more: Busy Toddler

This color-matching game requires toddlers to use fine motor skills to maneuver Duplo blocks to their correct places on the board. To further enhance their learning, you can say the name of each color out loud as they fill in each space with the correct block.

Learn more: Happy Tot Shelf

This is a great way to celebrate your toddler turning two. Apart from tracing and coloring the number, you can cut and paste their favorite objects while practicing their counting skills.

Learn more: Toddler Approved

This fun two-year-old activity requires only a small ball and some painter's tape formed into various shapes. As the ball rolls over each shape, you can encourage them to call out their names to reinforce their learning.

Learn more: Hand On As We Grow

8. Cork Painted Snowflake Craft

This colorful craft requires only construction paper and some corks to use for painting but why not let your toddler's imagination run wild and incorporate glitter, stickers, or even form beads?

Learn more: No Time for Flashcards

This creative painting activity requires only a bubble mixture and liquid food coloring to create some truly striking art.

Learn more: Childhood 101

This DIY colored straw bracelet is a simple and inexpensive activity for learning about patterns and colors while developing fine motor skills.

Learn more: Creative Connections for Kids

These colorful fish require only card stock, tempera paints, and plastic forks. Young learners can get creative experimenting with different ways to hold the fork by either tapping, scratching, or whirling them to create a variety of different patterns and shapes.

Learn more: Fantastic Fun and Learning

Bubble wrap makes for a fun and interesting texture for kids to explore, as well as a great way to develop their fine motor and sensory skills, as they have to resist the urge to press down too hard and pop the bubbles.

Learn more: The Chaos and Clutter

These large, transparent, and colorful beads are not only biodegradable but very versatile. They are squishy and fun to stretch out or break into pieces, making them an ideal choice for sensory play as well as to develop cognitive and social skills and practice counting.

Learn more: Hello Wonderful

This is a perfect game for learning scooping and filling skills while having lots of messy fun in the process.

Learn more: Busy Toddler

This edible play dough can be made from everyday kitchen ingredients, using a simple dough recipe that can be flavored with additional ingredients of your choice. No need to worry about toddlers putting it in their mouth, as they most surely will try!

Learn more: OXO

This hide-and-seek matching game involves finding pairs of objects in a sensory bin. It's a hands-on way to develop problem-solving, counting, and sorting skills.

Learn more: The Imagination Tree

These free, online keypress games are an excellent way to teach your toddler how to press keys, move the mouse and click and drag across the screen.

Learn more: Owlie Boo

These frozen water beads start out the size of a grain of rice and grow larger when placed in water. Watching them grow can be just as fun as playing with them!

Learn more: Busy Toddler

Letting your toddler play in the tub with this soap-based take on paint is an easy way to contain the mess of their artistic creations.

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This simple activity consists of toy trucks and oats. Apart from being super easy to set up, it encourages imaginative play, sensory exploration, focus, and self-control.

Learn more: Toddler Approved

Bath time is not only relaxing and fun but a great opportunity for learning about the concept of floating and sinking. You can play this enjoyable game with toys of different weights while guessing and discussing whether each will sink or float.

Learn more: My Bored Toddler

This fun activity consists of matching colorful blocks to a plastic tower using velcro dots. It's an engaging way to build color recognition, counting, sorting, and fine motor skills.

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23. Have Fun With Tiny PomPoms

This simple activity consists of placing pompoms on a sticky fish bath toy. Matching the pompoms to the scooped pockets makes for a fun but challenging coordination activity.

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Fresh flowers make for a wonderful opportunity to explore cutting, arranging, bouquet making, vase placing, and petal plucking and sorting.

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Your toddler will love making their own butterfly using glitter glue, shiny stars, and some googly eyes. Why not take them outside for some flying fun in the garden?

Learn more: Powerful Mothering

This fruity twist on bubble wrap will give your toddler a chance to paint, print, and play with the fun texture to their heart's delight!

Learn more: No Time for Flashcards

27. Wear Sunglasses

After cutting out a pair of sunglasses from Post It notes, find a book or magazine with pictures of humans or animals and have your toddler attach and remove them on each character.  Apart from being a fun game of concentration, this activity also develops hand and eye coordination.

Learn more: Sparkling Buds

Using some colorful paint, paper plates, and plenty of imagination, toddlers will love making their own adorable farm animals. They can create chicks, cows, lambs, or whatever animal their creative minds can come up with!

Learn more: Mess for Less

Your two-year-old will adore this colorful rainbow matching game! Matching is a classic game for practicing the concept of parts and whole while developing visual discernment skills.

Learn more: Teach Me, Mommy

This easy handprint craft makes for a creative way to keep track of how your toddler is growing month to month or year to year.

Learn more: Crafty Morning

Outdoor games for children 2-3 years old

Birds in nests

Children - "birds" - stand on small elevations (cubes, bars 5-10 cm high) located on one side of the room. The adult says: “The sun is shining outside, all the birds fly out of their nests, looking for grains.”

"Birds" jump or descend from hills, "fly", wave their "wings", squat, "peck" "grains". At the signal of an adult: "It's raining!" The birds fly to their nests.

Pancakes and Pancakes

A large hoop is placed in the center of the room (it's a "pancake"), and around it are several small hoops ("pancakes"). Children run around the room, then an adult says, "Damn," or, "Pancakes." Children need to stand in the appropriate hoop.

Throw toys

If you have a lot of soft toys at home, you can play a very fun game. Divide the carpet in the room in half (to mark the border in the middle of the carpet, put a long rope).

Divide soft toys equally between you and your child. You throw your soft toys on the child's territory, and he - on yours. Task: to transfer all soft toys to the area of ​​another player.

Day - night

The driver says: "Day" - everyone runs, - "Night" - freeze in place. The driver must notice who is moving. Who moved - becomes the driver.

Cars

Each player is designated as a "car".

His “garage” can be a chair or a hoop on the floor. "Cars" "drive" around the room "rule" and try not to crash into each other.

You can complicate the task and put a wide long plank (bridge) on the floor, put obstacles in the form of chairs, boxes, etc. On a signal: "Cars, in the garage!" - everyone is trying to quickly take their "house".

Train

Children stand one after another in a column and put their hands on the shoulders of the child in front. It turns out a "train" that slowly moves around the room with the words:

Here comes our train,
wheels are rattling
and on this train
the guys are sitting.
"Choo-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo"
- locomotive running
far away
he took the guys far, far away.

But here's the stop:
"Who wants to get down?
Get up guys
Let's go for a walk!"
(A. Anufriyeva)

At the last words, the children scatter and can pretend to pick mushrooms - berries. At the signal of an adult, they again stand one after another, depicting wagons.

Mosquitoes and a frog

An adult is assigned as a "frog", children - as "mosquitoes". Each child has a handkerchief. Children run around the room, flapping "wings". An adult says:

A mosquito sat on a bush,
On spruce on stumps,
He hung his legs under the leaf, hid!

Children, having heard these words, sit down on chairs prepared in advance and cover their heads and faces with handkerchiefs. "Frog" is looking for "mosquitoes", saying: "Kwa-kva! Where are the mosquitoes? Qua-qua!" Then the game is repeated.

Birds and cars

Girls are assigned as "sparrows" and boys as "cars". The adult says: "The birds flew out for a walk." Girls - “birds” - “fly” around the room, “flap their wings”, “peck grains”. At the signal of an adult: “The cars have left!” - the "birds" quickly run away from the road, and the boys begin to pretend to be cars: "turn the steering wheel" and "drive" along the "road". Next time, the children can switch roles.

Bees

Children - “bees” - run around the room, “flap their wings” and buzz: “F-f-f”. A “bear” appears (an adult or a toy in the hands of an adult) and says:

Bear-bear is coming
The bees will take away the honey.
The bees answer:
This hive is our house.
Go away, bear, from us,
W-w-w-w!

“Bees” flap their “wings”, buzz, driving the “bear” away from their “hives”.

Crows

Children pretend to be crows. Children squat down and pretend to sleep. Adult says:

The crows are fast asleep,
Everyone sits in nests
And wake up at dawn
They will croak in the yard."

At the last word of the poem, the children wake up and say: "Kar-kar-kar", - they begin to "fly" around the room and flap their "wings". An adult accompanies their actions with the words:

Fly, fly,
The crows flew: "Kar-kar."
Aunt went out on the path,
Crows sprinkles crumbs.
The crows flew
Everything was pecked to the crumbs:
"Knock-knock-knock, knock-knock-knock" -
They banged their beaks.

Children - "crows" - squat down and tap their fingers on the floor, saying: "Knock-knock-knock". The adult takes the dog toy and says:

Tuzik walked around the yard,
Raven scared:
"Wow, wow, wow!"
(A. Anufriyeva)

The dog "catches up" with the "crows", and the "crows" "fly away" to their "nests" and squat down.

Bunnies and houses

Hoops are laid out on the floor according to the number of children. Children - "bunnies" - jump and run around the room. To the words of an adult: “Grey wolf!” - the children run into their "houses".

Moths

Children pretend to be moths. An adult pronounces the words of the poem:

On the green in the meadow
Moths fly.
And from flower to flower
They flutter merrily.
Children run, wave their winged arms, “flutter”.
Tanya went out to the meadow,
She has a bag in her hands.
Watch out, moth
Fly away quickly, my friend!
(A. Anufriyeva)

"Moths" run away from an adult who holds a bright net in his hands and tries to catch them.

A toy for each!

Soft toys are spread out on the floor in different places. Children run around the room, trying not to touch the toys. At a certain signal: clapping, hitting a tambourine, ringing a bell - each child picks up one of the toys in his arms. Then he puts the toy back and the game continues.

Find your partner

Children pair up. Each pair of children is given the same subject, for example, one pair - a red ribbon, the other pair - a small ball, etc.

At the signal of an adult, the children disengage and randomly run around the room. At the second signal, each child must find his mate as soon as possible. The couple that has been looking for each other the longest loses. This game can be played without items - players must remember each other.

By Darya Koldina

(Updated January 14, 2021)

Outdoor Games - 60 outdoor games for kids

“Once we collected tadpoles from my sister's pond and raised them into tree frogs. They all fled to our basement, and we never saw them again,” said one of the mothers who compiled this list. Summer with kids can be really fun and happy. And playing outdoors improves health, reduces stress, and even improves eyesight.

Contents of the article

• Games for toddlers
• Outdoor games for children's company
• Games that can be played alone
• Outdoor games for children with a rope
• Outdoor games with a ball
• Outdoor games

Here are 60 games you can play outdoors together or teach your child to have a great time with friends or siblings while you're busy doing household chores.

1. "Dog, dog, where is your bone"

In this game, a child pretending to be a dog turns away while someone steals his "bone". Any object can be a bone, but with young children it is better to use a toy bone for better visualization.

When the "dog" turns around, all the children try to look guilty, and the dog tries to guess which one of them actually stole the bone. Let small children guess until they guess, older children can be limited in the number of attempts.

2. “Mom, can I…”

Mom stands with her back to the children, who take turns asking questions, and allows or does not allow them to take a step forward. Whoever reaches mom first wins.

This game is best played with children who are too young to realize its injustice. Although mom is standing with her back, she perfectly recognizes everyone by voice. Therefore, in general, it is she who decides who wins. This is a good game to practice counting.

3. Asphalt Picasso

Grab your asphalt crayons and unleash your inner artist. Start painting yourself, and soon there will be a bunch of kids around, and you can sneak out and do household chores.

You can find instructions for making homemade chalk online, but I doubt it will be much cheaper than buying chalk from a store.

4. Digging for dinosaurs

Bury toy dinosaur bones (or any other toy) and let your kids dig them up. My kids did it once with little cars.

5. Scavenger hunt

The game consists in the fact that participants must find and collect items from a pre-compiled list within a certain time. You can find ready-made lists online, but creating your own has several advantages.

First, you can customize the list to fit your yard. Secondly, to involve in the creation of a list of older children. Thirdly, you teach children to create their own games.

6. Water games

Use a cheap plastic tub. Let them play outside and take care of your bathroom!

7. Gardening

You can buy a special garden kit, but really all the kids need is a bag of seeds, a patch of soil or a pot of soil.

8. Hoop

Surprisingly, my 2-year-old daughter loves the hula hoop and is good at it. The hula hoop game grows with your children. Both my youngest and my oldest are equally interested.

9. Bubbles

What can I say, everything has already been said - bubbles! Buy bubbles, make bubbles yourself, blow bubbles!

10. Hatching

Surely you yourself were once fond of this. Get out an old pencil, then take a sheet of paper, lay it on a surface with an interesting texture, and shade the paper. Using different colors and shapes, kids can create their own unique designs.

Photo: youtube.com

11. Octopus

Octopus and fish participate in the game. The fish must get from one end of the yard to the other so that it is not tagged. If it is tagged, the fish should remain in place and try to taunt others running past.

It is better to play when there are many children. The game is suitable for both young children and older children.

12. "Simon said"

Simon tells the other players what to do using "Simon said". If he doesn't use this phrase and the player did what he said, the player is out. The last remaining player is the next Simon.

This game can be played at any age by increasing the speed and complexity of commands, but it is a great game for preschoolers to teach them how to follow commands.

13. Capture the Flag

This classic outdoor game is best for a large group of kids. Children are divided into two teams and try to capture the flag of the other team without being caught in someone else's territory.

14. Ghosts in the Graveyard

There are many variations of rules in this game. The ghost hides while the rest of the children count to 12. The children then join hands and walk around the house chanting “starlight, bright light, ghost, come into the light” until the ghost pops up. From this moment begins the game of tag. The ghost must try to taunt someone before the children return to safety. The first or last singed is the next ghost.

15. Hide and seek in the dark

Most of all this game is suitable for schoolchildren. However, we used to play this game every weekend in college, so it's suitable for all ages.

The one who drives thinks others are hiding. The one who was found last leads the next. Flashlights are a great addition if you play in the dark.

16. Kick the tin can

The driver must guard the can and look for those who are hiding. And those who hid should try to run out and kick the can before the driver. If the driver kicks the jar first, the one who was hiding goes to jail. The last player to go to jail is the next driver.

17. Michelangelo

Michelangelo takes each player by the hand, spins with them, and then lets go. Players must freeze in the position in which they landed. Children can "fall" and freeze in any position they want, this does not affect the outcome of the game. After all the statues are in place, Michelangelo walks through his house, trying to make the players laugh without touching them. The first to laugh (or the last) is the next Michelangelo.

18. "Mom says"

This game is a bit like the game "Mom, can I have it." But here it's not the players asking permission to take a step, but Mom says something like: "Mom says that every child dressed in red can take two steps in my direction." Or, "Mom says every brown-haired kid can take two steps back."

19. Race Run

You can run from one side of the yard to the other in a hundred different ways: on one leg, on three legs, backwards, crab gait, the fastest gait, the slowest, the most average. Have the children take turns naming the running style.

20. Red light, green light

In this game, children can only move when the driver has their back turned to them. If the driver turns around, the children should freeze. If he catches someone in motion, he must return to the beginning of the path. The first person to touch the driver wins and becomes water himself.

Photo: youtube.com

21. Backyard Ninja

Set up a backyard playground with a real obstacle course.

22. Dog training

Probably not every child will want to do this, and it may need a little supervision, but you know your children and your dog better.

23. Reading in nature

Reading outside the home is one of the most simple and solitary pleasures. Summer is a great time to start a new book series or take part in a summer reading program.

24. Bird watching or urban safari

It's great to have binoculars, but an observant child can do without them. Lie on the lawn and watch the birds and squirrels.

25. Sports exercises

It all depends on the interests of your child. We found baseball practice videos. Exercise is a great way to improve athletic skills.

26. Science Experiment

After a few "experiments" with random ingredients from my buffet and a lot of cleaning, I decided to turn to the book "52 Experiments". The first experiment that caught my children's attention was with Mentos and Coca-Cola. Great outdoor game!

27. Learning to juggle

A child can learn the basics and then practice all summer long. Find tutorial videos on YouTube and use old tennis balls or buy a special juggling kit.

28. Tennis

Our park's tennis courts have a practice wall. The garage door will work too. In any case, you can play alone against the wall. We buy used rackets and tennis balls from a thrift store.

29. Hopscotch

This game can be played with friends or alone. You won't have to wait in line, you can practice as long as you like.

30. Housework

I know it's not a game, but it's a way out when a child tells you he's bored. Housework doesn't have to be hard. Organize a potato peeling contest or promise a trip to the zoo if the kids help you finish all the chores on the list. If you succeed, please share your experience.

Photo: Olga Baklanova / vsyasol.ru

31. Rhymed games with a skipping rope

: 101 Jump Rope Rhymes. Jump rope games can also appeal to adults. Spend half a day teaching kids how to play and maybe they'll be hooked for a long time.

32. Snake Bite or Helicopter

My 7 year old son calls this game Snake Bite and my 11 year old daughter calls it Helicopter. One person stands in the center and spins the rope on the ground. Players must jump over it. If the rope touches the jumper, he is out of the game.

33. Water jumping

This game is a bit similar to the previous one, but here the driver spins the rope, and the players jump five times with a cup of water. Whoever has more water left in the cup after five jumps wins.

34. Chinese Rope

Another game you can learn on YouTube. With more difficult jumps. You may want to purchase a special Chinese jump rope. It stretches better.

35. Make a chain hoist

My kids love this game. They tie one end of the rope to a basket or bucket, and throw the other end over a branch. Then they pull things up and down. This game has little meaning, but a lot of scope for the imagination. They can play like this for hours. You can buy a real chain hoist system and hang it over the sandbox; but I prefer the jump rope system.

36. Tug of war

You will need two or more children to play the tug of war. Teams stand at an equal distance from the center line and try to pull the other team across the line. This game can be dangerous, play under adult supervision.

37. Limbo

If there are three players, you can play with a stretched rope or mop - two hold, one crawls under the line. With each round, the rope drops a little lower until the player falls over while trying to climb. An option for older children is to play ice skating.

38. Rope racing

If you have plenty of space, jumpers can line up and race at the same time. If not, use a stopwatch.

39. Double Dutch

Double Dutch is a variation of rope jumping where one or two people simultaneously jump over two rotating ropes. If played correctly, it is a team sport, as everyone must work together to be successful. Training can take all summer.

40. Cat and mouse

Four children play this game. The mouse starts the game by jumping into the spinning rope and making a certain number of jumps. The cat must follow it, making the same number of jumps, while the mouse runs around the players, spinning the rope to jump back again. The cat is chasing the mouse. A cat can taunt a mouse when the mouse is not jumping or if the mouse makes a mistake in jumping.

Photo: bryld.info

41. Dodgeball

I never liked this game as a child, but I love playing it with my kids. The goal is to throw the ball at your opponents while dodging a blow from their side. If you catch the ball thrown at you, whoever threw the ball is out.

42. Kickball

Children's version of baseball - kickball. Instead of hitting the ball with a bat, the player kicks it. The rest of the rules are very similar to baseball.

43. Horse

This is a basketball game in which the players take turns throwing the ball into the basket from different places. If someone hits, everyone else must try to throw the ball into the ring from the same place. Who missed, he adds a letter to the word "horse". Whoever spells the word first is out of the game.

44. Four squares

We need four children and a square consisting of four small squares. However, if there are two players, it is possible to play "two squares" on half the court.

45. Piglet in the middle

The players throw the ball to each other while the player in the middle tries to catch it. As soon as he catches the ball, the thrower is in the middle. With small children, you can take turns throwing.

46. Eider-ball

We learned about this game in the camp. It is similar to Dodgeball, but the ball rolls on the ground.

47. Bowling

Although bowling sets are quite cheap, you can play with a regular ball and 10 plastic bottles. The garden path will replace the bowling alley and the grass will replace the gutter.

48. Football

Football or a smaller version of it can be played with a children's ball. Work out shots on goal, dribble and tackle.

49. Angry Birds

My children (and I'm sure countless other children) created this game based on a computer game. They build a tower of stones and hide a toy pig in it. The other child should try to knock down the tower with the ball. Don't forget to get out of the way when you build the tower, especially if it's made of rocks.

50. Don't drop the ball

Remember that episode on Friends when they kept the ball in the air for hours? Wouldn't it be great if your kids played it for hours? Worth a try.

A still from Friends TV series

51. Look for fireflies

Who doesn't like chasing fireflies? I know it's hard to organize in the city, but you can wait until dark and go to the park.

52. Sprinkler Run

Probably one of the most fun games ever played. What kid doesn't love running through the sprinkler on a summer day? Don't have a sprinkler? Make it yourself by gluing a bottle with holes to the hose.

53. Explore the ecosystem under the rocks

It's very simple. Turn over a stone, log, or object that has been sitting in one place long enough and see who lives under it. We found centipedes, centipedes, worms, slugs, woodlice and spiders.

54. Raise butterflies from caterpillars

After a terrible experience with parasitic larvae, I would recommend buying a special kit or collecting eggs instead of caterpillars.

55. Turn tadpoles into frogs or toads

Once we collected tadpoles from my sister's pond and raised them into tree frogs. They all fled to our basement and we never saw them again. I recommend doing this outside.

56. Tree climbing

As a child, I considered this activity to be completely ordinary. We had a big tree in our yard, and children from all over the area climbed on it. My kids are always on the lookout for good climbing trees. Every child needs to climb a tree sometimes.

57. Cloud Watching

This should be on every child's and every adult's summer outdoor play list.

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