Fun games for 1st graders

45 Fun Indoor Recess Games for Kids

When the weather outside is dreary and students need to stay inside for recess, you don't need to sit with your hands in your hair wondering what fun game to play with them. Here are 45 indoor recess ideas guaranteed to help your kids enjoy the outside and perhaps learn a thing or two along the way!

1. Would You Rather?

Create a line down the middle of the classroom and have the students line up on top of it. Ask “would you rather” questions and get them to hop to one side or the other. “Would you rather eat moldy macaroni or sugar-covered spiders?” The more outrageous your questions are the more kids will have to think about their answers and kids will want to play this indoor recess activity over and over again.

Truth For Teachers - 15 fun indoor recess games and activities

If it’s not the bitter cold, ice, and snow keeping your class indoors for recess, it might be the rain that so many regions of the country get inundated within the springtime.

After a whole day trapped in the classroom, you and the kids desperately need some fresh air and unstructured break time.

If you’re looking for easy, fun ideas to let the kids get their pent-up energy out in a controlled way in the classroom, look no further. GoNoodle has sponsored this list of 15 fun indoor recess games and recess activities to keep your class happy, entertained, and exercised:

Whole Class Indoor Recess Ideas

Providing whole class recess activities is wonderful because it gives kids a chance to move around and release energy before it’s time to sit still and focus again.

Four Corners

This classic indoor game is simple to teach and easy to play. I’ve really enjoyed participating in Four Corners with students (rather just than facilitating the game) during recess, so it’s a great option when you really need a fun break for yourself. Forgot how to play? Here’s a step-by-step guide to jog your memory.

Balloon or foam ball games

If you don’t mind a little (or a lot!) of movement and noise, then give the kids play balloon badminton or balloon volleyball. Paper plates make great paddles if you need them! There are tons of other ways a single balloon can entertain a group of kids–check out this great collection of group balloon games.

The Hot/Cold game

This group game is easy to teach and requires zero preparation. Find a fair way to select the “it” student and have this student go out into the hallway while you hide the object he or she has to search for. When the student comes back in, the class will yell hot, warmer, or cold, depending on how close he or she is to the missing object.

GoNoodle

This is my favorite choice for indoor recess because it’s effortless for the teacher and totally engaging for the kids. GoNoodle is a free website with interactive videos and games. The resources are well-categorized so you can choose videos that help kids focus, get energized, release excess energy, calm down, and so on. Since each video is just a few minutes long, you can choose several during your indoor recess period, starting with the most active option and ending with a focusing, calming video. To make this easier for teachers, GoNoodle created several Indoor Recess Mega Mixes which are mash-ups of some of their most popular videos–just select one with the length of time you want, and hit play.

Hand tricks

Many kids have never been taught traditional hand tricks such as cat’s cradle and hand jives. These are great activities for developing fine motor skills and concentration: get step-by-step instructions here and here. I’ve also found a good Pinterest board with lots of hand clapping games and routines to choose from.

Charades

Both younger and older students will enjoy this indoor recess activity. Have kids guess animals, characters from books you’ve read together, and other concepts you have discussed in class. You can also have kids create charade cards: each child takes a couple of index cards and writes a charades action on it. Mix up the cards and pass them out for kids to use when playing the game. After a few whole class sessions to make sure kids understand the rules, you can have them play in small groups so that each student gets more opportunities to participate.

Chair-less musical chairs

Who says you can’t use this party staple during indoor recess? Minimize the chance of small accidents and the disruption to your desk arrangement by playing a chair-less version of the game. Give each child a carpet square or small piece of construction paper to lay on the floor: these will be the spots that kids try to sit on when the music stops. I like to divide the class in half and run two simultaneous games of chair-less musical chairs. This allows me to separate certain students if needed, speeds up the time it takes to complete the game, and decreases the time any one student spends “out.”

Yoga and stretching

I know dozens of teachers who swear that classroom yoga has been a huge hit with students and increased their energy and focus. The most engaging and simplest method I know of is GoNoodle’s Maximo videos. Each one is about 3-4 minutes in length, so you can either let the kids vote on several Maximo videos to complete, or choose one to end your indoor recess time and get the kids ready to transition back into learning.

Start or end with a Freeze Dance Party

Most kids love to dance or just be silly with their friends, so this is a great way to get kids moving indoors. Play a CD or stream music on a computer that’s hooked up to an LCD projector with decent sound, and let the kids shake it off. I’ve found this option is best for short periods of time, generally no more than 5-7 minutes: any longer and things start to get a little crazy! So, I like to start or end the indoor recess period with a freeze dance to make sure the kids get a chance to move around a bit before (or after) a calmer activity, like small group choices.

Small Group Indoor Recess Ideas

I love this approach, because I think choice is a really important element for kids and I want them to have some control over how they spend their break. I like to have the indoor recess choices written on chart strips with magnets on the back. The strips also indicate how many kids can choose the center at one time, so a strip might say “Legos: 4 people. ”

When recess begins, I display all of that day’s available choices for kids by putting the chart strips on our board. I try to only pick one or two noisy/messy options for each indoor recess day, so I don’t make all the activities available every time.

I then call kids up to use a dry erase marker to write their names next to the choice they want, with a maximum of 3-6 names (depending on the activity) for each choice. After everyone’s had a chance to choose, I let the kids look at the board to see where everyone in the class is going and raise their hand if they want to switch. It usually takes less than 30 seconds to have a handful of kids erase their names and re-write them in a different spot, and prevents kids from asking to switch later on due to personality conflicts in the group. I then release the kids to go play, one center at time (“Play Dough group, go ahead…Board Game group, go ahead…”).

When it’s clean up time, I ask the groups who are working with lots of materials to start putting things away a few minutes earlier than the rest of the groups. When there’s one minute until indoor recess is over, I set a timer, and everyone’s back in their seats 60 seconds later.

Here are some of my favorite small group activities for indoor recess:

Legos or other building materials

What kid doesn’t love Legos? Ask parents for donations or check thrift stores for various building and construction toys. If kids are reluctant to take their creations apart when it’s time to clean up, let them use a class iPad or other mobile device to take a photograph of it. In a future indoor recess time, they can use an iPad app like Voicethread to create and narrate a slideshow of everything they’ve built!

Computer and app games

On your classroom computers or tablets, create a folder called Indoor Recess Games and fill it with the sites or apps that are okay for use during indoor recess. Students can then choose whichever game site or app they’d like from the folder without having to constantly ask you, “Can I go on this site? Are we allowed to do this?”

Board games

Look into your own childhood and dig up fun games you’ve enjoyed indoors as a child. Teach your class classic board games such as Sorry!, Clue, or even Chinese Checkers! Card games and puzzles are also good alternatives.

Play dough or clay

I know what you’re thinking: My kids are too old for this! It’s too messy! It takes too long to clean up! I used Play Dough as an indoor recess option with my third graders and it was always the most popular choice. Playing with clay is a great unstructured, relaxing activity that gives children a chance to be creative. The key is to teach clearly defined rules and routines around play dough use when introducing it to your class: no mixing colors, put the lids on tightly, and so on. I recommend brainstorming the list of rules together. I also suggest having play dough mats (either plastic place mats, or large, laminated sheets of construction paper) and teaching kids to keep all their play dough on the mat.

Art, crafts, and coloring

Make your scrap paper available to students along with crayons, scissors, and glue. Every now and then, you can add in some stickers, pom-poms, pipe cleaners, or other dollar store-type items to inspire fresh creativity. I also let kids use leftover worksheet copies, which students use to play school with or transform into their own activity (there are always a handful of kids who LOVE this.) When you don’t feel like dragging out a million art supplies, good old colorings books can do a pretty fantastic job of entertaining and calming kids for the entire indoor recess time.

Bring-your-own materials

My students used to anxiously watch the weather forecasts for thunderstorm days, because they knew that meant they could bring toys to school! At the beginning of the indoor recess period, I’d ask if anyone brought something to share, and let the kids show their games and toys. I’d then write those options on the board so the rest of the class could sign up to play if they’d like.

What are your favorite indoor recess activities for kids? Please share in the comments below!

90,000 funny games for children - analogies not

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Da Netki
Smeshinka
Drawing games
Ha ha and hee hee
Laughter

Funny games for kids for kids of all ages. Play at home, at school, in kindergarten, at a children's party and just with your playground mates! nine0003

Funny games for kids: the top 10 most exciting and fun games, plus the 11th and 12th games as a bonus!

I like someone who…

Children stand in front of an adult, and he gives them a sign of someone he likes and counts out loud to 5. They need to quickly find and touch this sign.

For example: — I like the one who has pigtails! (everyone runs and touches the girl with pigtails). Variations: I like someone who has something red/white sneakers/something iron/who screams loudly and jumps on one leg! nine0003

Elimination (over 8 years old) - whoever touched the desired object last, leaves the game, and so on until 1 winner.

Chamomile

A chamomile is made from paper. On the reverse side of each petal, funny tasks are written that an adult reads to them.

Children tear off the petals and begin to perform tasks: walk in single file, crow, jump on one leg, sing a song, say a tongue twister, etc. , how mom prepares dinner, how the laundry is squeezed out ... More ideas for tasks for this game in the topic Funny tasks for fans Funny tasks for fans. nine0003

Wild people

Stand in a row and learn a few simple exercises:

- stand up straight, arms to the sides
- raise your arms up
- lower your arms, raise your left leg
- lower your left leg, raise your right
- slap clapped hands and jumped up

First we practiced, everyone is doing great. Now invite the guys to repeat the same exercises to the music and turn on a very, very fast melody. Of course, children will become confused in movements. nine0057 "Come on, don't stop," the host encourages those who are confused. “Start with everyone together!”

Cheerful little people

Equipment needed: sheets of paper, felt-tip pens (pencils or pens). Number of players: from 2 to 6.

Players, each on their own sheet, draw a predetermined hero in parts, the drawn part is folded, sheets are exchanged, then a continuation is drawn, and so on in several steps. It is best to divide the drawing into three parts: head, torso (with arms), legs. Then we look at the result. nine0003

Grandpa's panties

This game will help you to keep up a cheerful mood. Initially, we agreed on the so-called code word, that is, a universal answer to any question of the presenter. A word or a couple of words should be chosen funnier. We agreed that our code words would be "grandpa's pants."

It's harder to keep from laughing in this game.
So, the host asks:
- What is your favorite toy?
- Grandpa's panties!
- What's on your plate? nine0057 - Grandpa's panties!

And again, the one who laughed out of the game.
The most serious player (who lasted the longest without laughing) was awarded a chocolate bar.

Draw a monster

This is a drawing game. Each player is given a sheet of paper, a pencil, and then blindfolded. The facilitator names some object or living being, and all players begin to draw. Even if someone has finished drawing, he does not remove the bandage until the last participant has finished drawing. nine0003

Then the players, on the leader's command, remove their blindfolds and admire their masterpieces. It's okay that instead of a cat someone will get a monster, because here it is absolutely not necessary to depict the object exactly.

The player with the most ridiculous drawing can be given a small prize.

Don't laugh!

It is clear from the title that the main goal of the game is not to laugh. The host gives tasks, and the players perform. Each task is a certain movement. nine0003

For example:
- take the neighbor on the right by the ear
- slightly pull the ears of the neighbor on the left
- slightly pull yourself by the nose
- twist the neighbor on the left at the temple
- make "horns" to the neighbor on the right

Even persistent players after a while can't help it and start laughing.

Yes-No

Funny danetki -
Without candy wrappers,

Only "yes" and only "no" -
Give the correct answer!

- If you run to the buffet,
So you're hungry?… (Yes)

— There is a moon and a star in the sky —
So it's noon?… (No)

— On the airfield of the train
Ready to take off into the sky?… (No)

— Who eats a lot of sweets,
He has a sweet tooth, right? . .. (Yes)

- Pot and pan
Needed for catching fish? ... (No)

- Keeping a big secret
Very difficult, right? ... (Yes)

- If you love ballet,
Will you go to the theater? ... (Yes)

- Mustaches and beards grow
For those who go to kindergarten?… (No)

— If you are always lazy,
In the five’s diary?… (No)

— You ate lunch with appetite,
Need to say thank you?… (Yes)

— If you lie everywhere, always,
So you are truthful?… (No)

— Clear water in the well,
To swim and dive there?… (No)

Smeshinka

All children stand in a circle, and each is given a name . For example: Saucepan, Ladle, Rolling-pin... We, so that no one would be offended, called all kitchen utensils (otherwise, if you call one Ladle and the other Dead Eye, insults cannot be avoided). nine0003

The facilitator's task is to walk around the children one by one and ask each one a question. The task of the children is to answer the question in one word - with their new name. For example:
- What is your name?
- Ladle.
- What did you eat today?
- Saucepan.

Whoever laughs is out of the game.

Drawers

Equipment needed: sheets of paper, felt-tip pens (pencils or pens). We paint a picture together. Each participant needs a sheet of paper and a pencil (pen). It is better if there are 4-5 players, but two, in principle, are enough. nine0003

Each participant thinks of some kind of creature - a dog, a turtle, a man, a monster that can be drawn standing up. Without peeping into someone else's sheet, everyone draws the head of "his" being. The sheet is folded so that the head is not visible, but so that the torso can be completed.
Then the participants exchange their sheets (if there are more than two participants - clockwise) and each in a new sheet continues to draw his intended creature - a torso with arms.

The paper is folded over again and passed around. Participants draw legs. Then, in turn, open all the sheets. The result is very unusual creatures. nine0003

Optimal: 4 - 5 players and the creature is divided into 4 - 5 parts for drawing, respectively (ie, head, torso to the waist with arms, torso from the waist and legs to the knees, legs from the knees).

Ha-ha and hee-hee

The conditions are quite simple: the first player says "ha" loudly, the second "hee" and so on in a circle. When the turn reaches the first player again, he says "ha-ha", the second player "hee-hee". And so with each circle, one syllable "ha" and "hi" is added. The more repetitions, the faster the pace of the game. nine0003

After a while, the game turns into a general merry laughter, and along with “ha-ha” and “hee-hee”, “ho-ho”, “he-he” and other funny sounds are heard.

Laughter

Before the start of the game, a leader is chosen, he is given a handkerchief in his hands. The rest of the children stand around the leader. The host throws the handkerchief high, the players should start laughing. As soon as the handkerchief touches the floor, you need to abruptly shut up.

As practice shows, it is at this moment that one really wants to laugh. And if one starts laughing, then others pick up. nine0003

What funny games for kids does your child play?

fun games for children and adults

Children's party at home: fun and entertaining fun games for children and adults. Old games of the 19th century, long forgotten and now being revived. Interesting ideas for a joyful mood during the holidays.

New Year and Christmas are coming soon! And of course, these days we meet with friends, relatives, go to visit, receive guests. Games at home are one of the oldest and traditional winter activities for children and adults. What games can you play with kids and friends? What did our great-great-great-grandmothers and great-great-great-grandfathers play in winter? How to give yourself and your children the joy of a holiday and fun? Why does a child need fun, and not just “serious” educational games? You will learn about this from this article. And also take a trip to 19century, having played old pre-revolutionary children's games.

Educational games are what every family knows now, what they write about in magazines and books, what they show in videos and TV shows. But fun games ... Do we know fun games for children? How often do we play them? Do we include them in our family holidays? For some reason, these fun games for children are often forgotten and are not so common in modern families. It's a pity. After all, they not only create a special atmosphere of a family holiday, comfort, warmth, emotional support, interesting communication, but also develop a child no worse than “serious” educational games. And besides, it is so nice to play them for both adults and children! It is fun games that develop ingenuity, imagination, speed of reaction, flexibility of behavior, independence, the ability to quickly find a way out of a new situation and give the child a cheerful, cheerful mood - the basis of his successful development. nine0003

Why does a child need fun funny games? Why does a child need games with other children or games in a friendly circle of children and adults? Why won't the "educational game" of the child "alone" (with a computer or with chips and a playing field) replace games with other people? Let's look into history and find the answers to these questions.

Here is how Egor Pokrovsky wrote about children's games in the 19th century in the book “Children's Games, Mostly Russian. In connection with history, ethnography, pedagogy and hygiene "(1887):

“There are also views that are practiced in relation to education in some part of the public and have a lot of harmful influence on the success of the development of children's games ... Due to these views, for example, fast, impetuous movements of children during play are recognized as impossibly rude, too provincial, masculine; heartfelt fun in games, which only children are capable of, about which even the saying “Rejoices like a child” has developed, is considered completely inappropriate, indecent, trivial. Simplicity in dress, which is required for the most part for many free children's games, is also considered unacceptable, degrading the child to the level of a craftsman, etc., but meanwhile, it is dressed-up children, like dolls, according to a fashionable French magazine ... and you can’t send them to the game, because such clothes will interfere and run freely, and wrestle, etc. nine0003
Obviously, there are no joys in the games of such children.. Meanwhile, look at the sad consequences from absolute abstinence from games: reasonable attitudes towards their own kind, and in the end they often turn out strange, inept, often evoking only laughter and mockery at themselves. It is rightly said that “he is more likely to be cut with a knife who has not learned how to handle it from childhood ...” Along with this remark, let us recall the caustic mockery of the ancient Kornsad, who expressed the idea that the sons of wealthy parents can do nothing by way, except for riding, and this is because only the horses do not flatter them, but, on the contrary, immediately throw them off if they do not comprehend the art of riding. The deep meaning of this mockery has been fully preserved to this day.0003
There are relatively few games that are designed for a solitary activity, on the contrary, most games require the participation of more or less other children. In this distribution of games, no doubt, lies that goal , so that with the help of them, on the one hand, it is better to accustom children to communication among themselves, mutual services, mutual preservation of their interests; on the other hand, to accustom to the excitement of competition, mutual criticism, recognition of dignity or shortcomings, encouragement of those who showed greater dexterity, art, dignity in the game, and vice versa, censure of those who somehow blundered in the game. nine0003
Often here a well-gifted child leads a less capable one, one helps another to improve, and in the end everyone helps each other; but at the same time, everyone, in essence, remains in the same rights ... In the end, all this leads children to the closest mutual communication, unity and friendly work . ..

No family circle, no school can give anything like that, but between that in games this is achieved so easily and simply”

Let's play! And let's give each other a good mood!

Children's games at home: old Russian games

Today I want to share with you my favorite fun games of the 19th century. You will be surprised how interesting and modern they are and discover many new ideas on how to spend a family holiday evening or how to captivate your little ones or your guests during the holidays. All these are traditional Russian winter games that amused our ancestors on boring dark winter evenings. And why don't we follow their example and give ourselves a holiday, especially since these games do not require any special equipment or preparation. And you can play in a small group, and in a family, and in a large company of children and adults. Good luck to the world of old Russian games! nine0003

Twitch game

A “water” is chosen (now we call it “leader”, and even now children often speak in the old fashioned way with the accent on the first syllable - “water”). The vodir is blindfolded.

Other participants in the game are players. In this game, they are called "twitchers".

Rule of the game: Players are not allowed to leave their seat. If this rule is violated, the player becomes a "Water".

Game progress: The blister stands in the center of the room blindfolded. Players enter the room and sit near the walls. The viper begins to walk around the room. nine0003

Players attract the attention of the waterman, "pull" him. For example, they say "Derg-derg" or rustle their feet on the floor or rustle their clothes in turn. Here someone pulled the vodka by the hem. And then, from the other side, they whispered: "Derg-derg", and after that a new sound - someone slaps on the knees. The vodir needs to guess who pulled him (that is, he said or clapped or made some kind of sound). If he guessed right, then he transfers his role to the tugger. Then the twitch, who was unraveled, becomes a water-dweller in a new game. nine0003

The task of the players is to confuse the vodka so that he cannot guess who it is. Therefore, they may not speak in their own voice - squeaky or vice versa bass, etc.

Blinds and Bluffs against the Wall

Very fun and funny game. Such a fun game is very good in the New Year! After all, it is carried out with a candle and in the dark. And it brings unforgettable impressions, laughter and joy. In addition, children so enjoy playing with shadows and coming up with their own ideas about how to “trick” the leader of the game. Whom only they do not dress up! And how they laugh when they are confused with ... their mom or dad !!! nine0003

This is how the old game is played. In the “blind-blind against the wall”, the leader is not blindfolded, on the contrary, he will need to look very carefully “in both eyes”.

You will need a light wall (this can be a wall in a hallway or in a room). If your walls are dark, then you can hang a sheet. A table or chair with a burning candle is placed at a distance from the wall. A chair for the driver is placed between the candle and the wall.

Players will walk past the candle behind the driver so that their shadow appears on the wall. Players take turns walking slowly along the wall, and the driver must guess by the shadow who passed it. nine0003

All players try to confuse the driver. They can wrap themselves in a cloak, put on someone else's hat, go crouching to the floor or, on the contrary, go on tiptoe, stretch their neck or pull it in, hunch over, limp, bend over three deaths, mix up, intertwine arms or legs, walk in pairs, etc. The player's task is to figure out how to confuse the driver and how to pass without being recognized.

The driver is forbidden to turn his head back and, when guessing, look at the person, and not at the shadow. If the driver made a mistake, then the phantom pays (performs the task - tells a joke, sings a verse of the song, congratulates everyone, etc. ). The driver is replaced when he guessed one of the players or when everyone passed. nine0003

For the game, I advise you to prepare the necessary simple items that you can dress up in - an old sheet that you can wrap yourself in, a beret or a hat, mask, scarf, cardboard box, costume elements such as rabbit ears, etc. Or you can make it easier - to come up with your own “suit” for everyone to play together and allow you to use all the contents of the closet at the same time.

Even-Odd game

An excellent game for sharing gifts or small surprises for guests. nine0003

Prepare small surprises in advance - sweets, stickers, small calendars or pictures, badges or postcards, toys, pencils, cookies, waffles, etc. You can ask all guests to bring some surprises with them and use them for a common game.

So, having collected all the surprises brought and collected by you, we begin to divide them into heaps. The heaps will be different - in some heaps there is an even number of gifts, and in some there is an odd number. Heaps are covered on top with opaque scarves. This is an old version. And now we can just put the gifts in opaque bags - and then scarves are not needed. nine0003

We start to raffle gifts. The first player points to one of the heaps with his hand and asks: "Even or odd?". The second player answers either "even" or "odd". We count the gifts in this pile. If the second player guessed right, then he takes a bunch of gifts for himself and asks the question to the third player (along the chain): “Even or odd?”. The third responds, and so on. In this game, kids will not only receive surprise gifts, but will also learn to count gifts with pleasure :).

You can enter the difficulty of this game for adults or older children. If the player guessed right, then he takes the gifts for himself. But if he did not guess correctly, then he must share his gifts and give them to the person who asked the question in the same amount. For example, the first player asked the question: “Even or odd”, and the second player answered “Even” and did not guess, because there were three gifts in the pile. So he must give three gifts to the first player. Then he himself chooses a bunch and asks a question to the third player, and so on in a circle. nine0003

Previously, the game was played with small tidbit bags, where you could hide gifts earned in the game and share them with everyone.

The game "Oclap"

A very simple game. Everyone stands in a circle and throws a piece of cotton wool up (you need to fluff it up, throwing a roll of cotton wool is useless - it won’t fly :). The task is to keep the cotton from falling. The player, near whom the cotton falls, pays a fant (sings a song, crows, reads a poem, etc.). Therefore, everyone is trying to quickly blow the cotton from themselves to their neighbor. The cotton flies either higher or lower, so the players either squat, then stand on tiptoe, then bend over. Usually a very funny picture is obtained. nine0003

If there are few players, then the game is played at the table. They throw up a clap, and keep their hands under the table. Next to whom the cotton “landed”, he pays a fine - a phantom.

Wing game

The driver is selected. The rest of the participants in the game are players.

The players sit at the table and under the table in a circle pass each other an object tied to a thread. At the same time, they say:

Ah, wing, hurry up,

Don't stumble and don't lose your temper,

Don't look from under the table,

Otherwise it will be a disaster.

It is necessary to pass the object on a thread so that the driver does not guess who has the “wing” now. Therefore, the players, even without having a wing, pretend that they are passing it, wink at each other and try in every possible way to confuse the driver.

At the last word in the text (this is the word "trouble"), the "wing" stops at one of the players. The task of the driver is to guess who has the wing, where it stopped.

If he guessed right, then this player with a wing in his hands in the next game becomes the driver. If not, then the driver pays a phantom. The redemption of a fanta is a song, dance, riddle, congratulation or trick.

It is important not to break the thread when passing the object on the thread. Who broke the thread also pays forfeit.

Birds Fly

All players sit in a circle at the table. One hand is on the table. The leader of the game starts the story:

“I traveled a lot in different countries. And I came to such a wonderful conclusion: all living beings covered with feathers fly. All birds fly." On the last words, the host raises the index finger of the hand up and everyone repeats after him. The rule of the game is reported: if it is a bird and it flies, then you need to raise your index finger up. Then the host continues: “And the ducks fly (the leader and the players raise their fingers for each correct phrase), and the geese fly, and the tits fly. And the lions fly.” Many players will automatically give a thumbs up. And they'll be wrong. nine0003

The game should be played at a fast pace, alternating birds, animals, fish, insects (they also fly, but they are not birds, and therefore you don’t need to raise your finger), flying objects - autumn leaves, an arrow (you don’t need to raise your finger, because it's not a bird)

Everyone who made a mistake at the end of the game pays forfeits - they perform simple tasks.

Push and pull game

A very simple and very fun attention game in which even adults often make mistakes and laugh at it. She is very funny and beautiful. You will need wide satin ribbons about a meter long. How many players in the game - so many tapes you need. nine0003

The leader of the game stands in the center of the room, and the players sit on chairs around him. The chairs are arranged in a circle. The driver in the center of the circle holds all the ribbons. He gives the second end of the tape to each player. Ribbons with rays of the sun go from him to the players.

The leader at a fast pace says “Pull”, then “Let”. And what is the "highlight" of this fun game? And the fact that the word "pull" you need to release the tape. But on the word “let” you need a tape, on the contrary, pull it! There will be many mistakes!

In this game you can collect forfeits for mistakes. And you can vice versa - play for the winner, who will receive a small prize for not making a mistake. nine0003

“Change apartments” game

Everyone sits on chairs. The driver shouts: “Change apartments! Change apartments! At these words, everyone jumps out of their chairs and looks for a new place. And since the driver has already taken one place, then someone may not have enough space. That's all in a hurry, run, hurry. Who did not have time to take a place - pays forfeit. As soon as the phantom is paid, immediately (before everyone has time to gather their thoughts) a new command sounds “Change apartments! Change apartments! The game is played at a fast pace. nine0003

Plate game

Players stand or sit in a circle. Each player calls himself the name of some animal. For example, "I am a hare." “And I am a fox,” etc. When everyone has memorized each other's new names, the game begins.

Take a wooden (old version) or plastic plate or bowl (modern version) and twist it hard to make it spin (Many other modern items can be used instead of a plate, for example, a roll of stationery tape. The main thing is that the object can be twisted) nine0003

As soon as the plate is spun, immediately shout out the name of one of the players. For example: "Hare, catch!". The hare must have time to intercept the spinning plate before it falls. Now the hare spins the plate and calls the other player: “Catch the bear!” etc.

This game develops reaction speed, all players need to be very agile, attentive and dexterous.

The one who did not have time to grab the plate pays a forfeit.

The game "Korchaga"

The driver in the game is the korchaga. It is covered with a scarf on top and planted in the center of the room. nine0003

A senior player is selected who, secretly from the korchaga, gives names to all other players. For example, the names of flowers: “You will be a camomile. And you are a rose. And you are forget-me-not."

Players stand around the pot. The senior player calls them, calling the name of the flower. For example: "Chamomile, come here." Chamomile comes up to Korchaga and lightly touches his back with his hand, quickly returns to his place and claps his hands.

The senior player removes the handkerchief from the pot and asks: “Who held it?” If the driver guesses who touched him, then the guessed player becomes a korchaga in the next game. If he did not guess correctly, then he will still have to be in the role of korchag

Games - riddles, puzzles, charades, puns.

Such games have also been known for a long time and are ancient. They played them for fun. You won’t guess - pay a forfeit, cheer everyone up. You can also play in a different way - for the winner who guessed the largest number of puzzles. Here are some tasks from the 19th century:

1. Why would a chicken eat a portion of oats rather than a horse? (Because a chicken doesn't eat horses)

2. Is it possible for dogs to run into a room and eat up the whole floor? (pun: eaten = from spruce). Answer: Maybe if the floor is spruce. nine0003

3. “Young girls are willing to visit the first one; the second is not necessary for girls, but for boys it is necessary for many games. It’s nice to leave the stuffy room for the whole ”(Answer to the charade: ball + con \u003d balcony) Other possible charades that you can easily compose by analogy yourself: com + pass \u003d compass. Steam + hell = parade. deg+us=degree. Agility + bone = dexterity. Air + spirit = air.

Surprise

And then - a surprise for all readers of the site. And for me too 🙂 I want to introduce you Sorokin Tatyana - a regular reader of the Native Path. Tatyana works as a speech therapist teacher in Krasnodar. She prepared a small surprise gift for all of us - puzzles that can be given as a riddle at a children's party and solved by ourselves. Well, let's try to figure it out, shall we?

Puzzles for children and adults from Tatyana Sorokina.

Guess what words are encrypted in these puzzles. Couldn't solve the puzzle? Write your question in the comments - Tatyana will tell you what it is. To be honest, I did not immediately guess rebus number 5 :). And you? nine0003

Thank you very much! When I started making a website, I didn’t even think that people completely unfamiliar to me would start sending their materials, want to share with everyone, and ask questions. But what a pleasant surprise it was! And from the gratitude that I receive in letters, and especially from the letters of those readers who say: “Thank you. I also want to share my materials with everyone” and they are sent. I imagine Tatyana to be the first of such active readers of Native Path, but she is not alone. In January, another surprise awaits everyone - the materials of another reader of the site. Which ones are still a secret that only the two of us know about. And the answer to the secret will be in January. nine0003

And finally, a rebus from me: as a gift for Tatyana and for all readers of Native Path. Rebus on the topic of this article. Can you guess? Answers or questions can be written in the comments.

Are you interested in old games? Which ones did you like the most? What games do you play with your children? I invite you to share in the comments.

You will find interesting ideas for the New Year's holiday in the articles:

Family New Year: games and contests for adults and children, script, printouts. nine0003

Do-it-yourself antique New Year and Christmas toys. From our history. We craft with the kids.

New Year's traditional northern homemade gingerbread - roes.