Chapter 13. Home Holidays and Other Group Games

Look like a star
At a pizza party, your child can feel special - get the biggest piece of cake and sit in the most beautiful chair.

Carnival time
Organize a carnival with costumes, makeup and fun competitions.

Make a movie
Let the kids make their own movie with their camera or phone.

Concert hour
Have each child perform a song, dance, or magic trick.

Train
Sit in a row, one after another, and pretend to be train cars.

Freeze and die
The presenter says “Freeze!”, everyone freezes. At the command "Otomite!" moving again.

Fun competitions
Come up with fun relay races - with hoops, jumping bags, etc.

Rope barriers
Build an obstacle course from ropes, hoops, and pins.

Basketball
Play basketball with a ball and a makeshift basket.

Coin Hunt
Hide the coins and let the children look for them.

Jump like a ball
Children jump to the music like rubber balls.

Funny face
Draw funny faces on balloons.

Go fishing
Let the children “catch” paper fish from a makeshift pond.

Bubble
Blow huge soap bubbles and catch them.

Homemade lotto
Make a lotto out of pictures and win prizes.

Living Letters
Lay out the letters from the children and read the resulting words.

Rolling the ball
Roll the ball in a circle while sitting on the floor.

Nursery Rhyme Charades
Act out nursery rhymes and songs and let others guess.

Dancing animals
Draw funny dancing animals to the music.

Musical chairs
Like a game of musical chairs, remove the chair while the music is playing.

Tree Man
Pretend to be a tree - sway from side to side to the music.

Telling tales in the dark
Tell scary stories with the lights off.

Fashion show
Organize a fashion show of outfits made from old fabrics.

Jumping in a bag
Compete to see who can jump to the finish line faster in a bag.

Ticklefish
The “fish” tickles the players with a fluffy stick.

And the unnecessary will become necessary
Figure out how to turn unwanted items into toys.

Hoop games
Roll the hoop, jump through it, pass it from hand to hand.

Have a parade
Parade in homemade costumes and flags.

Watch children during group games - it's very interesting! The main thing is that they have fun. Don't worry if things don't work out. Try to alternate between active and calm activities. And remember that 1.5-2 hours of joint entertainment is enough for small children.