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Competitions for two at home. Interesting card games

A game is a great way not only to keep a child occupied, but also to teach him something new in a playful, unobtrusive way, to develop his speech, and to contribute to the development of logical abilities. But what games can you play at home?

Children's home games "for every day"

"What is missing?"

Material. Crockery, cutlery, vegetables, fruits 3-4 pieces.

Rules. 1. Tell clearly what is missing. 2. Do not peek when the toy is hidden.

Progress of the game. Objects are laid out on the table, the child names them and remembers them. Now he must turn away or leave the room. An adult hides an object. The child returns, examines the objects and reports, for example: “There is not enough fruit, this fruit is an apple” or “There is not enough cutlery, it’s called a “knife.”

"What am I doing?"

Rules. Using gestures, expressively depict your plans.

Progress of the game. The mother or presenter tells the child: “Now I will show that I am doing something, and you must guess what exactly.” Next, mom takes a spoon and pretends to “eat.” The child happily guesses: “I know you’re eating!” Now the child makes a riddle; the adult’s task is to figure out what kind of activity he is representing.

Indoor outdoor games

"Cat and Mouse"

This game is suitable for a large group of children; it can be used as a home game for birthday parties.

Progress of the game. Children join hands and stand in a circle, and two “cat” (boy) and “mouse” (girl) stand in the middle of the circle. When children raise their hands up, the “mouse” should try to get away from the cat. While saving the mouse, the children give up when the cat runs after it.

"Blind Man's Bluff"

The leader is blindfolded and placed at the threshold, all the other children hide in different parts of the room and try to move silently so that the leader does not guess where they are. The leader begins to catch and the one he catches must become the leader himself.

Home game for girls

"Dressing a doll"

Material. Large dolls and different sets of clothes, some of which can be combined with each other, others not.

Progress of the game. The mother hangs up the dolls' clothes and addresses the child. “Look how many beautiful clothes the dolls have. Let's put them on." When the child agrees, the mother continues: “Let’s put this green skirt on your doll, see, do you think that blue blouse over there will suit her?” The mother’s task is to push the child to choose the right combination.

Home games for boys

"Bottle Skittles"

(The game is suitable for those parents who have realized how much pleasure it gives their boys to hit the target, but who have not yet purchased a suitable set of plastic or wooden pins.)

Material. Plastic bottles filled with water and a ball heavy enough to knock the bottles over.

Progress of the game. Place plastic containers filled with water and try to knock down as many homemade pins as possible at a time.

"My Fleet"

Material: pieces of foam plastic, paper, cardboard, nut shells, as well as large container filled with water, watering can, cereals.

Progress of the game. The child is asked to transport ships from one shore to another. At the same time, both rain (use a watering can with a nozzle for dispersing water), wind, and hail (grains) can interfere with its purpose.

Home games for teenagers

For children adolescence Home board games are of greatest interest. To do this, you will need auxiliary material such as cards, chess, checkers, and dice. To conduct games in family circle You can purchase games played on the field, such as Pandemic, Monopoly, Dixit. Games at home are a good alternative to family time in front of the TV, not only for children, but also for adults.

Article added: 2008-04-17

When I got married and I had my own home, where I became a full-fledged mistress, I was faced with a problem: how to entertain guests when they gather at our place for some holiday. After all, an ordinary feast - we drank, ate, drank, ate, drank again... - it’s so boring!

So I decided to urgently come up with something so that each celebration would be memorable and not similar to the previous one. I had to urgently buy various books on this topic and study the Internet.

As a result, I got a whole collection of sociable games. Moreover, every time I find something new and, naturally, I use this new product at the first opportunity.

Of course, not a single holiday goes by without karaoke and drinking songs, and as an addition to this (and a surprise for some guests, although many are already accustomed to the fact that you won’t get bored with us), we play various games.

Depending on the company that gathers with us (sometimes just young people, and sometimes older generation), I think through the game scenario in advance. This is done so that absolutely ALL guests can take part in the fun, and so that no one gets bored.

For some games you need to prepare props in advance, and it’s also very good if you have some funny souvenirs for the winners.

Yes, by the way, you shouldn’t play all the games at once. It's best if you take breaks (for example, it's time to serve hot food or sing a song). Otherwise, your guests will quickly get tired and everyone will no longer be interested and reluctant to play anything else.

“Table games” or I also call them “Warm-up games”. These games are best played at the beginning of the celebration, when everyone is sitting at the table, still sober :)

1. "Bowl of Hop"

This game is as follows: everyone sitting at the table passes a glass around in a circle, into which everyone pours a little of some drink (vodka, juice, wine, brine, etc.). Anyone whose glass is filled to the brim so that there is nowhere else to pour must say a toast and drink the contents of this glass to the bottom. The most important thing is that the glass is not very large, otherwise a person simply will not be able to drink it, because there will be a “hot” mixture. And if he drinks, then where can he look for this guest? :)

2. “Make your neighbor laugh”

Choose a host from among the guests (or take on this role yourself). His task is to perform such a funny action with his neighbor on the table (on the right or on the left) that could make someone present laugh. For example, the leader may grab his neighbor by the nose. Everyone else in the circle must repeat this action after him (with their neighbor, respectively). When the circle is closed, the leader again takes his neighbor, for example, by the ear or leg, etc. The rest repeat again. Those who laugh leave the circle. And the winner will be the one who remains alone.

3. “The main thing is that the suit fits.”

For this game you will need a medium sized box. It is desirable that it closes, but if this is a problem, then you can cut a hole in it on the side so that your hand can fit through. And if there is no box, then you can replace it with an opaque bag or bag. Then, items of clothing such as, for example, long johns, briefs and bras are placed in a box (bag). large sizes, a clown's nose, and other things that might make you laugh. That's it, the props are ready.

Next, when the guests relax a little and feel at home with you, you can start playing: the guests are sitting at the table, you tell them that many could use updating their wardrobe, and take a box (bag) with funny things. Then, while the music is playing, the box (package) is passed from one guest to another, but as soon as the music stops, the guest in whose hands the box (package) is must, without looking into it, take out some thing from there and put it on himself and don't take it off until the game is over. The duration of the game depends on the number of items in the box. As a result, all the guests will have an outfit that will make you laugh!

4. “And in my pants...”

This game is for those who are not shy. Before the game (or rather, before the party starts), you will need to make the following props: cut out interesting headlines from magazines and newspapers (for example, “The Iron Horse,” “Down and Feathers,” “Cat and Mouse,” etc.) . And put them in an envelope. Then, when you decide that it’s time to play, you run this envelope in a circle. The one who accepts the envelope must say loudly “And in my pants...”, take out a clipping from the envelope and read it out loud. The more interesting and funny the clippings are, the more fun it will be to play.

By the way, a joke on the topic:

Wife:
- Give me money for a bra.
Husband:
- For what? You have nothing to put there!
Wife:
- You're wearing panties!

The following games are from the “While everyone is still on their feet” series, that is, when all the guests have already become fully emboldened and “warmed up”:

1. “The Wall of China” or “Who has it longer.”

This game is good to play where there is enough space and there are at least 4 participants. You will need to create two teams: one with men, the other with women. At your signal, the players of each team begin to take off their clothes (whatever they want) and lay out removed items clothes in one line. Each team, accordingly, has its own line. The team with the longest line wins.

2. "Sweetie"

This game is best played by married couples and well-known friends. A victim (preferably a man) is selected and blindfolded. Then he (she) is informed that he (s) must, without using his hands, find the candy in the lips of the woman (man) lying on the sofa. The trick is that if the victim is a man, then it is not the woman who lies down on the sofa (as the victim is told), but the man. Likewise with the victim – a woman. But it's more fun with a man. It is not possible to describe here the actions that the victim takes when trying to find the candy. This is a must see! :)

3. "Spiritometer".

With this game you can determine which of the men is more drunk. To do this, you must draw a scale in advance on a large sheet of Whatman paper, where the degrees are indicated in increasing order - 20, 30, 40. Arrange the degrees like this: at the very top you should have smaller ones, and at the bottom - larger degrees. This Whatman paper with a drawn scale can be mounted on the wall, but not very high from the floor. Then, the men are given felt-tip pens, and their task is to bend down, reaching out to the “Spiritometer” between their legs, and mark the degrees on the scale with a felt-tip pen. And since each of them wants to be more sober than the other, they will stretch their hand higher in order to put a mark on a lower degree. The spectacle is indescribable!

4. "Kangaroo".

Here you will need to take another presenter to help you. Then, choose a volunteer. Your assistant takes him away and explains that he will have to imitate a kangaroo with gestures, facial expressions, etc., but without making a sound, and everyone else must guess what kind of animal he is showing. And at this time you tell the other guests that now the victim will show a kangaroo, but everyone must pretend that they do not understand what kind of animal is being shown to them. It is necessary to name any other animals, but not kangaroos. It should be something like: “Oh, so it’s jumping! So. It's probably a rabbit. No?! Strange, well then it’s a monkey.” After 5 minutes, the simulator will really resemble an enraged kangaroo.

5. “Where am I?”

For this game you will need to prepare in advance one or more signs with inscriptions, such as: “Toilet”, “Shower”, “ Kindergarten", "Store", etc. The participant is seated with his back to everyone, and a sign prepared by you in advance with the inscription is attached to his back. The rest of the guests should ask him questions, for example: “Why do you go there, how often, etc.” The player must, without knowing what is written on the sign hanging on him, answer these questions.

6. "Maternity hospital"

Here two people are selected. One plays the role of a wife who has just given birth, and the other plays her faithful husband. The husband’s task is to ask everything about the child in as much detail as possible, and the wife’s task is to explain all this to her husband with signs, since the thick double glass of the hospital room does not let sounds outside. The main thing is to ask unexpected and varied questions.

7. "Kiss"

The game will require as many participants as possible, minimum 4. All participants stand in a circle. Someone alone stands in the center, this is the leader. Then everyone starts moving: the circle rotates in one direction, the one in the center rotates in the other. The center must be blindfolded. Everyone is singing:

A matryoshka was walking along the path,
Lost two earrings
Two earrings, two rings,
Kiss, girl, well done!

With the last words everyone stops. A pair is selected according to the principle: the leader and the one (or the one) in front of him. Then the issue of compatibility is resolved. They stand with their backs to each other and, on the count of three, turn their heads left or right; if the sides match, then the lucky ones kiss!

8. “Oh, these legs!”

This game is for groups of friends. To play you need 4-5 people. Ladies sit on chairs in the room. A volunteer is selected from among the men, he must remember where, among the ladies sitting on the chairs, his wife (friend, acquaintance) is, then he is taken to another room, where he is tightly blindfolded. At this time, all the women change seats, and a couple more men sit next to them. Everyone bares one leg (just above the knees) and lets in a man with a bandage. He squats, taking turns touching everyone's bare leg with Kooks, and must recognize his other half. Men can wear stockings on their legs for camouflage.

9. "Drawers"

The leader calls two or three pairs of players. The players of each pair sit at the table next to each other. One is blindfolded, a sheet of paper is placed in front of him and a pen or pencil is given in his hand. Everyone else present gives each pair a task - what to draw. The player in each pair, who is not blindfolded, carefully watches what his neighbor is drawing and guides him, indicating where to point the pen and in which direction. He listens and draws what he is told. It turns out very funny. The couple that completes the drawing faster and better wins.

A presenter and a volunteer are selected from the guests. The volunteer is seated on a chair and blindfolded. The presenter begins to point to the participants one by one and ask the question: “Is it?” The one whom the volunteer chooses to become the “kisser”. Then the presenter, pointing in any order to the lips, cheek, forehead, nose, chin, as much as the imagination allows, asks the question: “Here?” - until he receives an affirmative answer from the volunteer. Continuing, the presenter shows all possible quantities on his fingers and asks the volunteer: “How many?” Having received consent, the presenter makes a “sentence” chosen by the volunteer himself - “it” kisses you, for example, on the forehead 5 times. After the end of the process, the volunteer must guess who kissed him. If he guessed correctly, then the one identified takes his place, but if not, then the game resumes with the same volunteer. If a volunteer does not guess three times in a row, then he takes the place of the leader.

11. “Sweet Tooth Drum”

To play you will need a bag of sucking candies (for example, “Barberry”). 2 people are selected from the company. They begin to take turns taking candy from the bag (in the hands of the leader), putting it in their mouth (swallowing is not allowed) and after each candy they call their opponent “Sweet Tooth Drum.” Whoever stuffs the most candy into his mouth and at the same time clearly says the magic phrase will win. It must be said that the game usually takes place to the cheerful shouts and whoops of the spectators, and the sounds made by the participants in the game lead the audience to complete delight!

Based on materials from the book “Games for a Drunk Company”

With my eyes closed

Wearing thick mittens, you need to determine by touch what kind of person is in front of you. Guys guess girls, girls guess guys. You can feel the whole person.

The most attentive

Held at the table

2-3 people play. The presenter reads the text: I’ll tell you a story in one and a half dozen phrases. As soon as I say the number 3, take the prize immediately:

“Once we caught a pike, gutted it, and inside we saw small fish, not just one, but seven.”

“When you want to memorize poems, don’t cram them until late at night. Take them and repeat them once at night - twice, or better yet, 10.”

“A seasoned guy dreams of becoming an Olympic champion. Look, don’t be tricky at the start, but wait for the command: one, two, march!

"Once I had to wait 3 hours for a train at the station..."

If they don’t have time to take the prize, the presenter takes it: “Well, friends, you didn’t take the prize when you had the opportunity to take it.”

Sniper

For male participants, tie a rope around the waist. Tie a stick to the long end of the rope. Task: hit a bottle on the floor with a stick.

Dancing on the newspaper

A newspaper is taken, placed on the floor, several young couples are invited and they are told to dance on it while the song plays. They must never stand up for the newspaper; if they do, they are out.

After a short dance, the music stops and the newspaper is folded in half.

This continues until only one couple remains, standing on a rolled-up newspaper and dancing at the same time.

Dancing with balls

A guy and a girl are holding an inflated balloon between their stomachs. Next comes rock and roll. The pair that doesn't drop/crush the ball wins.

Who are you?

The player's task is to guess, blindfolded, by touch, who is standing in front of him. To make this as difficult as possible, you can change clothes.

Quatrains

Quatrains are selected in advance and the first two lines are read. The participants’ task is to continue the quatrain by composing the second two lines. Then the originals are read and compared. It is not uncommon that as a result of this competition, a poet is unexpectedly found in the team.

Balloons

The number of players is not limited, but the more the better. Composition - better equally: girl/boy. Props - a long inflatable ball (sausage type) The ball is clamped between the legs. Then it should be transferred to other participants without hands in the same place. Who loses - a fine (set by the company)

Ball battle

Two large but equal teams are participating. Each participant ties an inflated balloon in the color of their team to their leg with a thread. The thread can be any length, although the longer the better. The balls must be on the floor. On command, everyone begins to destroy their opponents’ balls by stepping on them at the same time, preventing them from doing the same with their own. The owner of the burst ball steps aside and stops the battle. The winner is the team whose ball remains the last on the battlefield.

Bullseye

A circle is organized according to the principle (boyfriend girl guy girl). An apple is taken and pinched between the player's chin and neck. And then it is passed on to the neighbor in the same way - under the chin, without helping with your hands, of course.

There are also interesting games that you can play in a group, for example, mafia.
Here are the rules of the mafia game:

Professional rules for playing Mafia

Ten people participate in the game. The presenter monitors the progress of the game and regulates its stages.

To determine the roles, the presenter distributes cards face down: one to each player. There are 10 cards in a deck: 7 red cards and 3 black. “Reds” are civilians, and “Blacks” are mafiosi.

One of the 7 red cards is different from the rest - this is the card of the Sheriff - the leader of the “Reds”. “Blacks” also have their leader - the Don card.

The game is divided into alternating stages of two types: day and night.
Purpose of the game: “Blacks” must eliminate “Reds” and vice versa.

Gymnastics and games at the sports complex

One of the simplest options for outdoor games at home is gymnastics, but it needs to be done in a playful way, adding some kind of plot to make it interesting for the child. You can play out nursery rhymes or poems. For example, like this:

Monkeys(from 1 year)

Early morning in the clearing

(I.p.: we squat. We stand up, raising our hands up, as if the sun is rising)
This is how the monkeys frolicked:
(We hop on two legs several times)
Right foot stomp, stomp
(Stomp with your right foot)
Left foot stomp, stomp!
(Stomp with your right foot)
Hands up, up, up!!! (Pull both hands up)
Who will rise the highest???
(We stand on our toes and stretch upward even more)

Hammer, Hammer, hamster(from 1 year)

Khomka, Khomka, hamster -
(Puff up our cheeks)
Striped barrel.
(Hands on the belt, bend to the sides)
Khomka gets up early
(Stretching, raising our arms up)
He washes his cheeks and rubs his neck.
(Rap the cheeks with both hands, then the neck)
Khomka sweeps the hut
(Imitate sweeping)
And goes out to charge.
(Marching)
One two three four five -
(Arms to the sides, rhythmically bend our elbows)
Khomka wants to become strong!
(Press your hands to your shoulder, tensing the arm muscles, as if showing how much strength they have)

Classes at the sports complex can also be accompanied by some kind of plot or poems.

Taxi in the miracle city(from 2 years)

Build a city out of a sports complex. Gift paper bags with handles can serve as houses. City residents are little toys. Hang the packages on different levels wall bars, rope ladder, rope (if the child knows how to climb a rope). You can paste on each house a picture of its resident or an inscription if the child can read. Invite your child to become a bus or taxi and take the residents of the wonder city home. To ensure that the child's two hands are free to climb around the sports complex, passengers can be placed in a pocket on the child's clothing.

In a troop of monkeys(from 2 years)

Monkeys are very funny animals that love to play pranks. Invite your child to turn into a monkey and have a little fun too. The monkey can:

swing on vines (swing on a trapeze and twist - spin on rings);
climbing trees (climbing up and down the wall bars);
walk on branches on four paws (we walk on all fours on a bench, raised board or tape laid out on the floor);
move on your hands from branch to branch (we walk on a monkey bars, if there is one), we twist ourselves on rings);
sitting on a branch, throw the fruits of a tree (attach a gift paper bag with table tennis balls or rag balls to the sports complex at such a height that the child needs to climb up to it, the child can climb behind each ball or can sit on the crossbar and throw the balls at the target ).

For climbing the wall bars, this poem by N. Shilov is perfect:

In the shop

In the shop,
Where is the halva
The hills rise
And the cookies
Stacks
Form
Hills,
Where's the candy?
"Red poppy"
Like mountains
Kara-dag,
And the ranks
Zephyra,
Like the ridges
Pamir,
Place
Only for men -
Conquerors of peaks.

When playing at the sports complex, do not forget about safety precautions: there should be a mat under the sports complex, and insure the child when he makes new movements. You can read about how to organize a home sports corner in the article.

Imitation games

A good option outdoor games at home can become imitation games. The child can imitate your actions or pretend to be something. You can depict anything:

toys (yule, tumbler, ball);
animals (animals, birds, insects);
transport (bicycle, plane, car, train, etc.);
appliances (vacuum cleaner, iron, washing machine, hair dryer).

You can also give a task in several ways:

you simply show or tell the child what to do, who or what to portray;
the child chooses a card with a drawn or written task (such cards must be prepared in advance). If you depict animals, then on task cards you can draw not the animals themselves, but their shadow, traces, or only part of them;
you can ask your child a riddle about what he will need to draw.

Here are some options for imitation games.

Do as I do(from 1 year)

The parent gives commands and carries them out together with the child. For example, reach with your handle to your head, your ear to your knee, your foot to your pillow. You can wish for objects in different parts of the room or apartment so that you still need to run to them: touch the closet with your heel, touch the table with your elbow, and so on, as far as your imagination and surrounding objects are sufficient. You can execute these commands at speed.

Dwarves and giants

This is a well-known outdoor game for attentiveness. It's more interesting to play it with several children. The presenter can only pronounce the words “giants” and “gnomes”. When the word “giants” is said, everyone should rise on their toes and raise their hands. And when you hear the word “gnomes,” everyone should sit down lower.

The presenter tries to get the players to make mistakes. You can first say “giants” loudly, and “gnomes” quietly. And then suddenly it’s the other way around. Or another option: when saying “giants”, the presenter squats, and when saying “gnomes”, he rises on his tiptoes. And then suddenly it’s the other way around. The pace of the game needs to be gradually increased.

If you are playing with several children, the one who makes a mistake is out of the game. The last player who never makes a mistake becomes the leader. If you are playing together with a child, after a mistake you can simply change roles or assign a penalty for the mistake - for example, sit down 5 times.

Yula(from 1.5 years)

Surely you have a spinning top at home. Invite your child to spin around like a spinning top. When you say “stop”, the baby should stop. You can spin on two legs or on one leg (for children over 4 years old). The following poem by E. Gaiterova would suit this game well:

I’ll become a top now -
I'll spin on one leg.
And now I'll change my leg
And I’ll spin around on it a little.

Tumbler(from 1.5 years)

The most convenient way to play this game is on a mat on the floor. The child sits on his heels, leans or falls on one side, then on the other. A suitable poem by T. Koval “Vanka-Vstanka”:

Vanka-Vstanka is a tumbler.
Even if he wants to sleep,
It's still worth it, poor thing,
And he can't go to bed.

Car(from 1.5 years)

Designate several places in the room: garage, gas station, service station, post office, and so on. Invite your child to become a machine. Give the car directions where to go.

After 4 years, you can use places in your city that your child knows as places. You can also tell your child where to go, or ask him to give you a tour of the city: let the child driver hold your hand and choose the route himself.

Around the world(from 4 years old)

This game is a variation of the previous game, but for this game you will need a political map of the world. Designate in different places rooms or apartments in the country that can be reached in different ways - by land, by water, by air. Invite your child to take a trip. You suggest a country, the child decides how to get to it, and moves to the right place, performing the appropriate movements: driving a car or train, sailing on a ship or flying in a plane or helicopter. For example, you can get from Russia to France by car, train or plane. And from France to Canada - by plane or by ship.

Truck(from 1.5 years)

Invite your child to become a truck. You can use for the game a large truck that the child can drive with his hands, a car - a gurney on which the child moves, pushing off with his feet, or an ordinary backpack that the child will put on himself. At one end of the room, prepare the parts of a large construction set. These will be bricks. The truck must complete a task - transport bricks from the factory to the construction site. Help your child at the factory load bricks into the back of a car or backpack. At a construction site, a child truck must unload bricks. When all the bricks have been transported, you can build a house, a zoo, or something else out of them.

Horses(from 2 years)

Tell your child about how horses and ponies are trained, and offer to play with a trained horse. Designate a stable in the room. The mother-trainer gives commands to the horse, at the end the horse can receive a treat. Example commands that a horse can perform:

“step” - the horse walks, raising its knees high;
“trot” - the horse runs;
“turn” - the horse turns in a circle;
“bow” - the horse leans forward;
“to the stable” - the horse runs to a specially designated place, and so on.

Games with large objects, or building a shelter

Playing with large objects is an excellent physical activity for children under 4 years old.

We are building a house(from 2 years)

Invite your child to build a den for a bear, a hole for a mouse, a booth for a dog, and so on, out of pillows and blankets. This game can easily turn into a role-playing game.

Helping mom(from 2 years)

Ask your child to help you: move a pillow, stool or something else to another room big size, but not too heavy; put books on a high shelf and so on. The baby will not only be glad that he was able to be useful to you, but will also receive additional physical activity.

Dancing

A great option outdoor games for children at home can become dancing. They not only contribute to the development of the baby’s gross motor skills, but also develop his auditory concentration and attention. Here are some options for dance games.

Just dancing(from 6 months)

The child and you can simply move to the music the way you like.

Let's dance(from 1 year)

There are many simple children's songs that you can dance to by doing certain movements during the chorus (clapping, stomping, spinning).

Dance with stops(from 2 years)

This game will require a host who will periodically turn off the music. While the music is playing, the child dances; as soon as the music stops, the child must stop. For children over 4 years old, the task can be complicated: not just stop when the music ends, but freeze in the position in which he was at that moment. When the music starts again, the child starts dancing again.

We dress up and dance(from 2 years)

If your child is tired of just dancing, try dancing in costumes. As costumes, you can use items of clothing that you have at home, or parts fancy dress, if you have them. To dance in a certain costume, you can choose the appropriate music. Here are some examples:

put on a red and white Pinocchio cap and dance to the song from the movie “Pinocchio”;
on the head is a captain’s cap - we dance to the song “Brave Captain”;
We put on a cap and a sailor collar and dance to “Yablochko”;
there is a cowboy hat on our head and a wooden or inflatable horse under the saddle - we dance to the songs “Two Cowboys” and “The Song about Cowboy John”;
We put on our father’s or mother’s slippers or shoes – and dance to the song “Barbariki”;
put on khaki shorts and a military cap - we march to the song “Soldiers - Brave Children”;
mouse costume - Terrible beast(Song about a mouse) music. A. Moskovoy sl. A. Shutko;

Musical "Cat and Mouse"(from 2 years)

You will need two melodies (loud and quiet) and a presenter who will switch them. You will be a cat, the child will be a mouse. When quiet music is playing, the child can run around the room as he wants, for example, he can try to steal crumbs from the table. When the melody changes, the cat wakes up and tries to catch the mouse. This game is fun to play with several children - mice.

Catching up at home

There is hardly a child who does not like to run. Catch-up, or tag, is one of the most ancient folk games, like hide and seek. With some restrictions, it is quite possible to play catch-up at home. The goal of the game is the same in all cases - the leader tries to catch up and make fun of the other player or players. If the apartment space does not allow active running, you can invite the baby to play catch on all fours.

Catch-up with the plot

There are a lot of catch-up plots with corresponding poetic accompaniment. While the poem is being told, the leader (bear, wolf, dog, etc.) hides or sleeps, and the children walk around him. As soon as the poem ends, the children run away, and the leader catches them:

By the bear in the forest

By the bear in the forest,
I take mushrooms and berries,
But the bear doesn't sleep
And he growls at us.

Geese, Geese

Shepherd: Geese, geese!
Geese: Ha, ha, ha.
Shepherd: Do you want to eat?
Geese: Yes, yes, yes.
Shepherd: Well, fly.
Geese: We can't. Gray wolf under the mountain does not let us go home.
Shepherd: Well, fly as you want, just take care of your wings.

Angry dog

Here lies a shaggy dog,
He buried his nose in his paws.
Quietly, quietly he lies,
Otherwise he’s dozing,
or else he's sleeping.
Let's go to him and wake him up
And let's see what happens...

Don't be as quiet as a mouse...

The mice dance in circles
The cat is dozing on the bed.
Hush, mice, don't make noise,
Don't wake up Vaska the cat.
How Vaska the cat wakes up,
It will break up your round dance.

But you can easily come up with your own plot: a fox and a chicken, a wolf and a hare, and so on.

Catching up with houses

Houses can be circles made of rope, sheets of paper laid out on the floor, parts of a children's rug, stools and a sofa. The mother catches up with the baby, but if the baby has jumped into the house, the mother can no longer make fun of him. You can do without stationary houses: a player can be considered “in the house” if he squatted down, folded his hands above his head in the shape of a roof and said: “Cheers, I’m in the house.”

Feet higher off the ground

This game is similar to the previous one, but the mother cannot make fun of the baby only if he lifts his legs off the ground: sits on the sofa or on the floor and raises his legs, lies on the floor on his stomach and raises his legs bent at the knees, hangs on the crossbar. You can agree that you can stay in the house as long as the person cooking counts to 5 or 10.

Zhmurki

Zhmurki – This is also a type of catch-up, but the driver is blindfolded with a thick scarf or scarf. The driver is spun up, and at the signal, the players scatter and begin to “tease” the driver, giving signals about their location. You can ring a bell or clap your hands. The driver needs to insult at least one of the players.

Catch up with a ball

In this version of the game of catch, you need to tease the child not with your hand, but with a ball (at home it is better to use a soft rag ball or a small beach ball) or a soft toy.

Runners

If you don’t want to play catch-up with your child, allow him to run around alone, but not just like that, but with a plot: you tell the poem and show the movements, the child repeats the movements after you, and at the last phrase he runs off about his business:

Butterfly

In the morning the butterfly woke up.
(We make fists like three eyes)
She stretched and smiled.
(We stand on our toes, stretch our arms up.)
Once - she washed herself with dew.
(We pretend to wash ourselves.)
Two - she spun gracefully.
(We spin around in place.)
Three - she bent down and sat down.
(Lean forward and squat.)
At four, it flew away.
(We run away, waving our arms).

Bees

Bees sit in the hives
(We squat down.)
And they look out the window.
(We support our cheek with our right fist. With our left hand we support the elbow of our right hand.)
Wanted to have some fun
(We get up.)
They flew off one after another.
(We run away.)

Labyrinth

Do you want to play with your child easily and with pleasure?

Build a labyrinth on the floor of a spacious room using large construction blocks or a long rope. The baby can run through the maze on his own, carry soft toys or drive cars.

Hide and seek at home

Hide and seek is also one of the outdoor games that can be played not only on the street, but also at home. There are a lot of options for playing hide and seek. The main thing in all of them is that the child “hides” from prying eyes himself or hides an object, and the leader looks for it or the hidden object.

Hide and seek for the little ones(from 1 year)

Everyone knows the little game of “peek-a-boo”. You can play it a little differently with kids: invite your baby to hide his arms with you (put them behind his back), legs (sit on his heels), and tummy (curl up). You can hide your shoulders, elbows, heels, knees by covering them with your hands. This game will allow your baby not only to learn to coordinate his movements, but also to learn body parts.

Looking for a toy(from 1 year)

Choose a toy with your baby that will hide. Ask your baby to close his eyes or close his eyes with his hands, and hide the toy yourself. The kid will probably take a peek and then quickly find it. Then switch roles. When you are searching, it is better to deliberately look in the wrong places and loudly comment on your actions. This will be more fun, and at the same time you will introduce your baby to the space and names of objects surrounding him at home.

The toys hid

Hide toys in the apartment so that they peek out a little and the child can notice them. Ask your child to find all the hidden toys. If the toys are small, they can be placed in a bucket or basket; if large, they can be placed in a specific place, for example, on the sofa. For older children, you can complicate the game: while searching, play funny music and warn that the toys need to be found while the music is playing.

We are looking for treasure(from 3 years)

Hide a “treasure” (sweets or a new toy) in a room or apartment and ask your child to find it. You can give him a hint:

make a riddle about the place where the treasure is hidden;
comment on his actions with the words “hot - cold”, “warmer - colder”.

For older children, you can draw a search map or use notes with hints.

Regular hide and seek(from 1.5 years)

Almost all children enjoy playing hide and seek at home. If space allows, you can hide behind doors, behind curtains, behind the end of a sofa or closet, in the closet itself, if you allow it. If you search for your baby, deliberately making mistakes and loudly commenting on your actions, this will give your child a lot of pleasure. You can also search for a child for a deliberately long time or with the help of binoculars or an improvised telescope. You can climb onto a stool and look for the child from there - you can see better from above.

Stick - squealer(from 3 years)

This is a version of hide and seek with a stick – with a knocker, when it is first thrown into the house, and then the presenter must “knock” each player found with this stick. Determine a place - a house and put a stick there. As soon as you find a child, he should run to the house faster than you, knock with his stick and shout: “Knock.” – knock, stick. Help me out! If he doesn’t have time, he becomes the leader.

Ball games at home

For ball games at home, it is better to use rag balls or rubber balls small size: They are capable of causing the least amount of damage. You can also play at home with a small inflatable beach ball or a small plush toy.

Piggy toy(from 2 years)

You will need a funny plush toy, such as a cockerel, pig or frog, fun rhythmic music and an assistant who will stop and turn on the music. To the music, we throw the toy into each other's hands. Suddenly the music stops. The one who at that moment found himself with a toy in his hands crows loudly, grunts or croaks!

“Edible – inedible” and other question-answer games(from 3 years)

“Edible – Inedible” is one of the most famous ball games. The presenter throws the ball to other players and names some food or object when throwing. The player to whom the presenter throws the ball must catch it if something edible is named (apple, porridge, juice), and throw it away if an inedible object is named (car, sofa, scissors).

You can diversify this game. For example, agree that players catch the ball only if the one named by the leader an object has a certain characteristic (of blue color, can fly, live and so on).

Another ball game where you have to catch the ball is the game "question answer". While throwing the ball, the leader can ask a question, and the player who caught the ball answers it by throwing the ball to the leader. Questions can be any or on the same topic. For example, on the topic of family: Who are you to your mother? Who is your daddy's brother? and so on. Or on the topic of birds: What do birds build in trees? Can the ostrich bird fly? Is a sparrow a poultry? and so on.

Another version of the ball game, which involves the players' responses. The leader and players determine topic, for example, transport or vegetables. The presenter throws the ball to the players, the players catch the ball and, throwing it to the player, name an object from the selected group. For example, for the general concept of “transport” the following answers are suitable: car, bus, train, plane, and so on.

By playing these ball games, show your baby that the ball can be thrown different ways: from the chest, from behind the head, from below, with one and two hands.

Roll the ball(from 1 year)

Show your child how to roll a ball on the floor. Can roll the ball to each other sitting on the floor.

After 3 years, you can offer the child, holding the ball with his hand, take a ride his snake– between construction kit parts or soft animals.

Can be arranged at home bowling. If you don't have skittles, empty plastic bottles can replace them. Let your child throw or push the ball, trying to knock down the pins placed on the floor. Filling bottles with water will make them harder to knock down.

Right on target(from 1.5 years)

Attach a large target on whatman paper or a piece of paper to a wall or door at the child’s eye level. Show your child how to throw a small ball at a target. Your child’s successful throws can be marked on the target with felt-tip pens or stickers. You can throw balls into a large bucket or basin. Gradually increase the distance to the target or bucket.

Let's practice hitting(from 1.5 years)

Hang the ball in a toy net on a sports complex or door handle. Invite your child to hit the ball with a table tennis racket or plastic bottle.

Football(from 1.5 years)

Children under 3 years old can play football at home with a soft ball. Show your child how to kick a ball. Let him try to score it into the goal. The gate can be a stool turned on its side, or a table covered on three sides with fabric. You can designate a gate with two large construction blocks.

Outdoor games with balloons at home

Balloons are perfect for outdoor games at home. Here are some game options.

Flyer(from 9 months)

Children really like this game. You will need one balloon. Inflate the balloon, but do not tie it. Give the ball to the child and ask him to let it go. The air will come out of the ball, and the ball will fly around the room, making indescribable turns. Children enjoy running after the flying ball and looking for where it fell.

Volleyball(from 3 years)

You will need one inflated balloon. The goal of the game is to push the ball up with your hands so that it doesn’t fall as long as possible. You cannot catch the ball with your hands.

Race balloons (from 4 years old)

You will need two inflated balloons (or more depending on the number of participants), a free floor or a long table. The goal of the game is to move the balls from one part of the room to another. You can blow on the balls, push them with your feet, elbows, chin, and so on.

You can make the game more difficult by adding obstacles that need to be avoided, such as stools or a tunnel through which you need to crawl. The tunnel can be a box without a top or bottom, placed on its side, a rolled-up gymnastics mat, or a table covered with a cloth.

Running with balloons (from 4 years old)

You will need two inflated balloons (or more depending on the number of participants). Goal: move from one part to another without letting the ball fall to the floor. The balls can be pushed with your hands, carried on plastic plates, you can toss them with a table tennis or volleyball racket (if you don’t have a racket at hand, you can make one from a plastic plate and a stick using tape), you can jump with the ball clamped between your knees.

Transfer(from 2 years)

You will need several balls of two colors. You can use balls small size. Blow up the balloons and scatter them around the room. Divide the room into two parts. Choose the color of the balls that you will collect and which ones your child will collect. The goal of the game is to collect balls of your own color in your half faster than your opponent. You can collect the balls in large bags or a basin. You can agree that the orange balls are pumpkins, the green balls are zucchini, and harvest.

You can read about what other games with balloons are possible in the article.

We play outdoor games in a circle at home

If there are more than two children gathered, you can also play outdoor games in a circle at home in a spacious room. Distinctive feature of these games is that the participants move in a circle, and the leader is in the center of the circle.

Carousel

The presenter reads a poem. The players stand in a circle and hold hands (or a hoop). Move in a circle clockwise. Gradually they speed up their pace, then run. Then they gradually slow down, stop and squat down:

Barely, barely
The carousels are spinning
And then, then, then
Everybody run, run, run.
Hush, hush, don't rush.
Stop the carousel.
Stop.

Next time you can move counterclockwise.

Blow up, bubble

The players join hands, forming a circle, move back, expanding the circle and saying:

Blow up, bubble,
Blow up big
Stay like this
Don't burst!

Then, if the leader says: “The air is coming out!”, the players, without opening the circle, run to the center, depicting the air coming out: “shhh.” If the presenter says: “The bubble has burst!”, the players scatter around the room.

Loaf

This game can be played not only at birthday parties.

As on (child's name) name day
We baked a loaf:
(Children dance around the birthday child).
Such a height
(Raise clasped hands up).
Such lows
(Squatting down, they lower their hands.)
This is the width
(Children spread out to the width of outstretched arms, stretching the circle.)
These are the dinners.
(Children converge in the center of the circle, lowering their hands down and slightly forward).
Loaf, loaf, choose who you love!
(The birthday boy chooses children by walking around them in a circle).
I really love everyone
But (name of the chosen child) is the best!
(Points to one of the children in the circle).

The game is repeated with the selected child.

Children will be happy if adults join them in these games. Playing in a circle creates an amazing feeling of togetherness between children and parents.

Good for home outdoor games with ropes. You can read more about these games in the article.

We play outdoor games at home for a walk

As you probably already understood, many outdoor games that you play with your child on a walk can be adapted for home by adding a little imagination and reducing the running speed. Here are some more options outdoor games with children at home depending on the time of year.

Snowballs at home. It's winter outside and your little one really enjoys playing in the snow? But there's a snowstorm outside and you can't go for a walk? Play snowballs at home: Crumpled sheets of white printer paper work well as snowballs. Shelters made from chairs and sofa cushions will make the game even more interesting.

Home leaf fall. It's autumn now, and outside it's raining, and just yesterday you were playing so well with fallen leaves? Try arranging leaf fall at home: leaves can be cut out of colored paper or scraps of fabric.

Ships at home. Does your child like to float boats in spring streams? Invite him to become the captain of such a ship. To play, you will need a boat on a string of such length that the baby can pull it behind him. You can take a toy boat or make a boat out of paper. You can simply pull the boat along the stream (the stream can be made from tape blue color or a piece of fabric). And here is a suitable poem by A. Barto “The Ship”:

Tarpaulin,
Rope in hand
I'm pulling the boat
By fast river,
And the frogs jump
On my heels
And they ask me:
- Take it for a ride, captain!

Or you can, while playing this game, tell your child about how a stream is born from a spring, how a stream flows into a river, and a river into the sea. For a stream and a river you will need ribbons of different thicknesses, for the sea - a piece of blue or light blue fabric. The Norwegian folk song translated by Yu. Vronsky “In a wooden shoe” is perfect for this trip.

You, me, you and me
In a wooden shoe
With a fair breeze
We will go to the sea along the river.

And then, and then
We will cross the sea
We'll come overseas
We'll meet the musician.

The musician will play for us
Something like that
So to the legs, so to the legs
There was no peace.

And then home again
You, me, you and me
By sea and by river
In a wooden shoe.

Once, while acting out this poem, we used a real shoe, although not a wooden one.

Home hike. Have you ever gone camping with your baby? If so, then he probably really liked it. Why not repeat it at home? If not, then it's time to practice at home. How? Set up an obstacle course for your child and play it like a hiking game: mountains, rivers, forests, clearings. Don’t forget to pack your backpack before the game, and take a short break in the middle of the hike. If you have a home tent, you can even organize an “overnight stay.”

Such games will not only bring a lot of fun to your baby, but will also contribute to the development of his imagination.

A few more ideas for outdoor games with children at home you can find in this video:

Have fun playing games at home!

You can read about what outdoor games you can play with your baby depending on his age in the following articles.

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