What to play with your child
The game is not only a great way to have fun with your baby, with its help the child explores the world around him. The gameplay contributes to the development of speech, fantasy and imaginative thinking, and outdoor games keep the little fidget in good physical shape.
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How to interest a child
Children under two years old are themselves very interested in everything that happens around them, they do not need to come up with complex story games, it will be enough to build a tower of cubes together, assemble a pyramid, roll a ball. Show to kid elementary actions that can be performed with toys and household items. For example, put a teddy bear to bed or ride a doll in a stroller.
For kids 3-4 years of age, pair games are perfect. You can play out the simplest everyday situations - going to the store, seeing a doctor, the main thing is to stock up on the necessary requisites. Rest assured, your child will love this kind of fun.
Narrative games with a large number of characters will be able to interest children 5-6 years old, involve his friends in the game process and stage a favorite fairy tale or cartoon with them. At this age, they usually like to compete with each other - organize relay races or mini-competitions for them for speed, agility and ingenuity.
Games for children in the apartment
What to play with baby houses where the play space is limited by square meters? Do not despair, there will always be interesting options.
Children get great pleasure from quest games, for example, "Treasure Map". The rules are simple: draw a map, come up with original clues and place them around the apartment in different places, hide the treasure (candy or toy). And the child, following the route on the map and finding clues, must get to the treasure.
Another game is called Hit the Target. The child stands at a certain distance from the “target” (basin or box) and tries to hit it with paper “bombs”. You can gradually complicate the task, pushing the "goal" further and further. The winner will be the one who throws more "bombs" into the bucket.
At home, you can even play bowling - just fill plastic bottles with water, and the balloon will make an excellent ball for basketball or volleyball.
Good old "hide and seek" is a universal game for all ages, remember it when your imagination and strength are running out.
And children are very fond of building huts. Build it from available tools, for example, by throwing a couple of covers over the clothes dryer, climb there with your child and have a picnic. Great emotions will be provided for both of you!
Outdoor games with children
Active games are ideal for having fun and usefully. on a walk... They help the baby to develop physically, train coordination, accuracy and agility.
Together, you can play badminton with your child, throw a ball to each other, jump into the "Classics" or draw with chalk on the asphalt.
One of the most favorite outdoor games for the company is "Bouncers". You need to draw a field for the game, then two drivers are selected, they stand on opposite sides of the field, and everyone else in the center. The driver must hit one of them with the ball so that the player who was "knocked out" takes his place.
Rope game "Fisherman and fish". Children stand in a circle, and the driver stands in the center and, holding the rope by one end, begins to spin it along the ground, trying to touch the players' legs. They, in turn, must jump over the rope, because the one whom it touches is eliminated from the game.
Calm games with children
There are many options to entertain the kid in a relaxed atmosphere: drawing, modeling from salt dough or plasticine, a sandbox with kinetic sand, puzzles, constructors, mosaics, lotto and many different board games. You can find something to your liking even for the most fastidious crumbs.
Child 1-2 years old build a "sensory" box on your own, for this you need to pour cereals or pasta into it and place small objects and toys there: animal figures, pebbles and shells, shovels, jars. The young researcher will enthusiastically study its contents.
The drawing process will become more interesting if you give the kid easy tasks. For example, draw a tree, and the child should draw on it a harvest of apples, from a cloud - rain, and "put" a puppy in the booth.
You can mold various figures of people or animals from plasticine, and then play with them, coming up with an interesting plot.
A good game that develops imagination and tactile sensations "Guess the object by touch": the player is blindfolded, he takes the object out of the bag and guesses what it is by touch.
Intellectual games with a child
It is very important for the child to playfully develop not only physical but also mental abilities. Here are some simple variations of intelligence training games.
The game "Edible not edible" develops reaction and attentiveness, it is perfect for children from 4 years old and older. The driver takes turns throwing the ball to the players, naming an edible or non-edible object. And they should only catch "edible" balls.
Playing in the "Association" has a positive effect on the child's thinking. Children sit in a circle and pass the ball to each other, calling a word, each next player must answer the first association that comes to his mind and give the ball to another.
Games for memorizing objects will be an excellent warm-up for memory. Put a few things in front of the child, let him carefully look at them and remember, then you can remove one and ask the baby what is missing, and ask her to describe (what color, distinctive features).
