New game ideas

Rainy day? Bored? Usually, all you need is a little creativity to make the time fly by. There’s no need to spend lots of money on toys. Here, you’ll find new ideas for playing with your children, and you can let others know what your kids’ favorite games are.

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Kids play rock-paper-scissors on grass @Sergey Novikov

Don’t throw a 1

You need a die, a pad of paper, and a pencil. Then you’re ready to start. The players take turns throwing the die. Each player can throw as many times as they want and collect points (= number on the die). But if they throw a 1, they lose all their points for this round, and the next player is up. This means they need to consider carefully whether they should dare to take another throw, or if they should keep all the points they’ve collected and pass on the die. Whoever has the most points after the set number of rounds, or whoever reaches the set number of points first, wins.

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Age: 8 - 13 years

Young caucasian girl walks along a path, holding a bunch of helium filled red balloons @Warren Goldswain

Popping balloons

After each child has a balloon tied to their ankle, the game can start. Now the children have to try and use their feet to pop the other children’s balloons. The one who keeps their balloon the longest wins the game.

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Age: 5 - 16 years

Look what a cute little ... woman and little girl watching a baby booklet @Nagy-Bagoly Ilona

Clock song

Big clocks go tick-tock, tick-tock (slow tick-tock), little clocks go tick-tock, tick-tock (somewhat faster tick-tock), and little pocket watches go tick-tock, tick-tock (very fast tick-tock). And cuckoo clocks go cuckoo cuckoo (bounce the child on your knees), and the church bells go ding-dong, ding-dong (slow, long back and forth), and the alarm clock goes ... rrrrrrrrring (tickle child)

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Age: 9 months - 5 years

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Cable car

Take a string or a long stick and hang a key ring, bracelet, or something similar on it. Your child holds one end of the string, and you hold the other. Now lift alternating ends and watch how the cable car moves back and forth. If your child has trouble you can also sit them up on something higher (someone’s lap, for instance) or just move one end.

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Age: 1 - 3 years

Two sisters dressed as Indians (indian, girl) @waldru

The flashlight

A journey of discovery for little explorers. Take your child’s favorite stuffed animal and hide it in a room (not too tough of a hiding place). Make sure you clean up all the toys on the floor that your child could trip over in the dark. Now turn off the lights and give your child a flashlight. Then start looking together. Show your child how to use the flashlight to light up the room, and look at the shadows different objects throw. Make some rustling noises and say that maybe it was the stuffed animal you’re looking for.

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Age: 2 - 3 years

Cat and mouse

The kids have to decide if they want to be the cat or the mouse. The mice stand in the middle of the room. Then the cats hold hands to make a circle around the mice. Cats: Little mouse, little mouse, what are you doing in my house? Mice: Eating up your food. Cats: Who said you could do that? Mice: Nobody cats: What will you do when the cat comes home? Mice: Run away and the mice run away, and the cats have to catch them.

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Age: 18 months - 4 years

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