Treasure hunt ~ Indoor or Outdoor Games for Kids

 Treasure hunt is always popular party game. It can be played  Indoors or outdoors also .Whether it's too cold to play outside, a birthday party, or just an ordinary day, treasure hunts are a great, fun, and easy way to keep kids entertained. You and your kids will love this versatile game very much. My daughter loves this game very much.

Kids love finding hidden objects especially when there’s a prize at the end.

Choose Location

• For kids 2-4, have the treasure hunt inside a home which is familiar to them.
• For kids 5-8, have it inside and outside of a home.
• For kids 9-12, have it at a location such as a school or park.

Simply write  or draw pictures of your  clues on some slips of paper — Be creative. 
Place the first clue somewhere easy to find, like inside your child’s snack or pouch  or school bag.
Then leave as many clues as you like around the house, making a trail to the final clue. 
Keep in mind that though the first clue should be easy, they should increase in difficulty as the hunt goes on.
Start making clues!!!

1) Use pictures as clues. Draw photos of places they should investigate.

2) Make rhymes.

"To find your first clue, look by the glue.

(if we wanted to get kids looking for a MIRROR )

All shining and silver,
With a beautiful face,
You look into me,
And find this place. 



3) You can use riddles.

Ex.: "I am coolest place in home " (Hide this clue in or tape it on  Fridge)

If you want your teeth to shine, pick this up and spend some time. (Hide this clue by your child’s toothbrush) 

Add some color to your days! Pick these up; you’re on your way.
(Hide this clue near some crayons or sketch pens.)

4) You could also use secret codes

Example:-.kt ia tg cf hh ed nr take out all the second letters and join.
(kitchen)

Tips:-

• Make sure you have a good prize for the end; even if the clues are fun, kids will want to know there is something at the end for them.
• Try not to make so many clues that the kids don't know where they're going and get exhausted.
• Overall, make sure the treasure hunt is fun! Try your best to be sure it is as 
• Try to keep a variety of clues. You can use different codes, rhyming clues , letter scrambles, puzzles, riddles, and codes, so you never have to have the same type of clue twice in a row.

Freeze / Freeze dance game ~ Indoor Games for Kids

This game is simple, can be play in small spaces and is fun to play over and over. - See more at: http://www.playworks.org/blog/game-week-dance-freeze#sthash.lOLP5jYy.dpuf

This game is simple, can be play in small spaces and is fun to play over and over. - See more at: http://www.playworks.org/blog/game-week-dance-freeze#sthash.lOLP5jYy.dpuf

 
 This is simple  and  fun game.It can be play in small place also. Its fun to play over and over this game.Mostly Pre school to 6  class kids love to play this game.

Age :- Any one can play .Small to Big
Game :- Indoor or Outdoor

Things Needed :- Music Player

How to Play :-

Have ready the music player or radio or any other device that plays music loud and be paused easily.

Group Size:  Any Size

Age Group:  Pre K - Grade 5

Length of Activity:  10 minutes or more

Developmental Goal:  To increase aerobic fitness through ongoing dance

Equipment:  Music player

- See more at: http://www.playworks.org/blog/game-week-dance-freeze#sthash.lOLP5jYy.dpuf

This game is simple, can be play in small spaces and is fun to play over and over. - See more at: http://www.playworks.org/blog/game-week-dance-freeze#sthash.lOLP5jYy.dpuf

Choose some of your kids’ favorite tunes  or favorite songs and play that songs. 

Ask the kids to dance around until the music stops. 
When music stops or pauses then the kids have to freeze immediately in whatever position they find themselves in – even if they have one leg up or like hopping.
 Whoever keeps dancing after the music stops is out.
The last kid or kids still in at the end of the song win.
To make the game more challenging, ask the kids to freeze in specific poses: animals, shapes, letters or even yoga postures.
The winner gets a little prize or something like that.  

Have fun, just make sure its kid appropriate music :-)

 

Riddles for Kids : Laugh out Loud

1) What’s the difference between a fly & a mosquito?
Simple! A fly can fly, but a mosquito cannot mosquito!!

(2) What did baby corn ask mom corn???
Where is Pop corn?

(3) Why is the River Rich?
It has two Banks!

(4) What do computers like to eat?
Chips!

(5) Why did the teacher wear sunglasses to School???
She had a Bright Student.

(6) A boy throws a bottle of Bournvita out of the window. A cat sees it, and takes the bottle of bournvita and buries it under the ground. Why?
Because ‘CAT-BURIES’ Bournvita

(7) 3 cockroaches are walking on the road. Suddenly 1 of them starts singing ‘Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Jaana Sanam…’ And the other 2 die immediately. Why?
Because it was a HIT song.

(8) What is the fastest thing we type?
Our Password

(9) What has to be broken before you can use it?
An Egg

(10) What belongs to you but is used more by others?
Your Name

Sack Race ~ Outdoor Games for Kids

The sack race is a wonderful party  and picnic game that has been around forever. Playing this game is fun for kids. This game can be played by anyone small or big.The more people racing, the more fun it is.

Number of players:

You can have as many players as you have bags available.

What you need:

   Burlap sacks or pillow cases  or potato sacks for each individual participant.

What to do :-
  
    In a wide, open area, first setup the start line and finish line.
    Participants will run to the sack, put both feet in and begin hopping toward the finish line.
    Contestants must keep both feet in sack and hold the sack at all times.
    The sack must remain as close to the waist as possible and should not fall below the knees.
   The first person to cross the finish line is the winner of the race.

Variation :-
This can be made more complicated using cones to create an obstacle course.

Three Leged Race

 

A three-legged race is a game of cooperation between partners . Teamwork  is needed to get this one right ! Kids will love being tied together with a friend .They  will enjoy the challenge of trying to walk and run together without falling. Ground should be flat. If grass is there its very good.It's a lot harder than it looks!

What you need: You need scarves or rope or big cloth.

How to play:

1. Divide children into pairs.
2. Each player must tie one of his or her legs with scarf or rope or big cloth to the other player's leg so that when they move, they move with three legs or they stand hip to hip or around the touching ankles.
3. Put your arm around your partner's waist, and have your partner do the same.
4. Put your untied leg behind to start the race.
5.  At the starting signal , each pair should race from  the start line to the goal line or finish line.
6.  The first pair to reach the Goal line or finish line is the winner.
7. You can fall and get back up and continue the race.

What else you need to know to win:

• Kids will want to pair up with adults in this game, but be careful. You are likely to fall during this race so if you do pair up with a kid, be sure to move slowly when the race is on.
• Look for someone who is close to your height with a similar leg length.
• Run, keeping your legs in synchronization.

Lemon on a Spoon Race ~ Outdoor Games for Kids

 

1. For the Lemon on a Spoon Race, you'll need some regular-sized stainless steel or plastic spoons and some Lemons.
2. The Lemon should be slightly larger than the spoon to make balancing a little tricky. You will also need to establish a start line and a goal line. 
3. Everyone should  balance a lemon on their spoon and when the whistle blows, they must make it to the goal line and back without dropping their Lemon. The one who come  back first, is the winner.
4. This game can be played and enjoyed by anyone kids or big people also.
5. You can also play this game with a potato !!!

Tug of war ~ Outdoor games for school age kids

 
Tug of war also known as , rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war is a sport that has two teams against each other .Tug of War is a fun pastime for kids of all ages to play. There are many variations, but here is the basic game.

Instructions :-

Get a rope, preferably nylon braided to prevent breaking down of rope.
Draw a line on the ground in the middle.That is the line you want to pull the other players or team across. 
Each side must have an equal amount of players, and it does not matter the physical strength or ability.
The object of Tug-of-War is to pull the other player or team across the center line. To do this, you must use a rope and pull against one another until they come across the line in any way.
The first team that gets the other team across their side of the line wins.