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HELP (Has to do with kids)

over 8 years

Hi hello.

So, I've started working at a preschool (summerjob) and was wondering if you delightful souls have any ideas for activities I can do with the kids. I already have some ideas such as treasurehunting and baking, but I need moar!

Very thankful for serious suggestions.

Do you like kids?
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I am a kid.
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No.
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Yes.
deletedover 8 years
idk if they may be too little to play, but egitpian ratscrew is really nice. dominoes, parchis (i think its ludo in english) and maybe do domino structures or something. you could bring LEGOs or make a competition on the best karaoke singer, the best drawing, structure with legos or clay, a dance competition lol
deletedover 8 years
bowling, there's a game idk the name in english thats two teams separated and each person has a number the other team doesnt know, theres a host with a scarf or something similar and says a number, whoever gets the scarf first and gets it to their 'base' without being touched by the same number of the other team, gets a point. if the other person touches you, the poin is theirs.

speed rxn, one person facing the other, ones are 'X' and the others are 'Y'. host says whichever thing (u can joke), if you say X (x and y is anything) X runs away while Y tries to catch them. and otherwise
over 8 years

veryniceboy says

this thing: https://www.gonoodle.com/


I don't wanna get them too hooked to the internet. I rather do things irl with them. Thanks though.
deletedover 8 years
ouija night lol
deletedover 8 years
simon says the one with the lights or the one where one is the leader and says 'simon says... (action)' if the leader says an action without simon says n ppl do it theyre out
deletedover 8 years
over 8 years
emogame
deletedover 8 years
EXCEPT I JUST REALIZED U FOUND MY GAME TY OMG
deletedover 8 years
josh kid games for u involved telling ppl u didnt want to be their friend and then reading by urself ur no help in this topic
over 8 years
deletedover 8 years
whats tht one game where u ask the 'leader' i guess what time it is
and if they say 7 o clock everyone has to take 7 steps forward towards them
and if they say midnight everyone has to run back to the safe area before the 'leader' tags them
over 8 years

goms says

what about red light green light


Omg, how could I forget about that. Thank you. Will play this with the kids when we are outside! :D
over 8 years
what about red light green light
over 8 years

goms says



one of these too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lnr8THgL5k

and this


We have those!

And as for the video, lol nice xd I don't think they'll understand though, I mean they are Swedish and between 2-6 years old XD
over 8 years

goms says

what about freeze tag


Nice! Ty =)


And ivy, I don't really know what game that is exactly but I checked a vid on youtube and it doesn't look all that fun D:
over 8 years
over 8 years
what about freeze tag
over 8 years

Dawn says

do arts and crafts with em

duck duck goose

stuck in the mud

make origami with em

play soccer/sport


We do arts and crafts!

Duck duck goose is a great idea. Used to play it all the time when I was a kid. Thanks!

No idea what stuck in the mud is D:

I think they would find it kind of hard to make origamis (I find it hard myself) D:

And of course we play soccer and other sports with them ^^
over 8 years
do arts and crafts with em

duck duck goose

stuck in the mud

make origami with em

play soccer/sport
over 8 years

leo says



EDIT: OH AND CAKE WALK / MUSICAL CHAIRS. then there's the statue game, where some kids are policemen and the rest are statues, and the statue kids have to move when the policemen aren't looking- but if they're caught moving when all the policemen turn around, they're out


OMG this is a great idea thank you.

(And we already show them kids friendly shows when they are being good or sometimes in the morning before they start playing.)
deletedover 8 years
you mean apples to apples..?
over 8 years

ScarletWolf says

I don't know what apples & oranges is.


apples n oranges is a card game that is basically SFW cards against humanity

if you have a spare device, you could show them netflix when they're being good? i think they have a few child-friendly and educational shows. or just have the 'moving art' stuff in the background for music

EDIT: OH AND CAKE WALK / MUSICAL CHAIRS. then there's the statue game, where some kids are policemen and the rest are statues, and the statue kids have to move when the policemen aren't looking- but if they're caught moving when all the policemen turn around, they're out
over 8 years
I don't know what apples & oranges is.

I like the twister idea, definitely going with that.

Also puzzles are good I guess. Just gotta find some (probably lying around somewhere).

I can't really do the parachute thingy since they don't have that here and I don't think they would be willing to buy that for the kids just because I asked. They have lots of things, just not that D:

Science experiment is a great idea but Idk if I am allowed to do it because of safety and such. I will ask though.

Come up with more suggestions and thank you all for trying <3
over 8 years
That is really fun but yea um you know like boys being dumb boys, i mean 10 people stuck in the middle is no fun for anyone :P
Also just play bullrush or something=0 Work
deletedover 8 years
Buy one of those giant parachute things for kids, I always had a blast with those growing up and there's a lot that you can do with them

http://www.playparachutes.com/pagaac.html

in case anyone was confused here's what it is