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Games
To Play
With Children
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Traveling with children is always an adventure. When we took our first
big car trip with our daughter while she was being potty trained, it didn't
take more than three minutes for her to say "I gotta go!" Yes, traveling
with children can be an experience.
By making regular car trips of 200 to 300 miles every couple of months,
we have learned many tricks for traveling with children. For instance,
we let our children pack a snack bag for long car trips (with our supervision
of course). They decide when they will eat their snacks. They know that
there will be no other snacks during the trip and they must pace themselves.
We also let each child pick at least one audio cassette for the trip which
we will play for them during the car ride. But the best trick we have is
our collection of car games.
Car games are a terrific way to entertain children and yourself too!
The games pass the time, stimulate thought, and can educate the children!
The great thing about car games is they can be played by many different
aged children. Imaginative use of car games is all that is needed to modify
them for different ages.
Many of the games we play in the car are games you probably played as
a kid, but have forgotten all about...such as 20 Questions and Geography.
Some of the others we play may be new to you, but are also winners. And
keep in mind, these games are also great when you are in waiting rooms;
on line somewhere; or waiting for a table in a restaurant. They don't have
to be played in a car!
20 QUESTIONS
20 Questions is truly a classic
game. It can be played by children of all ages. There are many variations
of the game. We will describe only one variation of the game.
One person thinks of something
which falls under the category of animal, mineral, or vegetable and then
tells the other players which category is correct. The players then take
turns asking questions which can be answered with a YES or NO. For instance,
if the category is animal a player might ask "Can it fly?" or "Does it
have four legs?" And after 20 questions are asked, if the players have
not already guessed the answer, each player gets a last chance to make
a guess. Afterwards, a new player tries to stump the group.
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GEOGRAPHY
Geography is another classic
game. But Geography is not for younger children. This game is best for
children ages 8 and up. Not only do they enjoy the game, they know enough
locations to be able to play the game well. Although the fine points of
the game may vary from place to place, this is how the basic game is played.
Someone starts by naming a country
such as Japan. The next person must name a country whose name begins with
the last letter of the previously named country. In this case, Japan ends
in N, so a country which begins with N must be named such as Nigeria. And
then, since Nigeria ends in an A, the next person's country must start
with an A. And so on until someone gets stumped.
Please note, some people play
the game with city names; names of rivers or other bodies of water; and
in the United States it is often played with state names. Set your own
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ALPHABET MEMORY
GAME
Great for children of all ages.
An excellent way to help reinforce a preschooler's ABCs, yet fun for the
elementary school aged child too!
The first person starts with
the letter A and say "A is for ---" filling in the blank with any word
beginning with the letter A such as APPLE, ARTICHOKE, AIRPLANE, etc. Let's
use APPLE. The second person then does the letter B, but must also remember
what A was! So, let's say the second person decides to use the word BOOK
for B, the second person would say" A is for APPLE and B is for BOOK.
You continue your way through
the alphabet. By the time you get up to the letter Z the player will have
to recite each and every letter with its corresponding item. The game takes
a while and kids love it, particularly if you throw in some silly words
or phrases like S IS FOR SMELLY TOES. |
NAME GAME
Simple, yet a fun game. Perfect
for children of all ages. Think of a name. Then tell the group whether
it is a boy's or girl's name, and tell them the first letter of the name.
The group then tries to guess the name by calling out all the names they
can think of which start with the appropriate letter. That's it. Simple,
but fun!
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