Fun fun for kids

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Kids learn about the world around them through play activities. Entertainment for children, which are held in preschool educational institutions and at home with parents, should be not only fun, but also exciting. The game should develop the child's psychological processes (memory, perception, imagination), physical he alth and mental abilities. This article presents a selection of activities that can be done with preschool children at home and in nature at any time of the year. This information will be useful to all moms and dads, as well as educators of educational institutions.

What to play with a 1 year old baby?

Baby is already a year old. At this age, the baby is very active and inquisitive. What can be children's entertainment? Let's take a look at some of them.

• Modeling from s alt dough. Although a baby at this age will not be able to blind a full-fledgedfigure, but it will be a pleasure to manipulate the soft elastic mass. Squeezing and straightening fingers, tearing off small pieces of dough, laying them out on the table - these actions will contribute to the development of fine motor skills of the hands. It is important for parents to prevent the baby from taking s alty stucco material in his mouth.
• Water activities. Very fond of kids aged 1 year to swim with toys. In the bathroom during water procedures, there should be containers of different sizes and colors (a bucket from a sand set, doll dishes, ordinary plastic cups and plates). A one-year-old toddler will enthusiastically draw water into them, pour it from one container to another. Such entertainment for children helps them quickly learn the concepts of "size", "volume".
• Ball games. It is this sports attribute that is one of the most beloved among children from 1 year old. They learn to kick, throw, catch, catch up with him, which has a very positive effect on the development of physical data. In addition, the manipulation of the ball develops the child's sense of orientation in space.
• Finger games. Nursery rhymes (or rather, playing them) stimulate the nerve endings in small hands. And this is very important for the development of all the mental processes of the child.

Entertaining a two-year-old baby

In the period from 2 to 3 years old, children already have the skills of walking, running, climbing. Movement coordination becomes clearer. During this period, parents and teachers need to pay special attention to the developmentdifferentiated movements. Choose entertainment and games in such a way that participation in which would make the child manipulate fingers more. This can be stringing rings on a pyramid or string, unbuttoning large and small buttons, drawing with fingers, sorting through cereals and pasta.

As for physical development, already at this age you can involve the baby in outdoor games. They should motivate the child to run, catch up, crouch, step over or climb over low barriers. Children at this age love to dance. Turn on rhythmic music for them and teach them elementary rhythmic movements: clapping, stomping, rhythmic steps. These entertainments help develop not only physical abilities, but also an ear for music.

The speech of a two-year-old baby develops very quickly. By the beginning of the third year of life, the child can already speak in small phrases. It is important during this period to stimulate him to communicate. Games should provoke the child to repeat words, call objects by their proper names, and make sentences. There are a lot of methods for conducting such entertaining activities: talking through pictures, watching cartoons and commenting on them, the Q&A game, dramatization games, participation in a puppet theater.

Fun for 3 year olds

In the third year of life, babies show interest in learning about the world around them. It is from this age that it is imperative that the baby be among people as much as possible. It is recommended to send him to a kindergarten where he cancommunicate with peers. Trips to the zoo, circus, puppet theater, exhibitions have a positive effect on the adaptation of a small person in society. Be sure to include such events in your weekdays and weekends.

During the period of 3 to 4 years, the child's speech continues to develop. Talk to him more, provoke him not only to repeat words and phrases, but also to independently compose complete sentences.

At this age, pay special attention to the development of the mental abilities of the crumbs. Include in your child's leisure time games that help to learn the colors, size, shape of objects. Here are some examples of such entertainment:

• "Line up toys from small to large";
• "Put the cup on a plate of the same color";
• "Sort the cubes by size and color";
• "Assembling the pyramid" and others.

What kind of sports entertainment should be for children of this age? Outdoor games with elements of running, jumping, catching the ball, hitting the target. Such activities contribute to the strengthening of physical he alth, and the development of dexterity, motor skills, endurance.

Games and entertainment for children 4-6 years old. Learning by playing

A baby at this age is able to learn new material very quickly. It is important for parents and educators not to miss this moment in the development of the crumbs. Include as many learning moments as possible in games and activities for children. For kindergarten children, the program of education and development involves holding such events in the form of classes, matinees,performances. At home, moms and dads can organize interesting leisure activities on their own. Organize a home concert, for which you first learn poems, songs, dance with the kids. It’s good if the little artists themselves come up with the movements for the latter. It develops creativity, develops hearing and voice, helps to raise self-esteem, develops leadership qualities.

To develop logical thinking, memory, imagination, perception, preschoolers 4-6 years old are helped by games that include elements of comparison, classification, establishing cause-and-effect relationships. As an example, let's name some of these entertainments: "Fold the picture from parts", "What is superfluous?", "Name it in one word." Such games are always fun and exciting if several people take part in them, whether they are adults or children. They can be held as quizzes or contests. Children are happy to take part in the role-playing game "School". Here, teachers and parents just need to correctly select tasks for the baby. And he will fulfill them very diligently, imitating older friends. Such entertainment is an excellent incentive for the crumbs in the matter of preparing him (psychologically) for school.

Entertainment for a child of 4 years (and more) of a sports plan should already be of a competitive nature. The child, taking part in the game, must not only perform physical exercises, but also think, strive to win, make a decision. Competitions (both individual and team) can be held both in an educational institution, and at home, and on the playground with neighboring children.

Children's activities by season

No matter how old your kids are, the best leisure for them will be games at a fresh age. At any time of the year, with favorable weather, kids need to be taken for a walk. In preschool institutions, this event is a mandatory regime process. During the day in kindergarten, children are taken outside twice: before lunch and after lunch. Parents should follow the same regime on weekends. Let's talk about how to entertain little fidgets in the fresh air.

Warm season

Entertainment for children in summer, autumn, spring is primarily walking. They need to be carried out in order to get acquainted with nature, the surrounding world. For example, it can be bird watching, changes in nature, transport and pedestrians.

Sports entertainment on the street is a variety of outdoor games with and without attributes, competitions, races on scooters and bicycles in the stadium.

Outdoors, you can organize a kind of stage where kids can show their talents. By stretching the screen from tree to tree, you will organize the basis for a puppet theater in a few minutes, which will also delight little artists.

Sandbox is another place for interesting leisure activities. In this place you can hold competitions for the best sculptures or castles fromsand.

Winter fun with baby

When it snows, children's joy knows no bounds. Here, parents and teachers do not need to invent anything in terms of entertainment. Children willingly participate in such traditional activities as sledding, snowman making, snowball fights. The task of adults is to properly organize such entertainment so that everything is disciplined and safe for the children.

Experiments with snow and ice also take place in the educational and entertainment program of children's leisure. When conducting such classes, kids get new knowledge and a lot of emotions.

Family activities

How to make the most of your weekends? The best vacation for adults and children is the joint pastime of all family members. Entertainment for children (in Moscow or another city) can be very diverse. Almost every city today has a circus, a water park, children's towns, exhibitions and fairs, cinemas, sports grounds. Attending these and other events will have a beneficial effect not only on the development of the child, but also on the relationships of all family members. Even a joint shopping trip or a walk in the park with the whole friendly company can turn into a fun pastime.

In the warm season, the best event is undoubtedly a trip to the sea, forest or mountains. Fresh air, nature contribute to the development and improvement of the crumbs. Well, you can think of a lot of entertainment there: competitions, attractions, excursions, hiking andother.

Conclusion

When organizing entertainment for a child, it is important to take into account his age and individual characteristics. A competent approach to planning and holding such events will certainly bring positive results: the baby will not only play, but also receive and “absorb” knowledge, gain skills and strengthen skills.