Winter break can mean extended time together with kids. This is a great opportunity to spend a little time having fun together! The upcoming book “The Way of Play” by Dr. Tina Payne Bryson and Georgie Wisen-Vincent says that “play is more than just fun; it’s a powerful way to build connection and confidence in our children.” This break, consider these easy ways to have a little fun with the children in your life.
DownloadWinter break can mean extended time together with kids. This is a great opportunity to spend a little time having fun together! The upcoming book “The Way of Play” by Dr. Tina Payne Bryson and Georgie Wisen-Vincent says that “play is more than just fun; it’s a powerful way to build connection and confidence in our children.” This break, consider these easy ways to have a little fun with the children in your life.
Good News, Bad News
This is a spoken game with two or more players. The first person starts a story with good news, for example: “The good news is this morning I woke up in a happy mood.” The next person adds a layer of bad news. For example, “But – bad news – I looked out the window and it was raining.” The next person alternates back to good news, such as, “But the good news is, I had my new yellow umbrella!” Tip: If you’re playing with one adult and one kid, consider having the adult do “bad news” so the kid can focus on finding good news in every scenario. With multiple players, take turns going around in a circle.
Categories
This is a spoken group game where one person selects a category, and everyone goes around naming items that belong in the category. For example, the category might be “zoo animals”. The first person might say, “elephant”, the next person, “lion” and so on. When a person can’t come up with one, or repeats one that has already been said, the round is over, and another category is selected.
Twenty Questions
This game is a classic for a reason! There are many variations that can keep this game fresh and fun for kids of all ages. The simple way to play is to allow a child to think of something, and everyone else can guess up to 20 questions to narrow it down. For example, questions might include things like: Is it alive? Is it larger than our car? Do we have one in our house?
You can modify this game in countless ways including selecting categories such as famous people, animals or movie characters. You can also change the number of questions to 15 or 10 to make it more difficult.
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