A few ideas for keeping small people busy! The boys are loving these 2 games right now. And the great part is there’s not much prep to them.
Shape Hunt – The object of this game is to find the shapes hidden or placed around the room. Draw some shapes, cut them out, add tape, and BAM! Endless fun 🙂
Try to “hide” the shapes at eye level for younger ones
I traced the shapes onto another paper so they could put them in their place as they found them. It helped them to see what shapes were left to find too.
Steps to Play:
1) Cut out shapes
2) Trace shapes on another paper
3) Add tape to cut out shapes (painter’s tape works great)
4) One person counts to 20 0r 30 while the other person puts the shapes around the room
5) Person counting finds shapes and matches them to their spot on the paper
Scavenger Hunt – The object of this game is to find the listed items. Here are a few examples. The boxes at the end are for the boys to check off when they’ve found that item.
I’ve found that this is a great way to talk about textures, patterns, shapes in everyday objects, and using your senses. Depending on the age the scavenger can be made easier or more difficult.
Have fun!!!!
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