Is there anything a child likes to do more than play? No matter the age, whether it is day, night, rain or shine, no doubt the most important activity considered by children is play. And it is joking that the child learns to be people, to live in society, to count, to jump, to create, that is, it all ends up being training for various aspects of his life.
The diversity of games is fundamental and luck is that children have the ability to have fun with little. But in recent times, a big villain for backyard play has emerged: the massive existence of electronic paraphernalia that catch little kids' attention with moving lights, sounds and images.
However, excluding child technology is not indicated either. Balance remains the best option in these cases.
Remember that it is not only computer that entertains and that not only the tablet evolves small. Playful outdoor games that require creativity, physical movement and interaction with other children greatly help in psychological, social and motor development.
According to Sônia Meri Roders, Pedagogical Coordinator of the Baron School of Rio Branco Blumenau (SC),? Old games are of great help in the development of the child. In addition to body development, they are indispensable to physical, emotional and intellectual health. Through them, children develop their language, thinking, social interaction, learning to live and respect each other ?.
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Old games that kids will love
Do you remember your jokes as a child and how much fun you had with them? How about introducing them into your children's lives and giving them all the joy and magic of traditional play? Here are some games for you to remember and share this great legacy with your children:
Games to stimulate motor coordination
1. French Fries: With his back to the rest of the group, a child, who will be the potato, speaks loudly: "French fries one, two, three!". During this sentence, the other children try to get close to the potato, but need to stop as soon as they finish talking and face them. If someone is caught moving, they are out, and the first one who can touch the back of the child wins.
2. Jump rope: There are several modalities for this play, where children follow what is said by music. One of the most classic songs is? ”A man knocked on my door and I opened it. Ladies and gentlemen, put your hand on the floor. Ladies and gentlemen jump on one foot. Ladies and gentlemen give a spin and go to the eye of the street (when the child has to get off the rope without touching it) !?
3. Hula Hoop: That colorful plastic circle has the power for a long time to entertain children of all ages, even the smallest who can't spin the rim well. At the waist, with hip, wrist or neck movements, hula hoop will teach children a lot about the body.
4. Hopscotch: An easy joke that involves several learnings. With a crayon or piece of charcoal, draw the hopscotch on the floor. The houses are numbered and the? Sky? Can be colored. Going all the way through the hopscotch will require children to have a lot of balance and motor coordination.
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5. Bobbin: A ball and at least three people are required. One child will be the fool and must be able to catch the ball while the others play it with each other. Whoever plays and has the ball seized by the dummy will be the dummy of the turn.
6. Five Marys: With just five pebbles you can put together a challenging game of great-grandparents time. The game is to throw one of the stones up and pick another on the ground before the one that was thrown falls into your hand. It can be played in many ways with the idea that it gets harder and harder.
7. Soap Ball: A magical prank that encourages little ones to direct the air and control the diaphragm. And no need to buy the industrialized model? despite being very cheap? a glass of water and detergent and a straw already solve the game.
Games to stimulate creativity
8. Cirandas: There are many songs, each with its cultural origin and different movements that must be followed by the children. "Sung jokes, even without the use of materials, develop creativity, reasoning, memory, musical perception, broad motor coordination and favor interaction and sociability," adds the pedagogical coordinator Sônia Meri Roders.
9Play dough: Plasticine stimulates creativity in a simple and fun way. The more colors, the greater the child's interest in creating different shapes and objects. It is suitable for any age, will stimulate creativity and exercise the most detailed finger movements.
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10. Treasure Hunt: Hide a prize (can be a candy, a buck, any gift) somewhere in the house or garden. After choosing the hiding place, choose other places in the house to hide clues in paper that lead to the treasure.
11. Gallows: The child chooses a word and represents it on paper with only strokes corresponding to each letter. The other person tries to guess the word? Kicking? one letter at a time. With each mistake, a piece of a doll appears on the gallows until it is completely complete or the word is discovered.
12. Mime: This prank can be done anywhere. A child alone or in a group decides on an object, animal, movie, or anything else that will be staged and written down on paper. The other group of children have to guess the chosen word.
Games to stimulate social life
13. Burnt: Good play for kicking and speed while joining the kids in groups. Divided into two sides of any given space, the teams try to shoot and hit the other team's children with a ball. When someone gets hit they go to the "prison". The team that hits all the other team members wins.
14. Skip Carrion: The children stand in rows, crouching with their hands on their knees. One by one, the children will jump down the back of their friends and return to the starting position just ahead.
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15. Flag pike: The group is divided similarly to the burning, in two teams. But this time the goal is to capture the flag of the other group that is protected in the background. If the child who tries to pass the opposing team is touched by the rivals, they will be frozen in place until a friend of the same team defrosts it.
16. Hide and Seek: One of the most famous games of all time, hide and seek is suitable for all ages. One child counts up to 10 while other friends hide.
17. Passing ring: The children sit around and one of them will be in the center with the ring. The other children's hands are cupped together. The child with the ring will pretend to put it in the hands of each participant. In the end, one tries to find out who really has the ring.
The number of games that have been invented and passed on from generation to generation until today is infinite. It is the parents' role to transmit this knowledge to their children, encouraging the maintenance of such cultural baggage that is only good for them.
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