27 fun ideas to play with your kids

Playing is perhaps the most common activity in a child's life. Whether in the yard, playground or school, it is the game that trains children for various situations and worldviews, where they put their perception and learn the rules and limits of life.

? Play is a serious thing, because playing, the child expresses, interacts, learns to deal with the world that surrounds him and that forms his personality, recreating everyday situations. Thus, we realize the importance of playing as a way for children to express themselves and develop their skills of creation, relationship and interaction ?, explains Maria Cristina Rosendo, coordinator of the Marista Itaquera Social Center.

It is common that sometimes it is not possible for parents to participate in the play with children at all times. Even if your child has the ability to have fun on their own, parental participation in this activity is also essential for child safety, their sense of belonging, and for you. Thus your innermost bonds are reinforced as you better understand your child's universe.

To play with the little ones you do not need big instruments or planning:? The family environment, organized in the most different forms and spaces, is full of opportunities for the development of games that allow children to grow in creativity, imagination and fantasy, independently. the existence of conventional toys, previously prepared, designed and structured for a certain type of play ?, explains Vanderlúcia da Silva, coordinator of partnerships and strategic alliances of the Marist Solidarity Network of the Marist Group.

She also points out that respecting and participating in this playful moment with the children is a simple activity that can be incorporated into the family's daily life: • The family space can be rich in possibilities, and the family should participate in this process by giving the child the opportunity to experience those experiences with time and safety, making use of everyday objects appropriate to children's peculiarities at each age ?.

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Have you cheered up? Then check out some simple and very fun suggestions for you to play with your little ones:

House Play

The suggestion is from Vanderlúcia da Silva:? For children, reproducing reality in play is routine. House play, for example, is a great opportunity for parents to establish bonds with their children, playfully bringing situations where there may be a role change: the father can be a son, and the son the father. In addition to good laughs you can also see through your children's actions how they see you as a parent?

1. Tidy up the house: You can do this in a fun way, like a scavenger hunt or by sorting out messy objects into categories.

2. Take care of pets: put food, change the water, brush, fix the corner.

3. Playing father and son: Your child will become a mom or dad and take care of you as a child. Ask him to make food, choose his clothes and comb his hair for work.

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Cook

Children love being able to participate in the kitchen. And everything that mothers are used to can be fun for a child, precisely because it is a new task that is done by adults. Attention to the utensils used: they should be safe and ideally the child should have a comfortable reach to the bench or the instrument to use.

4. Chocolate Cake: they can help add ingredients to the bowl and stir the dough. Besides the result, that's just hotness.

5. Sprinkle Cookies: The recipe is very easy and you can make cookies in the shape of drawings or letters.

6. Fruit Salad: Chopping various fruits is easy and will result in a colorful and delicious salad!

7. Pizza: Making a pizza is a mission that kids of all ages can accomplish.

DIY Projects (Do It Yourself)

Thinking of planetary consciousness, creating their own toy is a way for parents to interact with their children using unstructured materials in the construction of toys, which can be strollers, instruments, games and others. To build your own toy is to go where your imagination can lead ?, suggest the educators of the Marist Itaquera Social Center: Andrea Monteiro dos Santos, Laura Andrea S. Prado e Silva and Manuel V. C de Farias.

8. Musical Instruments: A simple little pot with rice inside becomes a beautiful rattle.For everyone to have fun together, make more than one rattle with different containers and grains. So they will have similar sounds, but together they can form a very fun drums.

9. Egg Carton: A row along the box can be painted and become a beautiful centipede. Or, using just two niches and sticking tape, you can create bugs that seem to open and close their mouths.

10. Roll of toilet paper: It is one of the most used materials for this type of play. They can turn into carts, trains, butterflies, binoculars. And all you need is scissors, tape and colored ink!

Books

Reading is very important for children's socio-educational background and also an important tool for stimulating creativity. Well stimulated, all children are able to enjoy a good book. The tips are from children's book writer Janine Rodrigues.

11. Each point increases one point: The trick is to tell the child a story and ask the child to create a new character for the story. How about telling the story of the book? In the Kingdom of Pirapora? and ask the child to invent a new character for the story? This new character, for example, may be friends with one of the characters in the book. Give tips, hints, reinvent the story. Let the child create and stimulate this creation?

12. I am the listener: Ask the child to read you a book. If she still can't read well, no problem. Can she use creativity, talk about characters, pictures? The goal is for you to show the child that you think reading is important. That you value. So in this joke the listener is you ?.

13. Produce your own book: together you can build your own book. It will take a script and then start drawing all the details of the adventure.

Outdoor Play

For those who have the possibility of having a backyard at home, it is best to enjoy the sunny days for a freer play. With open space it is easy to create some good joke. And why not a walk in the nearest park?

14. Hopscotch: You just need a white chalk or even a piece of charcoal. The child can draw the hopscotch, but if it is too small, it can help decorate with drawings. Just find a rock and fall for it.

15. Olympic Tour: take a path for the child (and you) to take. Jump the hose, then run under the tree, carry something to a certain extent, one-foot jump on a stretch. Create at ease! It's also worth checking the time to see who makes the whole circuit faster.

16. Camp: Camping in the backyard is much simpler than in the woods, but it can be just as enjoyable. If you have access to a small camping tent, set up camp with your child and spend the night outside. The experience will surely be unforgettable.

Inside home

Your home is also full of fun and varied play possibilities. You don't need specific objects or make a mess of those. Children's imagination is easily stimulated if well directed.

17. Hide and Seek: This game everyone knows and is guaranteed fun for the whole family.

18. Treasure Hunt: hide any prize and spread clues written on papers around the house. One clue leads to another that will lead to the treasure. It is an exciting joke.

19. Great drawing: use a card stock or attach four craft paper with ribbon on the back. This makes a great space for a super collective design. And why use only colored pencils? Make a mixed art with pencils, pens, crayons, paint and collages.

20. Little Cabin: Every child loves a little cabin to play with. A sheet attached to the back of the couch, stretching to the floor already builds a tent that could be the child's home, a work office or whatever the imagination dictates. Take the opportunity to visit and have tea.

Games

Classic, card or board games are also a great choice for indoors or if you prefer a quieter activity without too many moves. It is important to evaluate the age indication of each game.

21. Memory Game: For the youngest, the memory game is fun, funny and is very good for development. If you don't have one at home, it's very easy to produce too. With thicker paper such as card stock or card stock, just draw pairs of figures, numbers, or just colors and then cut out.

22. Letters: There are numerous card games. From the Mau Mau which is simpler, to Hole, Escopa, Patience. But a lot depends on the age of the players.

23. Board Games: Children will be very happy if they can enjoy with parents those games that need more than one person playing. But only if you really get in the game.

24. Video games: They may also be a good option, but it is important to note that many children today already devote a lot of time to these electronic games. It's good to be moderate and can help you understand what your child has been playing on the small screen. Remember that the idea here is to play along and not simply leave it in front of the screen.

For young children

Younger children have some limitations that may reduce the number of play possibilities. But that does not mean that there are not many alternatives to play with your baby. As some do not walk, can not stand alone or can not read or speak, check out some special tips for these cases.

25. Riding Games: wooden blocks, rings of different shapes, form fitting plates. This type of toy is easy to find in stores and offers plenty of variety.

26. Sound Findings: Parents can use unstructured materials that are sometimes part of their daily lives such as spoons, bottles, lids, cans, pots of different sizes. From these materials children can explore new sounds, noises and rhythm, such as filling a simple pet bottle with grain, turning the objects into instruments for play.

27. Climbing Obstacle: the father is an obstacle and at command he becomes the? object? for child to climb. It can be from a wall or a sofa. For walking children, the idea is to combine play with playful moments so that babies develop curiosity to explore contact with their father and other adults.

Whatever idea you choose, be sure to enjoy moments like this with the kids. Even if a little effort is needed after a long day, these moments will surely be worth it, will strengthen your relationship, and create lots of fun family memories.

And don't forget to always check that the game in question is safe for the child's age and abilities. It is worth taking extra care with small parts that they may try to put in their mouth and play that involves climbing in places where they may be injured.

27 FUN AND SIMPLE DIY TOYS (May 2024)