It's no secret that children love all kinds of fascinating puzzles, riddles and puzzles. Guessing hidden meanings and looking for non-obvious solutions to various tasks, older children and children develop imagination, train logic and learn more about the world around them. Parents and educators can help the young generation grow up smart and quick-witted - just include logic puzzles, poetic puzzles and interesting puzzles in your favorite games or arrange a competition for true connoisseurs.
We study vegetables and fruits
Here is the simplest riddle about a tomato (for children, however, it may not be so easy): "Is the well-known red senor a fruit or a vegetable?" Try to direct the creative thinking of young geniuses in the right direction, asking clarifying questions. Where does a tomato grow - on a bush or on a tree? Or maybe it does look like a berry, not a fruit or vegetable? In such a discussion, it would be appropriate to discuss the difference between different types of fruits.
Guessing game
Children will surely enjoy participating in the competition "Who will solve more puzzles?" Prizes must be prepared in advance. If the competition game is dedicated to vegetables and fruits, then it is better to reward the winners with these natural gifts, so you will provide visibility, effective memorization and good mood of the contestants. So, if the riddle is about a tomato, it is advisable to give the participant who guessed it a fresh tomato or a bag of tomato juice with a straw. If the puzzle does not feature a very tasty product, such as onions or garlic, you can replace fresh vegetables with their images. Homemade food-related badges will come in handy.
What tasks to come up with for the competition? A poetic riddle about a tomato, for example, may sound like this:
Oh, what a rosy side -
Little Red Senior!
Suitable for the table, and for the future
Round ...
Or:
Ketchup, adjika, sauce and juice,
Tomato paste and pizza.
Whom we will call on the threshold
To enjoy this food?
Creativity
A particularly interesting type of activity with children is the organization of holidays for other kids, inventing puzzles and preparing thematic contests. Give the small organizers a specific task (for example, a riddle about a tomato: who will come up with it faster) and let you compete with each other. The masterpieces resulting from amateur performances can be successfully used to entertain kids.
Remember that the tomato puzzle must necessarily include some distinctive features of the fruit. The color is red, the shape is round, it grows on the bush, the bush in the garden, another name is tomato. The more vivid characteristics you use in the puzzle, the more interesting it will be to solve it and the better children will remember all the most important information about vegetables and fruits.