Outdoor games occupy an important place not only in the development of children's physical activity, but also have a positive impact on the development of coordination, logic, attentiveness and reaction.
You can play actively both at home and outdoors. For children of different ages there are many fun and exciting tasks.
Outdoor games for children from 1 year
For kids who have recently turned 1 year old, games help:
- train walking skills;
- to improve in fast stride and run;
- learn to jump.
Outdoor games for children contribute to the development of the musculoskeletal system in babies.
- Toy on wheels. You can tie the machine on a rope and offer the crumbs to ride it on a walk. Such simple fun improves coordination and reaction.
- We keep balance. You can draw a straight strip with a width of about 1.5-2 cm in chalk on the pavement and ask the child to go along the "magic" path. As a bonus for the completed task, you should prepare a surprise for the crumbs in advance.
- Race! Offer the baby to play, who quickly reaches the kitchen, grandmother, dad, etc. The kid will be filled with excitement and positive emotions.
- Jump high! Lay out objects no more than 5 cm high on the floor and invite the baby to jump over the obstacle to the fun music.
Such activity not only trains the physical activity of Godasik, but also has a positive effect on his mood and overall well-being.
Games for children from 2 years
For children from 2 years old, outdoor games must combine logical puzzles for the smallest.
- Edible or inedible ?! Mom throws the ball to the baby and calls: fruits, vegetables, furniture or clothing items. According to the rules, if the item is inedible, the baby throws it away, if edible, catches it. When the child answers correctly, you can applaud him.
- Overcoming obstacles. Tie the rope with the help of improvised objects along the floor at a height of about 15 cm and ask the child with a straight back and confident gait to overcome the obstacle. This exercise forms the correct posture and develops dexterity.
- In Lapland. On the pavement with chalk, draw ice cubes at any interval and at the end put a toy, for example, a penguin. Explain to the baby that the animal can drown if it is not saved and for this it is necessary to jump to it. Such a game not only develops coordination, but also trains the speed of thinking.
And after completing the above quests, the child can be allowed to watch the cartoon.
We play with children from 3 to 5 years
Outdoor games for kids from 3 years old can be played as an acquaintance, since most children at this age are just starting to go to kindergarten.
- Meet with the ball. The guys stand in a circle and pass each other the ball, simultaneously telling about themselves (age, name, favorite toy, etc.).
- Chamomile of desires. In advance, the teacher prepares a flower with petals that can be torn off. Each task is written: to sing a song, dance, tell a verse, etc.
With children from 3 years old, you can play games that are invented for older children. Kids at this age are already very smart and fast.
Group games for preschoolers
Outdoor games in the group are great for children aged 5 to 6 years.
- Who has longer steps. A few kids are getting off the ground. Everyone begins to take steps and count them. Those who got fewer steps at the finish line won.
- Catch me! Children are placed in pairs, one child from a couple runs away at the signal of the educator, and the rest of the kids need to catch "their own." The winner is the one who will most quickly cope with the task.
- Running in bags. At the signal, the children climb into the bags and start jumping. Whoever crosses the finish line first won.
- Flight of birds. Children scatter around the site. The adult commands: “Watch out, the storm!”, The kids jump onto the stumps (according to the principle “I'm in the house”). After the teacher reports: "The sun peeked out." Children again scatter and so on in a circle.
Outdoor games for children from 5 years not only develop physically, they are aimed at the comprehensive development of the child.