Hobbies And Interests
Obstacle Course Relays
Set up obstacle courses for the kids to go through. These can involve anything from traffic cones or larger toys kids run around to an actual maze. Have races to see who can complete the obstacle course correctly in the least amount of time. Challenging young children to correctly complete the obstacle course works their gross motor skills.
Memory
Play the classic game of memory. Get a memory game and place the tiles or cards face down on the floor. Have preschoolers take turns trying to match pairs. This game helps develop memory retention, making it both fun and educational.
Duck Duck Goose
Duck Duck Goose is a classic kids' game that gets children up on their feet running and forces them to work on their listening skills. Kids form a circle sitting on the floor. One person is "it" and taps the kids on the shoulder saying "duck" until she choose a "goose," who must leap to his feet and chase her. If the picker makes it back to the goose's seat before being tagged, the goose becomes the new picker.
Beanbag Toss
Play a game of beanbag toss. This helps preschoolers develop their catching and throwing abilities. It's about hand-eye coordination, which isn't natural for everyone. Thus it is important to work on these skills at a young age. If there are numerous children, form a circle and have kids throw the bag to someone. When the bag is dropped, the person who drops it is out. Play continues until one preschooler is left with the beanbag. A variation on this game would be to have the children throw the beanbags through a target.
Building Blocks
Building blocks provide hours of entertainment for preschoolers and allows them to use their imaginations and develop fine motor skills to piece things together. Challenge children to make a specific thing such as a tower or house, so they have to connect the visualization to the actual developmental building of that thing.