Hobbies And Interests
I'm Going on a Journey
"I'm Going on a Journey" is a simple memory game suitable for children of all ages. It requires only imagination and listening skills. Play "I'm Going on a Journey" with two or more players. The first player starts the game by saying "I'm going on a journey and I'm bringing with me a ..." followed by the name of an object starting with "A." The second player continues by saying "I'm going on a journey and I'm bringing with me a..." naming the object the first person named and another object beginning with the letter "B." Continue with each player, trying to remember each object and adding another object in alphabetical order. If a player forgets an object, he is out. The player who remembers all of the objects wins.
Cross the Sea
"Cross the Sea" is an exciting indoor game for younger children, but it is enjoyable to kids of all ages. It helps build verbal and listening skills while children are inside. It is best played with a larger group of children. One player is blindfolded and stands at the edge of the room. He is the Mayflower and cannot speak or see. Another player representing the New World stands on a chair at the other end of the room. All the other kids are "rocks" spread in between the Mayflower and the New World, sitting, standing or lying on the ground. The New World player must call out directions to the Mayflower, who may not speak back, and direct him to the New World.
Freeze Dance
This energy spending game is entertaining for kids of all ages. All you need is a room that can be cleared for dancing and a music player. One person is the music moderator, while the other kids are the dancers. Players are allowed to dance in any way they want as the music is playing but as soon as the music stops they must freeze. Any player who does not stop dancing when the music stops, or who does not hold their frozen pose, is out. The last dancer on the floor, wins.
Cotton Ball Pass
Cotton Ball Pass is an inexpensive, highly entertaining indoor game. This game is best played with a large group of kids. Split the children up into two even teams. Hand each team player a straw and line the teams up in two separate lines. Ask the children to place the straw in their mouths and keep their hands behind their back. The first player on each team must pick up the cotton ball by sucking it onto the end of the straw using a vacuum effect and passing it down the line to the next player's straw. If the cotton ball falls down, the players must pick it up with their straws. No hands allowed. The team who passes the cotton ball down the line first, wins.