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Etiquette Games for Children

Teaching your children to have manners at a young age encourages them to have manners as they grow into young adults. Although there is no perfect age for teaching your children excellent manners, they tend to grasp the concept at a younger age. Use your imagination to create exciting etiquette games your children will remember for years to come. A few supplies and children ready to learn are all you need to get started.

Musical Manners
- Write down several words related to manners, such as please, thank you, polite, nice and respect, on large pieces of construction paper. Write the same words on small pieces of paper and put them in a bowl. Spread the pieces of construction paper all over the floor. Play music -- preferably a manners song, which you can find online or at many teacher stores. While the music plays, the children must walk around the room. When the music stops, each child must stand on a word. Draw a word from the bowl and the player standing on that word earns a small prize if he can use the word he is standing on in a sentence.
Etiquette Charades
- Explain to the children a few examples of good and bad manners. For example, tell the children good manners are when you say please and thank you. Bad manners are not saying please and thank you. Write "Good Manners" and "Bad Manners" on several slips of paper. Put the slips in a bowl and select one child to go first. She must draw a piece of paper out of the bowl. If she gets "Good Manners," she must act out a scenario using good manners. The other children must guess whether she is using good or bad manners.
Manners Drawing
- Give each child a large sheet of construction paper and have him draw a picture that represents someone displaying good manners. The children could draw a picture of someone helping another person across the street or someone shaking another person's hand to say thank you. Give the children 15 to 30 minutes to complete their drawings. Award a small prize to each child who correctly draws a picture of someone using good manners.
Table Etiquette
- Have the children sit around a table and see how many children know about table etiquette. Allow each child a chance to show you an example of positive table etiquette, such as excusing herself if she finishes her food while there are still people eating or politely asking someone to pass a bowl of food rather than reaching over someone to get it. If the child shows an example of positive table manners, award her with a small prize.

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