Hobbies And Interests
Fruit Creature Game
Place several bowls of fruit and vegetables, such as kiwi, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, potatoes, grapes, apples, oranges and lemons, on a table. Also, put pipe cleaners, toothpicks, wiggly eyes, beads, bottles of glue and buttons on the table. Tell the children they have 15 minutes to create a "fruit creature." The kids can make animals or one of their favorite creatures. Tell them to use the toothpicks to hold the fruit and vegetables together. Award prizes to the funniest, best, silliest and scariest "fruit creature."
The Key Game
Purchase a padlock and key from your local hardware store. Purchase or use several other keys that fit the padlock, but won't open it. Put all the keys in a small bowl and have each child take a key, including the key that opens the padlock. Once each child has a key, have the children try to open the padlock. Mark the "correct" key with a small dot so only you know which one it is and have that child go last to give everyone a shot at opening the lock. Award a small prize to the kid who found the correct key.
Memory Game
Fill a tray full of random items, such as a tube of lipstick, a sock, an apple, a hair clip, a necklace and a piece of candy. Have the children sit in a circle and place the tray in the middle of the circle for one minute. Tell the children to study the items. Take the tray away and give each child a piece of paper. The children must write down as many items as they can remember that were on the tray. The child who remembers the most items on the tray wins the game.
Candy Bags
Put wrapped candy in sandwich, quart and gallon size plastic zipper bags. Count the pieces of candy in each bag and write the totals down. Hang the bags on the wall out of reach of the children and have them guess how many pieces of candy are in each bag. Each child can write his guesses on a piece of paper with his name. Award the bags of candy to the players who guessed closest to the correct number of candies in each bag.