Hobbies And Interests
Barnyard
Divide the children into groups of two, three or four children each. Assign an animal to each group, such as a dog, goat, cow or sheep. Blindfold all the children, and spread them to different parts of the gymnasium. At your signal, each group of children must find each other based only on the noise that particular animal makes. The vocal bedlam is a joy to watch and hear as children stumble around clucking, barking or crowing. As the children meet up with each other, they can remove their blindfolds. The game continues until only one group remains.
Blanket Chariot Relay
This game works well on smooth gymnasium floors. Set up an oval "race track" with cones. Create teams using three children for each team. Two will be the "horses" and one will be the chariot rider. The rider sits on the chariot blanket and holds on tightly while the “horses” pull him. Chariots must circle the track once, and the first team over the finish line wins.
Air Soccer
Place two very wide goals in the gym, one for each team. You can use actual goal nets or simply use opposite walls of the gym as the goal. Blow up a balloon, and use it as the ball. Play air soccer by fanning the balloon into the other team’s goal, which can be difficult. Children can use fans made of cardboard or plastic to move the balloon across the gym. The first team to get a goal wins.
By The "Seat Of Your Pants" Volleyball
This can be an excellent indoor game for large groups of children in a gym, especially during rainy weather. Divide the children into two teams. Set up a volleyball net (or a rope across the room if you don&'t have a net) so that the top of the net is just a few feet above the floor (shorter than the normal net height). Ask each child to sit down on her team&'s side of the net so that she crosses her legs in front of her. Because of the limited mobility of each child, a larger number of participants is suggested (20 to 25 children per team). Use a beach ball, serve from the center of the group and don&'t worry how many hits it takes to get the ball across the net. Determine a set number of points to proclaim the winner.