Children's Games About Birds

Birdie, Birdie, Through My Window

• Have all of the children hold hands and stand in a circle. Then have them raise their joined hands to make several ̶0;tunnels.̶1; Choose one child to be the ̶0;birdie,̶1; and have that birdie weave in and out of the tunnels. (The first time, an adult should be the ̶0;birdie.̶1;) Sing the following song while the child weaves in and out:
  Birdie, birdie, through my window,
  Birdie, birdie, through my window,
  Birdie, birdie, through my window,
  Oh! Birdie got so tired.
  When this part of the song finishes, the child should stop and hold on to the shoulders of the child closest to them while singing the following verse:
  Take a friend and tap him/her on the shoulder,
  Take a friend and tap him/her on the shoulder,
  Take a friend and tap him/her on the shoulder,
  Oh! Birdie̵7;s not so tired.
  Then have both children weave in and out of the circle, linked by the hands on the front child̵7;s shoulders. Continue this game until the long ̶0;birdie̶1; doesn̵7;t fit into the circle anymore.

Flying South for the Winter

• This game is a great way to teach young children about migration. Have a group of children pretend to be birds and talk about what types of birds they are. Make sure that they decide on a color, a size and a bird type and use bird books to help them choose. Then show children how to fly in formation, in a V-shape, if possible. Pretend to fly together and talk about what you see below, why you are flying and where you are heading. This game works best outdoors or in an area with lots of space to move around.

Cheep!

• Sit a group of children in a circle and have one child volunteer to be ̶0;it.̶1; Blindfold the standing child and turn him around and around to help him lose his sense of direction. Then sit him on the lap of one of the other children and instruct him to say ̶0;Hello, birdie!̶1; The child whose lap he is on should answer ̶0;cheep!̶1; The blindfolded child has three chances to say ̶0;Hello, birdie̶1; and guess whose lap he is on based on the voice that he hears saying ̶0;cheep.̶1; Encourage children to disguise their voices, if possible.