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DIY Easy Games for 3 to 6 Year Olds

Games provide important skills for young children. Not only do games provide children with amusement and happiness, but they also help teach children necessary life skills, such as cooperation, critical-thinking and motor control. Of course, children between three and six years old will be limited in the types of games they can play, but parents can build easy, do-it-yourself games using household items. Not only are DIY games virtually free, but they generally provide children with exercise (something that computer-based children̵7;s games do not).

Beanbag Toss
- Beanbag toss, a simple do-it-yourself games for three to six year olds, asks children to throw a beanbag through one of a number of holes in a playing surface.The holes can have designated point values if you choose. To build your own beanbag toss game, cut multiple circular holes in a wooden board or sturdy piece of cardboard. You can the lean this board against a tree outside or against a chair or table inside. If you do not already have beanbags, you can make them by filling socks with dry beans or rice, securing the ends by knotting the ends of the socks or wrapping rubber bands around them.
Musical Hoops
- Musical hoops offers three to six-year-olds another opportunity for fun. According to LittleKidsGamesOnline.com, this variation on musical chairs requires you to place a number of hula hoops on the ground or floor. The number will depend on the number of children playing. Have the children walk around the hoops as you play music. When the music stops, all of the children have to sit in a hoop, and after each round remove a hoop. However, unlike in classic musical chairs, multiple children can occupy one hoop. Bthe end of the game everyone will be trying to squeeze into the final hoop. If you don't have any hula hoops, you can use masking tape to create hoops on your carpet or use ropes or strings to form hoops.
Color Matching
- The color matching game requires a number of shoeboxes or other containers that you can paint different colors. According to LittleKidsGamesOnline.com, you then need to collect objects from around your home (making sure they are safe for your child to handle) that correspond to the colors of the different boxes. Give your child these items and have him place them in the corresponding, color-coded containers. For added exercise, you can set the game up like a relay, having your child run to one side of the room to pick up an item and to the other side for drop-off.

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