Parent-child gamesare the most effective way toenhance parent-child interactionwhile also enabling children to enjoy fun and learn. Since it's summer break, parents should make the most of this precious time with their children. Not sure what parent-child games to play? Check out the shared tips from Guangzhou Mommy Net user Happy Baking Workshop. Just 20 minutes of parent-child games each day can help you become a pro mom.
Guangzhou Mommy Net user Happy Baking Workshop: Just 20 minutes of parent-child games a day to be a pro mom.
During holidays, it’s no longera noveltyfor kindergartens to organizeparent-child activities. However, to ensure these activities end on a high note, parents also need to take time to communicate well with their little ones and enjoy the fun of parent-child games. Here are 20 types of parent-child games to wish your child healthy and happy growth.
1. Ants Carrying Beans
Have children form groups of three, pretending to be ants. (The first child stands with hands acting as antennae; the second and third children bend over and hold the waist of the child in front of them.)
Have each “ant” team line up and walk in coordination, being careful not to fall or step on others.
Set a certain distance and place some objects at the finish line to represent “beans.” Have the “ants” travel from the start to the finish and back, racing to carry the beans and see who can do it the fastest.
2. Pin the Nose
How to Play: Blindfold the parent, have them spin in place three times, then ask the child to verbally guide the parent to stick the nose onto theanimalin the correct position to win.
Rules: The parent must be properly blindfolded and not peek. The child can only use verbal instructions.
3. Where Is My Baby?
Preparation: Several cloth strips
How to Play: Each family consists of one parent and one child. Have the children hold hands to form a circle, while the corresponding parents are blindfolded and stand inside the circle. The children sing and walk around the parents, then stop singing. The parents then try to find their own child.
Requirements: The child must stay silent, and the parent must locate their child by touch.
4. I’ll Put Shoes on Daddy (Mommy)
How to Play: Each family consists of one parent and one child. First, let the child recognize the parent’s shoes. Then have the parent take off their shoes and place them in a circle. The teacher scrambles the shoes. When the game begins, the child must find their own parent’s shoes from the circle and help put them on. The first one to succeed wins.
5. Balloon Stomp
Preparation: Several balloons
How to Play: Each family consists of one parent and one child. The teacher gives each family a balloon and a string. Have the parent blow up the balloon and tie it to their ankle, then carry the child on their back. On the teacher’s signal, the game begins. The parent, carrying the child, stomps on the other families’ balloons. A popped balloon means elimination. See who becomes the champion.
6. Little Feet on Big Feet
Gameplay: Each family consists of one parent and one child. The child stands with both feet on the parent’s feet, and they hold hands. Upon hearing the command, the parent runs forward while carrying the child — the child’s feet must not leave the parent’s feet. The first to reach the finish line wins.
7. Tail Tag
Preparation: Several tails
Gameplay: Each family consists of one parent and one child. The parent holds the child in their arms, with a tail tied to the child’s backside. When the command is given, the game begins. While protecting their own tail, players try to snatch others’ tails.
8. Three-Legged Race
Preparation: Several ropes
Gameplay: A parent and a child tie their adjacent legs together with a rope. On the command, the pair runs forward together. The first to reach the finish line wins.
9. Push the Cart (for toddlers and younger kids)
Gameplay: The parent holds the child’s legs while the child props themselves up with their hands on the ground. On the command, the child crawls forward with their hands, and the first to reach the finish line wins.
10. Cute Kangaroo Baby
Gameplay: The child hugs the parent’s neck tightly, wraps their legs around the parent’s waist, and hangs snugly against the parent’s chest like a little kangaroo. The parent bends down, puts their hands and feet on the ground, and crawls forward. The first to reach the finish line wins.
11. Push-Ups
Gameplay: The child hugs the parent’s neck, wraps their legs around the parent’s waist, and sits on the parent’s back. The parent does push-ups with their hands on the ground. The family that holds the position the longest wins.
12. Wearing Big Shoes
Gameplay: One parent and one child participate. The parent takes off their shoes and sits at one end of the playing area. The child puts on the parent’s shoes and stands at the other end. On the command, the child walks toward the parent. Upon reaching them, the child helps the parent put on their shoes. Then the parent carries the child and runs to the other side to help the child put on their shoes. The first to finish wins.
13. Cotton Balls
Preparation: Three families (each with one adult and one child)
Gameplay: The parent, with eyes covered, uses a spoon to scoop cotton balls from the table into a bowl (hands may not touch the cotton balls). The child uses a spoon to transfer glass beads from one bowl to another. After thirty seconds, the total number of cotton balls and glass beads for each family is counted. The family with the most wins.
14. Nezha’s Treasure Hunt
Preparation: Decorated newspaper balls, toy baskets, blue crinkled paper
Gameplay: The participating mother holds a toy basket at one end of the field. The child, dressed as little Nezha and held around the waist by the father from behind, stands at the other end, with “waves” in between. Once the host gives the signal, the father and little Nezha run to the “waves,” search for “treasures” (newspaper balls) in the “sea,” and throw each found treasure into the mother’s toy basket. When the host says stop, the family with the most treasures in their basket wins.
15. Kangaroo Relay
Number of Players: Eight families (each with one adult and one child) per group, with two lines facing each other (ten meters apart) for a total of two groups.
Gameplay: The child faces the parent, hugging the parent’s neck with their hands and hooking their legs around the parent’s waist. The parent must not touch the child and runs quickly to the opposite side to pass the baton to the next parent. The team that finishes passing first wins.
16. I Dress Mommy and Daddy
Gameplay: One parent stands at the finish line, and the child at the starting line. When the whistle blows, the child picks up the clothes, runs to the parent, and helps them get dressed. After zipping up, the parent carries the child and runs back to the starting line. The first to arrive wins.
17. Crab and the Ball
Gameplay: A parent and child hold hands, place a ball between them, and move sideways as quickly as possible. The first to deliver the ball to the finish line wins.
18. Happy Sticker Time
Preparation: One rope, several stickers, and one timer.
How to play: One child and one parent form a team; two teams can start the game. Two parents stand back-to-back with a rope tied between them, while two children stand behind a line on the opposite side of their respective parents. When the game starts, each pair of parents tries to lean toward their own child. When a parent leans close enough to cross the line near their child, the childplaces a stickeron the parent’s face. The parent with the most stickers on their face within the set time wins.
Rule: The childcan only place a stickerwhen the parent’s foot touches the line. Stickers can only be placed on the face. Children must not step outside the line.
19. Little Airplane
How to play: The child stands with their back to the parent, wraps their legs around the parent’s waist, and the parent holds the child’s chest with both hands. The child extends their arms out to the sides horizontally, and the parent runs quickly to the finish line—the first to arrive wins.
20. Fishing Game
Preparation: Items needed: thin cardboard, paper clips, newspaper, and string about 45 cm long.
How to play:
1) Draw three fish of different sizes on the thin cardboard—the largest fish is worth 1 point, the medium-sized fish 3 points, and the smallest fish 5 points. Then cut them out.
2) Color the different fish in different colors. Once dry, use another set of colors to draw fish scales, mouths, and eyes.
3) Attach a paper clip to the tip of the fish’s nose on the back using tape—attach the paper clip so it sticks out the most on the largest fish, slightly less on the medium fish, and barely at all on the smallest fish. This makes the smallest fish the hardest to catch.
4) Roll up several sheets of newspaper to make a sturdy fishing rod, then tape it together and paint it.
5) Fix one end of the string to a paper clip. Carefully unfold the paper clip to create a hook. Tape the other end of the string to the fishing rod.
Note: You can fish from a cardboard box or simply from the floor. Time yourself to see how many points you can get in five minutes.
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