Kids through play activities learn about the world around them. Entertainment for children, which are held in preschool educational institutions and at home with parents, should be not only fun, but also exciting. The game should develop the child's psychological processes (memory, perception, imagination), physical health and mental abilities. This article presents a selection of activities that can be carried out with preschool children at home and outdoors at any time of the year. This information will be useful to all mothers and fathers, as well as educators of educational institutions.
What to play with the baby from 1 year?
Kroha is already a year old. At this age, the baby is very active and inquisitive. What can be children's entertainment? Let's consider some of them.
- Modeling from salt dough. Although a baby at this age will not be able to create a full-fledged figure, it will be a pleasure to manipulate a soft elastic mass. Squeezing and straightening the fingers, tearing small pieces of dough, putting them on the table - these actions will contribute to the development of fine motor skills of the hands. It is important for parents to prevent the baby from pickling salty stucco material into his mouth.
- Water activities. Kids from the age of 1 year old love swimming with toys. In the bathtub during water procedures, there should be containers of different sizes and colors (a bucket from a sand set, dollware, ordinary plastic cups and plates). The one-year-old baby will enthusiastically collect water in them, pour it from one container to another. Such activities for children help them quickly understand the concepts of "size", "volume".
- Ball games. It is this sporting attribute that is one of the most beloved among children from 1 year old. They learn to kick, throw, catch, catch him, which has a very positive effect on the development of physical data. In addition, manipulations with the ball develop a child's sense of orientation in space.
- Finger games. Nursery rhymes (or rather, playing them) stimulate nerve endings on small arms. And this is very important for the development of all mental processes of the child.
We entertain a two-year-old baby
In the period from 2 to 3 years, children already have fixed skills in walking, running, climbing. The coordination of movements becomes more clear. During this period, parents and teachers need to pay special attention to the development of differentiated movements. Choose entertainments and games in such a way, participation in which would force the child to manipulate fingers more. This can be stringing rings on a pyramid or string, unfastening large and small buttons, drawing with fingers, sorting through cereals and pasta.
As for physical development, even at this age, you can involve crumbs in outdoor games. They should motivate the child to run, catch up, crouch, step over or climb over low barriers. Children at this age are very fond of dancing. Turn them on to rhythmic music and teach elementary rhythmic movements: claps, tributaries, rhythmic steps. These entertainments help to develop not only physical data, but also musical ear.
The speech of a two-year-old baby develops very quickly. By the beginning of the third year of life, the child can already speak in small phrases. It is important during this period to stimulate him to communicate. Games should provoke the child to repeat words, call objects by their proper names, make sentences. There are a lot of methods for conducting such entertaining classes: talking on pictures, watching cartoons and commenting on them, a Q & A game, staging games, participating in a puppet theater.
Fun for 3 years old kids
In the third year of life, babies show an interest in learning about the world around them. It is from this age that it is imperative that the baby be among the people as much as possible. It is recommended to send him to kindergarten, where he can communicate with peers. Hiking to the zoo, circus, puppet theater, exhibitions favorably affect the adaptation of a small person in society. Be sure to include such events in the program of your weekdays and weekends.
In the period from 3 to 4 years, the child's speech continues to develop. Talk with him a little more, provoke him not only to repeat words and phrases, but also to independently compose completed sentences.
At this age, pay special attention to the development of mental abilities crumbs. Include in your kid’s leisure games that help you learn the colors, sizes, shapes of objects. Here are some examples of such entertainment:
- "Build toys in a row: from small to large";
- "Put a cup in a plate of the same color";
- "Sort cubes by size and color";
- "Putting together a pyramid" and others.
What should be the sporting activities for children of this age? Outdoor games with elements of running, jumping, catching the ball, hitting them on target. Such events contribute to the strengthening of physical health, and the development of dexterity, motor skills, and endurance.
Games and entertainment for children 4-6 years old. Learning by playing
A kid at this age is able to absorb new material very quickly. It is important for parents and educators not to miss this moment in the development of crumbs. Include as many learning moments as possible in games and children's activities. For kindergarten children, the education and development program involves such events in the form of classes, matinees, and performances. At home, mothers and fathers can independently organize interesting leisure activities. Organize a home concert for which you first learn poems, songs, and dance with the kids. Well, if the movements for the latter come up with small artists themselves. It develops creative abilities, develops hearing and voice, helps to increase self-esteem, develops leadership skills.
Develop games of logical thinking, memory, imagination, perception for preschoolers 4-6 years old are games that include elements of comparison, classification, and the establishment of cause and effect relationships. As an example, we’ll name some of these entertainments: “Fold a picture from parts”, “What is superfluous?”, “Name it in one word”. Such games are always fun and exciting if several people participate in them, whether adults or children. They can be held as quizzes or contests. Children are happy to take part in the story-role game "School". Here, teachers and parents just need to competently select tasks for the baby. And he will fulfill them very carefully, imitating older friends. Such entertainment is an excellent incentive for crumbs in the matter of preparing him (psychologically) for studying at school.
Entertainment for a child of 4 years (or more) of a sports plan should already be competitive in nature. A child, taking part in the game, must not only perform physical exercises, but also think, strive to win, make a decision. Competitions (both individual and team) can be held at the educational institution, and at home, and on the playground with neighboring children.
Children's entertainment by season
No matter what age your kids are, games at a fresh age will be their best leisure. At any time of the year, in favorable weather, the kids need to be taken for a walk. In preschool institutions, this event is a mandatory security process. During the day in the kindergarten, children are taken out twice: before lunch and after an afternoon snack. The same regime must be observed by parents on weekends. We will talk about how to entertain little fidgets in the fresh air.
Warm season
Entertainment for children in the summer, autumn, spring is primarily walking. They need to be carried out in order to get acquainted with nature, the world around. For example, it can be bird watching, changes in nature, vehicles and pedestrians.
Outdoor sports are a variety of outdoor games with and without attributes, competitions, scooter and bicycle races in the stadium.
In the fresh air, you can also organize a kind of scene where kids can show their talents. Stretching the screen from tree to tree, in a few minutes you will organize the basis for a puppet theater, which will also delight small artists.
The sandbox is another place to spend interesting leisure time. In this place you can hold competitions for the best sculptures or castles made of sand.
Winter fun with a child
When snow falls, there is no limit to children's joy. Here, parents and teachers do not really need to invent anything in terms of entertainment. Children willingly participate in such traditional events as sledding, modeling snowmen, playing snowballs. The task of adults is to properly organize the conduct of such entertainment so that everything goes in a disciplined and safe way for the children.
Experiments with snow and ice also take place in the educational and entertaining program of children's leisure. When conducting such classes, kids get new knowledge and a lot of emotions.
Family leisure
How to spend a good weekend? The best vacation for adults and children is a joint pastime of all family members. Entertainment for children (in Moscow or another city) can be very diverse. Almost every city today has a circus, a water park, children's towns, exhibitions and fairs, cinemas, and sports grounds. Visiting these and other events will have a beneficial effect not only on the development of the child, but also on the relationships of all family members. Even a joint shopping trip or a walk in the park with the whole friendly company can turn into a fun pastime.
In the warmer months, the best event is, of course, a trip to the sea, to the forest or mountains. Fresh air, nature contribute to the development and recovery of crumbs. Well, there you can come up with a lot of entertainment: competitions, attractions, excursions, trips and more.
Conclusion
When organizing entertainment for a child, it is important to consider his age and individual characteristics. A competent approach to planning and conducting such events will certainly bring positive results: the baby will not only play, but also receive and “absorb” knowledge, acquire skills and consolidate skills.