Childhood should be held under the banner of movement and fun games. If earlier children enjoyed climbing trees, drove around the yard with a ball and sculpted sand castles, then modern children spend a lot of time on gadgets. This leads to the development of physical inactivity and other health problems. However, all children love to frolic, especially this is possible on the street. Therefore, outdoor games are always well received by children and also reduce the risks of stressful situations, anxiety and provide sufficient activity.
Emotional development
Outdoor games allow the child to break out of the boundaries of his apartment, which relieves tension and stress due to educational overloads. At the same time, children, playing together, learn to interact, find a common solution and act in a team.
Constantly staying in a confined space and studying at home reduce the concentration of attention, children cease to hear the requests of adults and become overworked. Those who often spend time on the street and at the same time frolic in the company of peers are less likely to suffer from misunderstanding and have many true friends.
Base for experiments
The surrounding space in the open represents an unknown field for numerous experiments, experiments, research and games. This contributes to the discovery of the inherent potential of children and their creative development.
It is known that learning is always easier if the child is passionate and surrenders to some business with all the excitement. Often this can be observed on the street when adults organize outdoor games. Gradually, the participation of parents will be minimized, and the children will be able to interact independently.
The street provides a natural, but very powerful and diverse learning environment. In this case, all the senses are involved. During the game, you can explore the environment, experiment with natural materials and create your own idea of the world.
Need for games
Outdoor games are an integral part of small (and not so) children. With their help, children develop activity, agility, dexterity, endurance, endurance and ingenuity. Children make friends, learn the world and build relationships. With the help of mobile entertainment you can learn the spirit of competition and team spirit. Often shy kids overcome their shortcoming by having fun outdoors.
Parents of kids should educate them, give an idea of the environment. This is facilitated by outdoor outdoor games that caring adults can introduce. You can recall the fun that moms and dads themselves loved in childhood. If ideas are not enough, then below is a list of different games, depending on the time of year and the age of the participants.
Summer fun
The warm season contributes to the maximum stay on the street. During school holidays, kindergartens are often closed for preventive activities. Children are left to their own devices. To make their walks as useful as possible, it is necessary to train them in accessible games and provide the necessary equipment for this.
Use the ball
The ball will probably be found in any children's company. With it, you can organize several fun competitions. The ball games below are for children aged one to 10 years.
"Kick the ball into the goal." Age: 1-3 years. Purpose of fun: to teach the child to coordinate the movements of arms and legs. The gates are depicted using improvised material: stones, sticks, jump ropes. Children are lined up, and everyone should hit the ball with the ball. The distance is selected depending on the capabilities of the children.
"I know…". Age: 3+. The game contributes to the development of the ability to perform several tasks at once. Especially girls love this kind of fun. You should beat the ball off the ground with your hand and say: "I know five names (flowers, countries, fruits, vegetables, animals, cities)." Themes are selected based on age and hobbies.
"Tens." Age: 5+. Especially attracted to such ball games are boys. However, the girls are not averse to show their skills. For fun, you need a wall. The ball should hit the wall in different ways ten times:
- volleyball throw;
- palms below;
- from under the left foot;
- from under the right foot;
- bounced off the ground.
Ways can be very different. Sometimes children come up with very interesting ones.
Team games with sports equipment
If the above fun can be carried out with one or two children, then for the next you need at least four.
Bouncers. A game familiar to many adults. Two players are located at a distance of 5 meters from each other, the rest are in the center. Goal: knock a participant out of the center with the ball The winner is the one who remains last.
"The ball under the stick." Two players must hold the stick above the ground (distance of about 50 cm). The remaining participants are divided into two groups and line up at a certain distance. Goal: kick the ball under the stick. The distance is gradually increasing. The team that can move away from the stick a long distance wins.
Summer outdoor games for girls
Many parents will remember how the whole yard played such games. Nowadays it is rare to see girls who are engaged in such pastimes in the yard. It's time to renew the tradition and remember the summer games in the fresh air.
"Classics." To do this, a table is drawn with chalk, where there are two columns of five cells. They are numbered and use a flat pebble or cream box filled with sand. When jumping on one leg, it is necessary to move the pebble with the toe from one cage to another. If an object or leg hits the line, the second player starts the game. Each completed tour allows you to go to a new level and start the game with the next classic.
"Birds in a cage." In this case, the fun depends on the number of children. Some girls (boys can participate) form a circle. It will be a cage. The remaining participants outside the circle depict funny birds and run around, waving their arms. As soon as the facilitator says, “The cage opens,” the children in the circle raise their hands, and the “birds” fly inside. After the words "the cell closes" you need to have time to fly out. Who did not have time, remains inside. The most adroit "bird" wins.
Summer competitions
Active games in the fresh air imply the possibility of organizing competitions. This will require several children. The more of them, the more interesting.
"Who is longer." Children close their eyes and raise one leg. Purpose: to stand in this position for as long as possible.
"Bunny-bunny." It is necessary to draw a line. Participants stand beside her and make three jumps. First jump on two legs, then you can try on one or the back. The winner is the one who jumps the farthest.
"Centipede". An outdoor game for students who are able to coordinate body movements well. It is necessary to assemble two teams with an equal number of players. Teams line up for growth. Then they squat down and each sticks their left hand between their legs and grabs the right hand of the next child with it. As a result, you get two “centipedes”, which should get to the previously designated place at the command of the presenter. At the same time, hands cannot be disengaged. If this happens, then you need to stop and re-link them.
Winter fun
Winter provides a lot of opportunities for fun outdoors. But kids can not do without the assistance of parents. Therefore, if the weather allows and snow has fallen, you must feel free to go for a walk.
Games for kids
Outdoor games in winter will bring not only benefits, but also a lot of positive emotions. In winter, you just need to ride a sled. But so that the fun does not end in tears, adults must control the process and choose the appropriate places. When tired of riding, you can lie in the snowdrifts. You can show your baby how to make an “angel”. To do this, lying on your back, you need to move your hands up and down, leaving a mark on the snow. Then you should get up and enjoy the result.
Winter games in the fresh air will help expand the horizons of the baby. To do this, you can play "young tracker" with your child. To do this, first compare the footprint of an adult and a child, highlight their differences. Then they pay attention to the traces of birds, dogs, cats and compare them with human ones. Traces of squirrels can be found in the forest. Such a discovery will give the baby a lot of pleasure.
Snow games
Do not neglect and sculpting snowmen. Of course, you can build a standard version with a carrot instead of a nose, but you can use other ideas. Children with a candle will especially appreciate the house. To do this, you need to mold a house from small lumps and put a lighted candle inside. Such a construction will give the child a fairy tale, and all passers-by will surely look around.
To diversify winter walks and take a break from playing snowballs, you can invite children to draw. To do this, you need a bottle of water with paint diluted in it. A hole is made in the lid with a needle, and the resulting stream can draw fancy patterns in the snow.
Games with a bucket and a spatula are possible not only in the sandbox. You can use them to build a whole castle. To do this, snow is collected in a bucket and a tower is built from the resulting blocks.
Outdoor games in winter strengthen immunity. They allow you to stay longer on the street and significantly expand your horizons.
Fun outdoor games in spring
Only in the spring can the baby be introduced to the unique and magical natural phenomena. Of course, fun entertainments will help in this. The season is capricious, but you should dress the child according to the weather and show him what to do.
Fun activities
Children's games in the fresh air in the spring often involve launching boats and playing catch-up with him. To do this, you must first make a suitable sample. It is better if dad puts his hand to this lesson and cuts a real frigate from the tree. Then you just have to find a suitable trickle and arrange competitions.
Then you can offer the child to build a dam from the branches. It should be noted that water accumulates in this place and begins to look for another way out.
Games for kindergarten
It is quite simple to organize outdoor games in kindergarten, because there are always many children of the same age.
"Giants and Lilliputians." Children are in a circle, and the teacher is the leader who gives commands. With the word "midgets", children should squat down, with the word "giants" - raise their hands. The host can confuse and say other words, for example, stand up, sit down, jump. In this case, children should just stand. The one who never makes a mistake will win.
"Running the other way around." Children are divided into two teams. At the same time, each couple turns their backs to each other and grabs hands. It is necessary in this position to run to the designated place and run back. Next is the next pair. The first team to complete the task wins.
"Four forces". A game of mindfulness and development of horizons. Children become in a circle, and the teacher is inside with the ball. He then throws the ball to any child and utters one of four words: earth, air, fire and water. The task of the child is to correctly answer the given cipher, which is agreed in advance:
- If the word "earth" is called, then it is necessary to name the animal.
- "Air" is a bird.
- "Fire" - to wave arms and legs.
- "Water" is a fish.
Anyone who makes a mistake becomes a circle, and the game continues until the last participant.
Fun for schoolchildren
Outdoor games in the open air can be arranged at recess or use free time. For older children, you can offer interesting fun, which they will surely appreciate.
To do this, select "water", and the rest form a circle. After the "water" is turned away, the children begin to confuse the circle, but without releasing their hands. To do this, you can crawl through other participants. After that, the leader should unravel the web and return the circle to its original state, also without breaking the hands of the participants.
After that, you can run. For this, the game "Kangaroo" is suitable. She will need as many children as possible and a small tennis ball. Children are divided into two teams with the help of a reader and line up. Five meters from each team should establish a pin or stick. Each participant must, holding a ball between his legs and jumping like a kangaroo, overcome an obstacle. The team whose members are the first to complete the task wins.
"Baba Yaga in the mortar." Unusual entertainment for schoolchildren and senior preschoolers. It will take a bucket and a stick. Participants are divided into teams, and each receives its own inventory. It is necessary to take turns to run around the obstacle by inserting one leg into the bucket, while holding a stick in your hands. The winning team is the first to overcome the obstacle.
Conclusion
Outdoor games for children are of great importance in emotional and mental development. On the street, such fun is much easier to organize, due to the availability of space. With the help of correctly selected games, children learn about the world, learn to interact and live by the rules.
Outdoor games not only contribute to improving health, but also develop thinking, increase dexterity, ingenuity and quick wit. Besides the fact that outdoor games are useful, they are also very exciting. After all, children always want to jump, jump and run.
Games are selected depending on the age of the participants and the time of year. In winter, it is better to immediately start the walk with moving fun. Fun and exciting competitions will help children not freeze and find beautiful rosy cheeks.
In summer, games with increased intensity should be played in the evening or in the shade. However, at lunchtime it is better not to arrange them and give preference to more calm.
For the development of children's speech, it is recommended that they offer outdoor games with the repetition of the same type of words. Children 4-5 years old can already play a certain role in the game. Relay games and sports are available for older preschoolers.
After the outdoor game, it is recommended to offer children a more relaxed lesson in order to calm down and restore the mobile nervous system.