I am in charge of playgroups for kids 1-6 and taking them to the park, what games would interest them?
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Hiding and finding games (like easter eggs but you could hide and find anything) - then have the older kids hide again for the younger kids.  Finding games, like they go and find a leaf or rock and then bring and show to parent/adult.  Don't know if you can do rubbings.  use paper and crayon if there are any surfaces to make designs.  "Bathtub" games on the swing like trying to swing exactly together or exactly opposite.  Balancing games on teeter totter, get the exact weights in the right places to balance.  count how many times the merry-go-round goes around.  Fly kites.  Bring pets.  THese kids are too young for really structured games.  Involve the parents.  Do run and stop games (someone hollers go and stop) and have the kids run to an adult who is standing on the playground.  These are just some ideas.  Hide-and-seek.
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try some of the younger cranium games like cadoo or hullaballu
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water balloons. have lots of water toys.  bubble machine. have a kiddie pool, too, or water slide (if you can fit this on your budget).\n\nhave fun!
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They had toys and played games.
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I would include a few "social games" where people can interact and talk. (This usually leads to laughter and in turn fun).\n \nTry these website.
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throw pic nics, class reunions at the parks , maybe even a tournemet, tennis, softball etc. in the gardens hve guide school tours, bird and butterfly watching... with easter comming.. easter egg hunts, concerts, small plays/ poetry readings, baseball/ basketball clinics
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Depending on the wether you could go fly kites or take day trips to museums or galleries but if it is bad wether you could play board games or something like that make crafts if you want its spring break here and raining so my kids are stuck inside  and we play games and try new food dishes that we cook ourselves plus i did let them have friends stay the nite.
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depends on the age\n1-10= the zoo or the movies\n11-18=sleepover or movies or go-carts
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One game we used to play in improv class (not sure how old your children are) is to create a story one word at a time. Each child says one word adding on to the story. For ex:\n\nChild 1: "The"\nChild 2 "Bear"\nChild 3 "was"\n\nand so on. It can get quite amusing and helps them develop their intuitive skills.\n\nGood luck!
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Slumber party...order pizza...rent movies etc..  that's what kids are really into- just hanging out with friends.
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Free activities:  take them to the library, they have all sorts of free programs for kids.  They can also borrow books, fairly new released dvds, and cds.  Park, school playground.  Water balloon toss.  Pool, or sprinkler would be cool.  Make their own snack, like trail mix.  Pizza bagels.  Usually AMC or Regal Cinemas offer free movie for kids and parents at 10 am once a week.  Check out their website for more info.  Bike riding, play follow the leader on bikes.  Volunteer you and the child's time at local retirement homes, etc. to set a good example.  Free local museums, zoo.  Crafts:  make a summer scrapbook together, Make pinuatas. You'll need newpaper, balloon for shape, and plaster of paris, paints.  Blow balloon up. Make a paste of plaster of paris, tear newspaper into strips, and adhere, let dry overnight. Leave a opening to fill with candy, and to pop balloon.  When dry, paint. When dry, decorate and add candy!  Grab a branch and have fun! Make placemats out of construction paper, and laminate.  You can cut pics out of magazines, or add beads/sequins, pics of family and friends.  Make colored sand.  Use salt or granulated sugar, baby food jar/ or other small jar.  Colored chalk.  On newspaper or paper bag, dump salt/sugar on table take a colored chalk stick and glide over sugar until desired colored is achieved. Place in jar, do the next color.  Until jar is full.  Cute.  Also, check out stores like Home Depot, Lowes, or A.C. Moore(craft store) they offer free make it and take it classes for kids.  Barnes and Nobles also should have free programs available also.  Have fun! I hope this helped you.
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Well it depends. If you are doing a reading group have the kids read the story with the pictures. Or an activity like have them finger paint or something like that just keep it fun!!!!!!!
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I think that many of the 'family' theme activities would fit well into this theme.  Here are a few circle time activities:\n\nHave available several paperdolls.  I usually make these and laminate them so that after circle time they can be placed in the manipulative center to further the activity.  I make 3 of each doll--dad, mom, sister, brother, baby, grandma, grandpa, dogs and cats.  I start the circle time by telling them about an activity that I did with my own family over the weekend.  Then I show them the dolls and build my family with my dolls.  I show them how there is a dad, mom, 4 children, and 2 dogs in my home.  Then I pass the dolls to the first child and ask them to build their family with the dolls.  I give each child a turn to build their family.\n\nAnother activity that would do great with this theme is to discuss different types of homes.  You can do a felt board activity with this one.   Make a houses 2 stories, 1 story, an apartment building, moble home, etc.  You can also make garages, trees, flowers, ect.      Let them children take turns showing what they live him.  \n\n\nthis would be a great time to intergrate straight lines and curved lines for math and art.  Encourage the children to use yarn to construct a picture of their home.  \n\nOr you could intergrate geometric shapes.  Make available cirles, squares, triangles, and diamonds made out of construction paper or foam pcs.  Encourage the children to make houses using the shapes.\n\nThis would be a good time to invite the local fire department and learn about home fire safety and then ask the parents to help them make a fire escape plan for their home.\n\n\nYou could make a class neighborhood!  Have each parent send a photo of their child with their family standing outside of their home.  Then have the class construct a collage of the photos and then make a bulletin titled "Our Friendly Neighborhood!"\n\nAlong with the above activity you can do a dictation document witht the children.  Ask each child "What is your favorite thing about your home?"  And then dictate exactly what the child says and hang them on your bullentin board.\n\nfor centers:\n\ndramatic play center make sure to have the usual things available for them to role play about home.\n\nBlock area have cars, streets, people, etc.\n\nScience area:  This one is simple.  You'll want sand and water for this center!    With plenty of objects to help them build houses.\n\n\nThere are alot of activities that you can come up with for this theme.  Just be creative.
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GO TO A WATER-PARK OR ZOO.TAKING THEM SOMEWHERE YOU CAN HAVE FUN WITH CROWDS LETS THEM KNOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THEIR COMPANY AND NOT JUST TRYING TO GET THEM IN BED.
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Spend the time with my kids.
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One of the main things I would incorporate is to ensure that they are child friendly and family friendly. This immediately increases your target group and opens you tourism market.
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There's this game called snake in the grass or sharks and minnows which ever you prefer.You mark off rectangle.Get one player to stand in the middle of it.The other players get a ball each.they try to dribble through the rectangle with the one player, the shark or snake trying to kick there ball out of the rectangle before they make it to the other side.When a player gets their ball taken away they become a shark to.You keep going from one side to another,longways,until there is only one player that's not a shark.I might give the winner a prize or something.Kids seem to like it.