Balloon Fish
added 3-1-99 Original
Author Unknown
Partially blow up ten small balloons. Place them in a dishpan full of
water. Set the pan on the floor and let the children take turns fishing
for balloon fish with a food strainer. Help each child count his or her
catch before putting the fish back in the pan.
Balloon Jump
added 3-1-99 Original
Author Unknown
Blow up balloons and tie them
with long strings. Then hang the balloons from the ceiling at a height
that will tempt the children to stretch, jump and bat the balloons around.
Balls
added 3-1-99 Original
Author Unknown
Sponsor a
basketball-shooting contest. Look for a lowered basket or have the
children throw the ball or beanbags into a trash can instead.
Balloons Keep up! added
3-1-99 Original Author Unknown
(Be very
careful with balloon pieces near small children)
Give each child a balloon. Have the children practice blowing them up. (Older
Children Only!) Help each child tie his or her balloon and play
"Balloon Keep It Up". See how long the children can keep their
balloons up in the air without letting them touch the ground.
Balleyball added
3-1-99 Original Author Unknown
Play "Balleyball" -
a variation of volleyball.
Fun With Beanbags
added 3-1-99 Original
Author Unknown
Play a type of
tic-tac-toe game where they toss the bean bags onto a board and try to
have them land on certain targets. You could
also put letters on the floor, have the children toss a bean bag, and have
them name the letter that it lands on. More advanced children might think
of a word that starts with the letter.
More Bean Bags added
3-1-99 Original Author Unknown
We add bean bags in our parachute play and
have it pop like popcorn. It does pop out but that's half the fun.
Baby Picture game
added 3-1-99 Original
Author Unknown
Kids bring a baby picture, then the teacher
mounts pictures on a board and the kids try to guess who is who. We extend
this by having them write "When I was a baby I ___________."
Button Game added
3-1-99 Original Author Unknown
Need: 1 Sheet
Each: Green, Yellow, Black, Blue, Red and Orange Fun Foam, 1 Black Acrylic
Paint Pen , 2 Buttons Per Player (Size of Nickel), Scissors, Craft Glue,
Ruler, Pencil
Directions:
1. Cut the shapes from the fun foam colors you desire. Be colorful and
creative! 2. Glue the vehicles or desired holiday shapes onto the green
fun foam sheet. 3. Using the ruler, draw straight lines onto the foam
under the shapes with black paint marker.
This game is played like Tiddly Winks. Use the edge of one button to flip
another onto the game surface. If the button lands on the school bus, you
get 10 points; if it lands on the truck, you get 15 points, and if it
lands on the car, you get 5 points. The player with the most points wins.
Balls in the Bucket
added 3-1-99 Original
Author Unknown
Put a bucket in the middle of a circle, put
a strip of tape on the carpet about 5 ft. away from the bucket. Children
stand behind the strip and throw a dice, counting the dots and dropping
that number of balls in the bucket. To make it harder use two dice as an
addition game. You could also have them add one more to the number on the
dice or less than the dice. If you want to write with it make it into a
class book and recorded the "problem" and let them draw a
picture that would have the correct "numbers" on it.
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