Observe your children as they play Remember that the game is important and we need it because the game is: Not an obligation, children choose the game on their initiative, voluntarily they start and get involved in the game. They do not need to be reminded or additionally motivated to play! Is something that keeps …
Games Outside
Where is your child playing?
What makes a good play area for children? Playgrounds give place and structure for kids’ socialization, imaginative play, and physical activities. But not all playgrounds are creative anymore, and it seems that the spaces that are being designed are becoming increasingly unsuccessful in meeting children’s needs. Playing on playgrounds is what children need when they …
Growing up in a village or the city?
Is it better for children to grow up in a village or the city? Do you remember the days of your childhood when our grandparents took care of us in the village? All that freedom, playing outdoors all day, rosy cheeks, torn and soiled clothes at the end of the day, for the child that …
Snow Activities
In the winter, outdoor play is healthy Fresh air is good and healthy for everyone, mentally and physically. Children and adults spend a lot of time in the small indoor places, superheat and bad aerate, germs and the disease transmitted very quickly. Playing outside in the fresh air reduces the chance of infection expanding …
Cooperative and Adventure Games
Cooperative Games Cooperative games are encouraging children to play with one another and allow everyone to win and succeed. They eliminate the fear of failure and it let children play for play’s sake. If they do not allow for elimination they will be fun and supportive. Through play, children build a sense of value, increase …
Children’s group games
The importance of games for children in the context of their social and linguistic development is widely acknowledged. Games are a valuable, fun and interesting way of helping children to work together and to raise the level of cooperative consciousness in the group. This can involve many different types of group interaction, such as Co-operative …
Exploring clay
For thousands of years, an important resource for society is clay, which is a natural material. It is widely used for utilitarian and decorative ceramics and is one of the oldest building materials. The first medium used for writing were clay tablets. In early education, clay plays a prominent role. Friedrich Froebel (1782 – 1852) …
Traditional Childhood Games
Play is an essential part of human life. Play is a good choice for the healthy development of children, helping them to acquire the physical, social and cognitive skills required for adult roles. For adults, the game relieves the pressures and stresses of everyday life. No matter what physical limitations a person has, they are …
Parachute Games
By using various devices and props, it enables the enrichment and modernization of games, exercises, and activities in the children’s world. In recent years, the world has been producing more and more various devices and props that open new possibilities in creating game content. Light, soft, differently shaped materials are being used more and more, …
Imaginative Play
Children love to dress up in costumes and play dramatic roles. They can choose anything; princess, driver, Cinderella, dinosaur… The moment they wear costumes, the whole world becomes another dimension. There is no limit to who, where or what they can be. Imaginative play is part of growing up every kid. The ability to pretend …
Making your own puppet
Puppetry is an old, traditional art The time and place of origin of the puppet theater have not been determined, but it can still be assumed that the various forms were created at different times in different places, and the mutual influence is difficult to determine. Already, ancient testimonies inform us of the attire …
Puppet play
Puppet play introduces the child to multiple forms of play and creative activities. Such play enables the child to actively acquire and use the abilities important for communication and expression. They also direct the child in his or her way. Through puppet play, the child uses his independence, freedom, imagination, experiences, and feelings. The game …
Nature play activities
Children are very excited about going out into nature because it gives them freedom, motivation to explore, breadth in every sense. In their early years have magical thinking (Sobel) and this period is important for creating a connection between themselves and nature. There is a period in which these adventures are experienced through outdoor activities. …
Treasure hunt
The treasure hunt is a game that can be played in several ways, with different rules. It is all about looking for something (some object) and finding it (the treasure). The main goal is encourage children to explore and use a logical thinking. You need: paper and pen the object (the tresure) for hide * …
Phonics activities
The development of the child, including his speech development, can also be traced through the games the child plays. Children’s play is first solitary (lonely), then parallel, and finally cooperative (social). In the solitary play, the child, for the most part, talks only to himself – describes what he does, names the objects and toys …