Games for 6 year olds?

Q. I need games/game ideas for a 6 year olds b-day party, all the kids there are going to be around 4-6 years old.It might be indoors at a McDonalds or outdoors at a park. Please ideas for both indoors or out. Cheap or free games only please.

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â Mystery Fishing Game
Kids who are 5 and 6 love this party game where they fish for prizes! For the "water" use a large appliance box, hang a sheet across a doorway, or cover a table so that the "fish" (and the person in the water) are hidden from view. Tie a string to a stick and attach a clothespin on the end of the string. Birthday party guests take turns "casting" the line into the "water". The person in the "water" puts small gifts, favors or candy on the clothespin and then tugs the string to signal that there is a "fish" on the line. Then kids pull up the line and retrieve their prize. This is a simple but fantastic birthday party game that kids adore! Have lots of prizes because 5 and 6 year olds will want to do this birthday party game again and again.

â Treasure Hunt Games
Birthday party treasure hunts can be played in many different ways. The main idea of the treasure hunt
game is to have the birthday party kids hunt hidden treasure by using clues. Several variations of this
birthday party game are listed under our treasure hunt page.

â Scavenger Hunt Games - Scavenger hunts can be played many different ways and are always fun games to play at a party. The main idea of the scavenger hunt games is to divide into teams / teams race to find (or do) the items on a list.

â Mummy Wrap Game
One of the easiest and most fun games! See which team can wrap their mummy in toilet paper first. Divide birthday party guests into teams of 2 or 3 and give them 2 rolls of toilet paper. Let teams decide on who will be the mummy and then race to see who can wrap their mummy in toilet paper the quickest using all the paper. Stock up on paper and play this game a few times switching out mummy's.

â Sponge Relay Games
Divide birthday party guests into 2 teams. Use 4 buckets - place two at the starting line and two 30 or more feet away. Fill the farthest buckets with water. Players take a sponge and run to the far bucket, dip the sponge in the water and then run back to the starting line bucket and squeeze the water into the empty bucket. The first team to fill their bucket wins. (Use larger buckets to hold the water first since a lot of the water will be lost as they race back to fill their bucket.) Variation: Race backwards for a crazy birthday party game twist!

Guess and Win Game
Fill a see through jar with lots of small candy, jellybeans, skittles, marbles or small toys. Count them before you put them into the jar. As the children arrive for the birthday party have them guess how many toys or candies they think are in the jar. Write down each birthday party guest's guess. At the end of the birthday party reveal who guessed closest to the right number. The winner takes home a small prize, or the whole jar with its contents! Tip; Use items related to your birthday party theme. Plastic bugs for an insect party, pink jelly beans for a pink or princess birthday party, rings for a glamour party etc.

More of them in this site:
http://www.birthdaypartyideas4kids.com/fun-birthday-party-games-5-6.htm

What are your 4 year olds favorite toys?

Q. My 4 year old little girl broke her leg today and she has to stay off it for 6 weeks so I am trying to figure out some quiet toys I can get her that she can play with while shes in bed resting. She is our little active monkey so I'm going to have a hard time keeping her off her leg for 6 weeks.
Any toy ideas are welcome thanks and what is your kids favorite toy to play with?

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Although my four year-old prefers to play with her tea sets and Littlest Pet Shop toys, I can honestly say that if your daughter needs to remain stationery that arts and crafts that she can do on a breakfast tray are more likely to keep her mind and hands busy on fun projects that can be done, especially given the time of year.

I know that most parents resist playing with clay because it is messy (or play-dough and even Moon Sand) and so I found a product called Model Magic that doesn't stain, stays pliable all day (eventually dries rubbery if left out more than 24 hours). Bendaroos are loads of fun if you have the time to sit with her and show her how to create animals, cakes, ants, etc. out of colored strings covered with wax (that is definitely a time investment). There are also plenty of Crayola Color Explosion kits where they can either scratch off pictures of their favorite characters or use a water pen to bring them to life. Lego's, what can I say, can't go wrong.

I work with pre-k children and they love making holiday decorations, foam-beaded necklaces, feather painting like the Native American Indians, etc. Pipe Cleaners Gone Crazy A Complete Guide to Bending Fuzzy Sticks is a new one just released.

ToysRUs has an interesting item: The Amazing Zubber Band Maker Kit uses a cool compound that molds like dough and hardens like rubber. The Zubber compound is easy to use. Just scoop it, mix it, press it into your mold, wait a bit, and presto! Your creation is finished! The Zubber bands are easy and fun to make, and even more fun to wear. With over 100 letters, numbers, and symbols to choose from, plus 3 colors, the Band Maker kit lets you design a wristband that is just your style.

There is a wealth of information on the Internet if you query arts & crafts for preschoolers, or even approach the sites as an art teacher looking for creative new ideas. You can make your own home-made play dough, experiment with food coloring on coffee filters, the list goes on. If you don't want to do the research you can go to your nearest craft store (JoAnn's or Michael's if you have it) and they have kits very reasonably priced that you can purchase with no hassle.

I also enjoy making food crafts with my daughter by using rice cakes and being creative with cream cheese and decorative candies for snack time. You can actually make graham cracker dominoes by spreading Nutella on opposite ends of the cracker, covering the whole block, or leaving it blank (create dots with white icing or white chocolate chips).

You always have the standby things such as card/board games. My daughter just learned how to play 'go fish" using cards that had pictures of animals on them and they had to be paired as such: Upper Case "I" for Iguana with lower case "i" for iguana. I also purchased a simple bag of marbles so we could start playing counting games. There really is A LOT out there, just try and have fun with it even though it is a challenge.

Best of luck to you and your little one!

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What toy can I make using household items for kids 6-12 years old?

natalie

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If they are 6-12 years old they are old enough to make the toy themselves with just a bit of parental guidance. If you've got the room for it you can make a cardboard castle with a washing machine box (appliance stores are happy to get rid of them) or multiple boxes bolted together. You can use half used cans of whatever paint is in the basement to paint them. Older kids could use a utility knife to cut windows. I've seen this done with a refrigerator box, opening up the box so it could be stored flat and have it set up like a staggered storefront.

You could have them build a puppet theater and make puppets from old spare socks and buttons, fabric scraps, etc. The kids could write a script and reall plan a show.

you can do at home science experiments (get a book on ideas, but one is to pour some vinegar into an empty water bottle, fill a balloon up with a little baking soda with a funnel, carefully attach the balloon to the neck of the bottle, keeping the baking soda end flopped over so the baking soda doesn't fall in, then lifting the baking soda end up so the baking soda falls into the vinegar, causing a big fizzy mess and making the balloon inflate from the gas produced. Hope that made sense.

You can make rag dolls.

Kids that age are often interested in cooking; teach them to cook. Not a toy, but something to keep them busy and fun to do for kids.

6 year old wetting herself?

Nisha N

My daughter will be 6 in june. She has been potty trained since 21/2. Since starting kindergarten at almost 4 she started wetting herself. Not at home. A year now she also started wetting herself at home. She has a 3 year old and a 11/2 year old sisters. She doesn't seem to care that she wets herself. I make her change her sheets and her clothes herself. She seems to rather play or watch tv than take 2 min and go to the bathroom. She's been to the dr and anything medical was ruled out. She wets herself and tells no one. Only when we ask her then she will say. We have to constantly tell her to go to the bathroom. We never had to do this before. She wears pull ups at night now cause of the constant wetting and i have started waking her up 2 times at night. She gets nothing to drink and the dr put her on " minirin" to help with the night wetting. don't seem to be working. She is a very emotional, sensitive, shy child but very smart. I have tried ignoring it...see if she would stop.. i tried talking endlessly asking why she does it but she always say she don't know. I have taken away toys. Nothing works. I asked her if she is scared of the toilet or is it too big or small with the home and kindergarten toilet. She knows how to use it and never had a problem before. I need help. She is starting school in August and i am getting worried. Why is this happening?

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Sometimes kids go through what people call a back slide. they feel llike they aren't getting enough attention with siblings around, and they do things like that so that they can get the attention that they crave. My 4 year old tells me all the time that he wants to be a baby again like his new brother and when I ask him why he tells me because he wants me to treat him like a baby with the cuddling and the kisses, SO I started treating him like a baby, when he wanted something to drink I gave it to him in a bottle, when he told me that he can't drink out of a bottle he wanted his cup I told him big boys get cups babies get a bottle, he quickly said he was a big boy and didn't mention wanting to be a baby again. Another thing that it could be and I know that this may sound impossible, it sexual abuse. I was molested when I was a baby and then after I was adopted my adopted father molested and raped me from 7 until almost 15 when I was taken from them, I wet the bed as a sort of defense mechanism, my doctor said, like My subconcious thought if I was dirty then it wouldn't happen anymore, I wet the bed until a year after I was taken away and then I felt safe and stopped completely! I know that may not be the answer you were looking for but that is a classic. I am sure that it isn't your daughter's issue but you may want to look at all possiblities especially if the doctor says that it isn't a medical condition like a small bladder or an over active bladder!!

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What some good games and events for 6 years old and younger?

holy_warri

Our group are hosting a Spring Fling Festival for children under 6 years old. It'll be at daycare center and we want to plan some games and activities for little kids to do. What's some event we could do and that are not expensive?

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Hmm you can put some really long paper on the wall and let the kids to paint on it
Or you can get them some toys.... They're kids

What are some creative games and activities for children under 6 year old?

holy_warri

Our group are hosting a Spring Festival for children under 6 years old. It'll be at daycare center and we want to plan some games and activities for little kids to do. What's some event we could do and that are not expensive? Our theme involved something with nature. Any ideas?

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make giant butterflies! :) I done this with the children who I worked with in reception class of a school and they loved it. We found the instructions online, unfortunately I'm not able to find and link it to you as I don't have a laptop atm, just my mobile.. But the basics of it are that you get lots of news paper, put a few sheets together, then fold into triangles for wings, then staple up one side and leave the other open, repeat with a second wing, and do the same for the body but in a roll shape, remember to leave one side un stapled. You can then get the children involved scrunching up lots of news paper balls which they can then stuff the butterfly wings and body with, once that's completed you staple up the other sides. The children then can paint and decorate the pieces. Leave to dry then assemble the parts. :) you could also make paper flowers using sticks (you could even do a nature trail and get the children to identify flowers and plants on an activity sheet for inspiration, and collect twigs on the way) and use coloured tissue which can be cut into circles, fold into a semi circle then fold again, then creatively chop around the edges (crinkle scissors are good for this) make very small cut at the point of the folded circle, and finally feed the stick or twig in the hole, and tie the in place flower with glittery string or glue it. You can also do baking, make chocolate birds nests out of shreaded wheat and melted chocolate and get some little toy easter chicks or mini choc eggs to place in them. Of course you need to take account of any dietry requirements of the children. :)

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How do I stop my 6 year old daughter from copying younger sister?!?

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Claire

How do I stop my 6 year old daughter copying and following my younger 2 year old daughter. It's getting to the point that its driving everyone mad! She copies everything she does(has a drink, sits on a certain part of the sofa, play with same toy) and now has started following her so close behind her that it always ends in tears. Can only find answers for the other way around (younger copying older) so I am wondering if this is happening to anyone else!! Please help at the end of my tether!

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She's just wanting to be the center of attention and will copy younger sister whom she feels gets more attention. Spend one on one time with your oldest so she feels special too. This happened with my sister's kids too also tell the oldest its not okay to act like that and grab her hand and give her a stern no when she follows the other to close.

How do you deal with a close friend who is abusive of her kids?

CC

My friend of many years has a 6 year old and 2 year old both boys and it seems like all she does yell at them and a few times have given hard spankings for small stuff , like not wanting to nap , putting a toy away. Her husband is in Iraq , and I have told her that she really needs to ease up on the kids like many of her other friends have told her . I do not want to report her to family services . What to do?

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continue to talk to her sternly about this issue.. because the poor kids...this could have a huge impact on them and how they remember their childhood..the kids must always come first..maybe talk to her family or other friends and you guys might be able to all have a chat with her or work out what you can do for her - maybe she needs someone to talk to?? e.g a counsellor or a really good friend??

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