Kid Activities Games Pre K to Grade 2. The following is a compilation of games for Pre K to Grade 2 that have been included in other categories of this site. Games That Use A Dance Pad For Kids' title='3 Games That Use A Dance Pad For Kids' />Hope this makes your search a little easier There are also some Holiday and Seasonal Theme Games at the botom of this page. See Game Category selection to left side for games for K thru middle school. ALL CHECK OUT THEMES. THEY ALL HAVE GAMES SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN OUTDOOR AND ACTIVE PRE SCHOOL AND ECH GAMES dont need to be complicated. Children this age enjoy simple games like TAG or RUNNING. Another all time favorite is HIDE AND SEEK Make a simple OBSTACLE COURSE for a creative game. This also reinforces the concept of sequences and directions. Have a NATURE SCAVENGER HUNT to find different types of flowers, rocks, and leaves. SPORTS GAMES such as KICKBALL and ROLLING AND CATCH are GOOD STARTERS, and preschoolers usually catch on quickly to the dynamics of a sport. TAG So simple Choose a player to be It, then choose a tree, step, rock or anything you can think of to be base. The idea of the game is for the person who is It to touch the other players before they reach the base. If the person who is It tags you, then you are now It. OTHER SIMPLE GAMES. I SPY. We all know this game its been posted as a reminder to use with your kidsIts a good transition game One person says I spy with my little eye, something that is name a color. Then others try to guess what the object is and the one who guesses it takes the next turn. ANIMAL ZOOPlace hula hoops on the floor. Have one child stand in each hoop. It, who is in the center does not have a hoop. When It calls change all children run to find a new hoop. Shop for leapfrog leappad 3 games you will love online at Target. Free shipping and save 5 every day with your Target REDcard. The Dance Dance Revolution series started in 1998 and has grown to a large set of games in the franchise. This list of Dance Dance Revolution games documents every. The player without a hoop is the new It. Variations Have children walk like lions. It is the lion tamer and the lions must find new cages. Seals Find a new iceberg. Frogs Find a new lily pad. SEASONAL TREASURE HUNTSYoung children love hunting for treasure. Occasionally bury small objects in the sand or snow for the children to find. Build vocabulary, literacy, phonics, spelling skills with VocabularySpellingCity. Improve vocabulary, a core reading skill, with gamified contextrich. Rubber bands have been around since the middle of the 19th century. Able Explosion Effects Video here. With Amazons 13. 7 billion purchase of Whole Foods Market finalized today, the companies promised that shoppers would see lower prices immediately. We visited a. Amazon. SnoofyBee Portable Clean Hands Changing Pad. Diaper Clutch, Changing Station, and DiaperTime Playmat With Redirection Barrier for Use With. Play cool kids games at Boomerang TV. We have great online games featuring the Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, the Flintstones and more. All free to play. From Atomic Whirlpool to Marco Polo, heres a list of Swimming Pool Games that are fun in the sun for all ages. ABCya is the leader in free educational computer games and mobile apps for kids. The innovation of a grade school teacher, ABCya is an awardwinning destination for. Shells in the SummerAcorns in the FallShamrocks for SpringSmall hearts for WinterTRAFFIC LIGHT DRAMA GAMEWith colored construction paper or cardstock cut out a red circle, a green circle and a yellow circle. You can also color it in on white paper. With music playing in the background, have children start driving around the room. They should make beeping and engine noises while doing so. They can pretend to be buses, cars, trucks or bikes whatever they like. Every couple minutes, hold up a colored circle and call out either. Dance-Dance-Revolution-PS3.jpg' alt='3 Games That Use A Dance Pad For Kids' title='3 Games That Use A Dance Pad For Kids' />Stop the lights are Red or Slow down the lights are Yellow or Go, go, go the lights are GreenIf the lights are red, the children must stand absolutely still. If they are yellow they must slow down. On green they move around normally. When ending the game ask all the vehicles to neatly park. TEACHING JUMPING JACKSSaw this quite awhile back. When the kids legs are out and hands clapped above the head, this is called teepee. When the kids legs are together and hands at their sides, its a pencil. They can learn this skill slowly as they shout teepee. TEACHING JUMP ROPEYOUNG CHILDREN can also enjoy jump rope games. Starting at age 4, children can begin to learn. Start by having them jump over a stationary rope on the ground or an adult or another child can wiggle the rope and they can hop over the wiggling snakeMove on to swinging the rope back and forth slowly while they learn to jump over it then once they get the hang of things, move on to swinging it overhead. If you dont have another adult or older child to help you swing the rope, you can hold one end of the rope and tie the other to a fence, chair, or play scape. NATURE SCAVENGET HUNT USING PICTURES This is for young children who cant read. Need Small bag and pre made papers Make a scavenger hunt list with pictures you have drawn on a sheet of paper. Some ideas A feather, small stone, acorn, various leaves in your area, small twig or stick, dead bug draw him with legs up pine cone, flower only if they can pick one, worm, pieces of grass, clover leaf and any other ideas you can come up with. Make sure that you go over the list with the children just in case youre not a good artist. WORD VERSION OF ABOVE GAME. For a mixed age program you can do the same thing using words both ages groups will then be able to participate together. LIMBOTwo players hold a soft rope or stick 3 to 4 long. Players take turns leaning backward and shuffling under the rope. Lower the rope after each round. Be sure to play Limbo musicCAT AND MOUSEHave all players join hands in a circle. Choose a Cat and a Mouse. The cat chases the mouse around and through the circle. Players help the mouse but not the cat. When Mouse is caught a new Cat and Mouse are chosen. BALL TAGChildren form a circle and throwroll a soft ball to each other within the circle. It is outside the circle and tries to tag the one of the players while they have the ball. Once the player is tagged they become the new It. ROLLER BALLHave children join hands in a circle. It is in the center. It tries to roll a ball out of the circle. Palyers use their feet to keep the ball within the circle. When the ball goes out a new It is chosen. BEAN BAG PASS IT DOWN Relay Games. For age 4 and all the way upDivide the children into teams and line them up in rows. Give the child at the front of each row a beanbag. How to play The children pass the beanbag from one to the next and back again, in a particular style, which you can decide as appropriate for the age of the children. Example Pass it down the row with the right hand only Pass it up the row with left hand only. Pass it down the row with both hands Pass it up the row with right hand over left shoulder Pass it down the row with left hand over right shoulder Pass it up the row under the right leg  Pass it down the row under the left leg, and so on. TIPS 1.   For younger children, it might be a good idea to practice the game movements first If a beanbag is dropped, have the children start again from the front of the row. Also consider writing the order of steps in passing the bean bags on a white board or chart paper to cue youth Adapted from Activityvillage. TEDDY BEAR HUNTA version of Hot and ColdHide a small teddy bear in your program room or  a section of your outdoor area. Make sure children know what they are looking for. You can use any small toy if you dont have a bear. Have children come into the room and search for the teddy bear. As they get closer call out Warmer, warmer until you get to Hot As they get further away call out Cooler, cooler until you get to Cold. The first person to find the bear then gets to go and hide it for the next round. Looking for Teddy Bear Ideas Visit the Teddy Bear Theme page WRAPPING PAPER Matching GameA Craft Game Activity Materials Clear contact paper Wrapping paper with MANY DESIGNS and small patterns on it Scissors. Cardboard or tag board. Directions Cut out a piece of the wrapping paper to make the game board. Glue it to the cardboardtag board a then cover it with clear contact paper. Next, cut out objects from another sheet of the SAME wrapping paper also cover these with contact paper.