Each kid must then figure out what color dot is on their forehead, but obviously without asking any other kids for help. Depending on the number of kids, there will be only a few colored dots so a few kids will have the same color. This is a great team building game, because it forces kids to communicate non verbally. The first team that arrives together with the correct colored dots on their heads is the winner!
You may have noticed a theme with our team building for kids activities: the fewer words spoken, the more effective the game. And that is no different for Birthday line-up, in which kids are assembled into a group and must line up according to the order of their birthdays.
To make the game more compelling, give kids 1 minute to line up the first time, then observe the final line-up and tell them which kids are out of place, then give them an additional minute to fix the positioning. The ideal playing area is a safe, enclosed outdoors area like a backyard or small park , in which there is a start area and finish area. Then have another kid come over and act as a guide. This game can be mixed up a bit to include multiple players, making it trickier and more competitive.
There are a number of awesome hula hoop games which really pushes kids to work together and build chemistry. Our favorite is the helium hoop game, in which kids must work together as a group in order to lower the hula hoop to the ground. Every kid must only use their index fingers to lower the hoop in unison to the ground. Check out this great video below which shows how the finger tip helium hula hoop game is a great way to build team chemistry for kids:.
Raining outside? Stuck inside for whatever reason? No problem — there are plenty of awesome and fun indoor team building games for kids. Things are always more fun outside, whether its the sunshine or the cool breeze flowing through a park or a field.
Throw some candy in a plastic container. Have a toy from the dollar store wrapped in a plastic bag. One thing you should absolutely remember to do: make sure you know where the treasure is hidden. Do not rely on your good memory. Write it down. Similar to having kids do a treasure hunt, a scavenger hunt can be made as easy or as hard as you want. If your scavenger hunt is outside have them look for things like a rock smaller than your nose, a stick that looks like cross, or maybe just a pine cone.
Having the kids work in a group to do this game brings the team building aspect out. Yes, kids can work on this as individuals but when they work together they will get more comfortable with each other, increase their communication skills, and have fun together. If you have kids of various ages, grouping them together means the older ones will get to flex their leadership skills and younger ones will learn a lot. Have two or more kids? Create a scavenger hunt in your own backyard with your kids all working together.
This is probably one of my favorite of all of these team building games for kids. It gets them engaged together and lets them bring together their creativity. And it gets so silly! I dare you to do this and not laugh out loud. Have all the kids or maybe your whole family sit in a circle. You can begin the story with any first line you want. You need two players, a chess board, and time.
Explain to your little one the rules of chess, the significance of the black and white coloured pieces in the game. Talk about how the rook moves, the role of the knight bishop, what are checkmate and a stalemate and the differences between the two. You can even make them play a simulated game on pc with the cpu and encouraging them to play one-on-one with you afterwards.
Other board games that are equally brain-tickling are ludo, bagamon, shogi, sudoku and snake and ladders. You will need outdoor space, time and a number of kids. You will need teams of four, space, and time. Take a paper and write down a list of four-letter words. Form kids into groups of four and ask each team to pose or spell out the words you say aloud using their fingers; body poses, movements and stretches. The team who is able to spell the most number of words correctly out of the rest using their bodies and movements wins.
A real-life twist to the classic rock, paper, scissors — if your kids love running and thinking when to act on the fly, then this is a game-changer. Mark out safe zones on the playing field and split the kids into groups of two. And, the one who holds his ears with the index finger extending out is the elf.
Giants beat wizards. Wizards beat elves. Elves beat giants. The game is over once any team has the most number of players in it. You will need footballs, tennis balls, basketballs, golf balls, etc.
Split up the kids into two teams. Divide the play area into two territories, one belonging to each team. Start a countdown and let the balls get rolling! You will need a large space to play outdoors and kids. Gather the kids and ask them to join hands together in a line to form a dragon, side by side.
The rule of the game is to get the head catch the tail while the body in between tries to stop the head from doing so while not breaking the chain. If the head catches the tail, then the tail becomes the head and vice versa. Strategy and swiftness are the milestones achieved by playing this game. You need a metal can, space, and 3 kids at the bare minimum.
Instead, the captured player is taken to a holding pen and stays there until the game is over. Once all the players are captured and placed in the holding pen, the game is over. A perfect game for primary and middle-school kids, this one encourages quick thinking and exercises natural reflexes. You need kids and a large space. Have three to four kids line up in a linear way, side to side, by holding hands.
Widen the gap between each child and make the gaps the gutter. The kids holding hands face the others in the opposite direction and become snakes. The others must try to pass through the gaps between the snakes or through the gutters and make it outside safely. Whoever gets caught by the snakes has to join them and widen their formation. The game ends once the final player manages to pass through them. The trick to ensuring social, emotional and cognitive development in your kids is to make games fun and challenging.
This game is a sensational hit for all ages and is known to arrest the decline of brain function in older people. It involves a grid with some numbers inside them and the rest is empty. The aim of the game is to fill up all the missing numbers. While it looks deceptively simple, the catch is that you cannot repeat the same number in the same row or column.
The defining feature of this game is that it challenges your child to think steps ahead and can help in planning. Blue block is a mobile game that has an interesting back-story to keep your child engrossed. The objective is simple: to free the blue dragon by rearranging the blocks so that it can reach the exit. Both the games have been clubbed together as they have similar objectives, that is, to figure out a randomized code.
Hints are given which allow your child to deduce what the code might be. This helps your child to analyze the information provided and use it logically to figure out the code. This game ranks high in recommended brain activities for kids as it is a memorization tool in its purest form. The objective of the game is to uncover all the similarly paired flashcards on a grid. A maximum of two cards can be revealed simultaneously after which the picture inscribed on them is hidden.
Only if the cards are similar will their picture side be shown permanently.
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