Showing posts with label toddler games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label toddler games. Show all posts
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Memory Game for Preschoolers
Sometimes my daughter's memory really amazes me. She'll say, "Mommy, can I have a cookie? Remember that one time, when I was two, when we drove by this one store and you let me get a cookie? Since we're going by that store again, can I have a cookie again?"
So, I decided to put her memory really to the test. We gathered up about seven toys and I put them on the table. Then I told her to close her eyes and I took away one toy. She opened her eyes and was supposed to tell me what was missing. She was really good at it. She would yell right away, "The Pony!" I finally had to get some things that were more similar to make it harder. Even Little Buddy (2.5 years) enjoyed this game too, although he wasn't quite as good at it!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The Benefits of Playing Cards With Little Kids
I find that a large part of being a Mom sounds so easy: Just find ways to
However, we chose a very easy game: Slap Jack. For those that don't remember, here is how you play:
1. Pass out all the cards and have each player put down one card at a time (Face-up).
2. If anyone puts down a Jack, the first player to slap the deck gets all the cards
3. If anyone puts down two numbers in a row, you can also slap and whoever gets there first gets all the cards
4. The objective is to get all the cards and anyone who runs out of cards is out of the game
Of course, when you play with little kids, these rules get a bit fuzzy. We found ourselves reminding them when to slap and whenever an adult got low on cards, we secretly passed them some new ones.
After a few minutes of this, I was pretty shocked. This game kept us all busy for 45 straight minutes. The kids cheered for each other and for us and every single time someone slapped the deck the kids laughed hysterically.
Not only was this a really fun way to spend an hour, I quickly realized that it was largely educational too. They were learning:
1. To recognize letters. My daughter (almost four) kept almost slapping when she saw a queen or a jack, but then she would pull her hand away since it wasn't a "J". She would grin and was so proud of herself for recognizing a "Q" instead of a "J".
2. To recognize numbers. She had to keep an eye out for two 7s or two 8s, etc.
3. To wait their turn. At first, they both kept trying to just put down a bunch of cards at once, or skip in front of people, but by the end, they were waiting patiently.
4. To be a good sport. They cheered for each other and for us when we won a round of cards.
Now I'm excited to teach them poker! Then they can learn about money! Haha. Do you have any card games that little kids can play?
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