Jan 23, 2018 | Game of the Week: 52 Games to Create Happy and Harmonious Playtimes
Age Range: 8 – 12 Ideal Number of Players: 6+ Equipment Needed: Pencil and paper for scoring What To Do This is a great children’s mental maths game. It helps if children already know their times tables, although it is great practice for those wanting to boost...
Dec 19, 2017 | Game of the Week: 52 Games to Create Happy and Harmonious Playtimes
What To Do Children sit in a circle; one person is nominated to be the leader and stands in the middle of the circle. She leaves an empty space on the ground, or if playing the game in the classroom, her chair is removed from the circle. The leader stands in the...
Dec 15, 2017 | Game of the Week: 52 Games to Create Happy and Harmonious Playtimes
What To Do The players form a circle. One person is chosen to act as a detective. They may be blindfolded or leave the room or playground area. One player is chosen to be the conductor of the beat. The conductor stays in his place in the circle and starts an action...
Dec 13, 2017 | Game of the Week: 52 Games to Create Happy and Harmonious Playtimes
What To Do This game is similar to Hide and Seek except that the player who is ‘it’ has a base (such as a tree or post) to which the other players must return, ideally without being caught. Firstly choose someone to be ‘it’. They count to 40...
Dec 11, 2017 | Game of the Week: 52 Games to Create Happy and Harmonious Playtimes
What To Do This game is similar to Hide and Seek except that the player who is ‘it’ has a base (such as a tree or post) to which the other players must return, ideally without being caught. Firstly choose someone to be ‘it’. They count to 40 while everyone else goes...
Nov 5, 2017 | Game of the Week: 52 Games to Create Happy and Harmonious Playtimes
What To Do A player is first chosen to be ‘it’ (the person who would be the seeker). He turns around and counts to 20 with his eyes closed while the rest of the players hide. Then ‘it’ says, ‘Ready or not, here I come,’ and rushes...
