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Playing indoors – games in the apartment

Even the most beautiful summer comes to an end at some point, or it seems as though it rains non-stop even in summer. And sentences like "but it's good for nature" are true, but they don't calm children down.

Indoor game ideas

So the time always comes when the children no longer want to play outside

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Muffin eating contest

You need:

Hat, scarf, gloves (mittens)
1 dice
1 muffin per child
Knife and fork for every child

This game requires speed and skill and is sure to provide some laughs.

All children sit down at the table and are given a muffin with cutlery in front of them. We put the hat, scarf and gloves in the middle of the table. Then everyone takes turns rolling the dice. The first child to roll a 6 quickly puts on the hat, scarf and gloves and then has to eat their muffin with a knife and fork. The others keep rolling the dice in the meantime, because if another 6 is rolled, it's the next person's turn and the winter clothes are quickly handed over by the last eater, who now has to take a break. The first person to eat their muffin under these difficult circumstances is the winner!

Gift spin the bottle

To make present giving at a birthday party a lot of fun, we simply turn it into a game of spin the bottle.

All the children sit in a circle on the floor and the presents are placed on the table. The birthday child can start spinning the bottle. The child the bottle points to can choose a present from the table, except for their own, and give it to the birthday child. The host unwraps their present and then has to guess who the present might be from. If the guess is correct, the last person to choose the present can spin the bottle.

Guess the food

You need:

Various foods and drinks
A blindfold scarf

This is a game that the children will remember for a long time. Parents prepare a few bowls and glasses with food and drinks beforehand. These can be of a variety of types, such as pineapple, corn, mustard, cocoa powder, ketchup, liver sausage, Fanta, orange juice, beetroot juice and so on - there are no limits to your imagination.

The children are blindfolded one after the other and are given 3 or 4 things that they have to "taste". The other children, whose turn it is not, are allowed to watch and perhaps lure the guesser onto the right or wrong track by shouting things like "eeeeewwww" or "mmmm delicious". The person who guesses the most things is the winner!

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Ancient, but still one of the most popular games is Chinese whispers. Since most people will be familiar with it, it is also easy to explain. All the children sit in a row and the first one thinks of a funny sentence, e.g. "The cat takes Grandma to the laundromat" and writes it down to be safe. Then he whispers the sentence to the next child in the row and so on until you get to the last child. The last child then has to say the sentence that he or she has understood out loud, and all sorts of funny things will happen!

Grapes in water

You need:

Lots of grapes
A shallow bowl filled with water
stopwatch

The children will have a lot to laugh about here too. A bowl that is not very deep is filled with water and a measured amount of grapes is put into it. Each child then has exactly 1 minute to fish as many grapes out of the bowl as possible with their mouth. Of course, the pearl diver is not allowed to use their hands! The water and grapes should of course be changed for each child beforehand. The person who has caught the most pearls at the end is the winner! Caution: Danger of swallowing!

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Rain games – game ideas for rainy days

Rain games are always popular when the good mood literally falls through the cracks because of the “bad weather.” If you still don’t want to get bored, just think of a few new rain games for the garden or playground.

Rain games for terrace and garden

Despite the rain, it's often not too cold outside, so you're well equipped with a pair of rubber boots and a rain jacket. For smaller children, we recommend a pair of mud pants and you're ready to go!

Each child gets a small plastic cup to catch the rain. The first cup to fill up is the winner. This game can of course be varied in any way. To ensure that smaller children don't lose patience, the cup shouldn't be too big for them. Older children can pour their full cups into a bucket. Beforehand, you should ask them to estimate how long it will take until the bucket is full to the brim. The one who guesses best wins.

Toddlers can also try to catch the raindrops with their tongues, or they can make a bowl with their hands and try to collect water in it. This sounds easier than it is.

Small homemade boats made from corks or similar are also fun (just browse the internet). You put them in a large bowl on the terrace and just wait until the rain fills the bowl so that they float. You can also make bets on whose boat will float in which bowl first. It is also educational if you play with bowls of different heights and widths.

Rain games for the playground and the park

Of course, you should avoid slides, swings and climbing frames when it is wet and therefore slippery. But the sandpit can become a real rain oasis. Dams can be built here, moats filled and ponds created. You can also sail homemade boats in the flooded sandpit.

And small children can investigate what floats and what sinks. The things they need for this can be found in nature: leaves, stones, branches, small flowers, etc. And of course they can also bring a small supply from home. Can mom's Tupperware bowls float too? But be careful that they don't get buried in the mud while digging.

Then it's time to hunt for puddles in the park: Who can find the biggest one? Who can make the water splash the furthest when jumping in? Who can jump over the biggest puddle without stepping in it?

After the rain everything looks completely different inside

After such a rainy adventure, everything inside looks completely different again. Suddenly everything seems twice as comfortable and not boring at all. A hot bath warms you up after a long stay in the rain, and a hot tea is also particularly good.

Afterwards, new boats and other toys can be made for the next rainy day. Creating a rain quiz is also fun, especially if you can surprise the poor parents with it in the evening.

Do mom and dad know how rain is created or what types of rain there are? It's best to let the parents compete against each other. Whoever loses has to dance a round in the rain! That's sure to brighten up any child's face.

Spring games for children

The sun is shining, the tulips are stretching their blossoms towards the sun and ladybirds are crawling out from under their winter hiding places. What could be more exciting for children than the awakening of nature?

Spring games for children aged one and over

Even our little ones, children from one year old, are already enjoying the warm rays of sunshine, the many beetles and ants, and the first flowers in the meadow. Children from one year old don't need toys on the terrace or in the garden in spring, because for them the focus is still on touching and observing nature. And of course exercise, but that happens almost automatically outside!

Play materials on site

What children particularly benefit from in spring is the many new sensory impressions that nature has to offer. Here, learning experiences are made through play and, thanks to the positive mood and simultaneous movement, are anchored in the brain's neural network. Play materials are available on site: grass, flowers (please ensure they are non-toxic), old autumn leaves, mud, soil, sand, tree cones, no matter what kind.

Games for children from one year

Foot feeling path: Even with little ones you can go on a tactile journey with your feet. However, you should only use pleasant materials and not necessarily anything that could hurt.

Coloring page children playing Suitable materials are grass, water (directly from the garden hose into a bowl), sand, earth, patio slabs, etc. You can use language to support foot-feeling by asking questions: Is it soft or hard, pleasant or unpleasant, dry or wet? The path does not necessarily have to be a stretch in this case. You can also take the child by the hand and lead them to the individual areas.

Animals guess or imitate: Depending on the child's developmental stage, you can play the game "Guess the Animal" on the lawn or on the terrace. Everyone thinks of an animal that they have to imitate. From a crawling spider to a meowing cat, anything is allowed. If the child is too small for that, you can encourage them to simply play animal and imitate the movements. It's most fun with two people, of course, so that the parents can also crawl across the lawn as worms or gallop as horses. As an alternative to animals, you can of course also imitate gliders, trains or cars. With sounds, it's twice as much fun!

Treasure hunt or thieving magpie: In this game, a treasure is hidden in the garden. The treasure can actually be anything, it just has to be clearly agreed upon beforehand: a chain that has been cleared out, a packet of gummy bears, a gardening glove. This game is about searching and not about the contents of the treasure, although a packet of gummy bears is of course more likely to be searched for and found. You can tell the child a little story beforehand, perhaps about a thieving magpie that stole the treasure and hid it. If the child prefers pirate stories, their imagination can serve them well here too. Important: Make sure that the hiding places are not too difficult for the children, otherwise they will soon lose interest in searching and will start doing something else.

Dog play: the most popular game among children over one year old. One player is the dog, the other is the owner. In spring, the game naturally takes on a new dimension: the dog can now be walked directly in the garden. A few laps across the lawn, once around the terrace - and then the dog gets a treat. From May onwards, you can use strawberries and other spring and summer fruits for this.

Catch & Hide: The classic games are of course more fun outdoors than indoors. Behind bushes, chair backs and under the garden table, you are not as easily found as inside, where there are only a limited number of hiding places that everyone already knows. When playing catch, you should think together beforehand about where you can catch and run, whether there is a safe zone that the catcher is not allowed to go into, etc. The older the child, the more rules they understand. For children who have just turned one, playful chasing around the garden lawn followed by tickling fun is often enough!

Water march: if you have a garden hose, you can play water chase here. This time the catcher is the jet of the water hose (which the real catcher is holding in his hand, of course). If you get wet, you lose and become the catcher yourself. Warning: Please do not set the jet too high, as this can be very painful on the skin! Otherwise, water offers an unlimited range of play options. Small children often only need a few bowls, a spoon, a small plastic jug, etc.

Do you have any other game ideas for spring?

Children's birthday game idea: Potschlagen

Pin the tail on the donkey is one of the most popular children's games and is a must at a classic children's birthday party. It can be played both indoors and in the garden, and even on the terrace when wearing jeans.

Game idea for children's birthday: Pot banging

To play the game of pot banging, as the name suggests, you need a pot, a wooden spoon, a scarf or a cloth and something to hide under the pot.

Happy birthday coloring pages This could be a piece of candy, a magic pad, a pencil or even a small tattoo. There are no limits to the game leader's imagination. The game is suitable for children aged three and above and can be played with kindergarten children and younger schoolchildren.

Rules of pin the pot

At the beginning of the game of pot banging, one child at the party is blindfolded with a cloth, given a wooden spoon and then spun around in circles a few times so that he or she loses his or her bearings. At the same time, a few other children from the birthday party hide the pot in the room or on the lawn.

By tapping it once, the searching child can roughly estimate the direction in which the pot has been hidden. Then he or she must crawl around to search for it, always feeling around with the wooden spoon. The other children give clues as to how close the pot-hitting child is to the goal. They help to find the pot by calling out things like "cold", "warm", "warmer" or "hot".

The game ends with a strong hit on the pot and the searcher can take off the blindfold, lift the pot and take the candy or another reward. Then the next child can search for the pot. Pot banging is very popular with all children, but precise rules should be set beforehand.

Difficulties with pot banging

When playing pin the tail on the donkey, it is very important to clarify a few things with all the children beforehand. It is not uncommon for children who have already had a turn to lose interest after a few rounds, meaning that the last child, if they are unlucky, will have few or no helpers left. It is clear that this will dampen the mood.

A little tip: The first seekers are not allowed to hide the pot for the pot hitter until the end – that way they stay on the ball or the pot!

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Children's birthday game idea Who am I

The game Who am I? is a guessing game that can be played indoors and outdoors. The number of participants is virtually unlimited, but for younger children there should not be more than 7 players, so that it doesn't get too boring for those whose turn it isn't and the fun of the game suffers as a result.

Game idea for a children’s birthday party – Who am I?

You will need paper, tape and pens, although sticky notes are also quite suitable as they often stick better than notes with a separate adhesive strip.

Rules for Who am I?

In Who am I?, each player writes the name of a famous person (for example Miley Cyrus) or a famous animal (for example Nemo) on a piece of paper behind their hand and sticks it on the forehead of their right-hand neighbor.

It is very important to decide beforehand whether only real people and animals can be chosen or whether fictional people and animals can also be chosen. If the latter is the case, you can also choose characters like Barbie or Mickey Mouse and maybe even the Teletubbies, which is certainly much more appealing for children.

Once everyone has their piece of paper on their forehead, the first child begins to guess who they are by asking questions. The most important rule for Who am I?: The questions must always be answered with yes or no. For example: "Am I a girl?" Or "Do I only exist in a film?" If a question is answered with no, it is the next player's turn. The person who guesses their piece of paper identity first wins.

No negative questions about Who am I?

Negative questions that inevitably lead to a yes, such as "Aren't I from an Indian film?" or "Aren't I Snow White?", should be banned from the start, because otherwise a child can ask questions for a quarter of an hour without getting a no. That would be boring for all the other party guests and not the point of the game.

Play rubber twist | Children's birthday

Rubber twist used to be a classic game in schoolyards, on the street (provided there was little traffic) and on the patio. Today, the game is regaining the attention it deserves.

The basic rules of the classic rubber twist

Because rubber band twisting not only promotes dexterity, it also provides exercise. For rubber band twisting, you only need a long rubber band (trouser elastic), which should be about three meters long.

Jumping game for dexterity — Playing rubber twist – © Robert Kneschke / Adobe Stock

You can play the game alone (with two chairs), but it's even better with two other players. There's no limit to the number of players, and if there are more players, the wait time before you can jump will just be longer.

First, two players stand opposite each other and stretch the rubber band around their ankles. The third player is then allowed to jump according to a certain pattern until he makes a mistake. If he survives the round, the rubber band is pulled up a little, increasing the level of difficulty. If he makes a mistake, it is the next child's turn.

Rubber twist: the mistakes

No game without rules. Mistakes in rubber twist should be discussed with all players beforehand so that everyone knows what is allowed and what is not. In general, the rubber should not be touched during rubber twist unless the jump requires jumping directly onto it. Even if the sequence of jumps is not carried out correctly, this can be considered a mistake. Getting tangled up or stuck on something is also considered a mistake in rubber twist.

A rhyme and a jumping variation for rubber twist

There are countless different ways to jump with the rubber band, so only one of them will be described in detail here. The verse "Hau-Ruck-Donald-Duck-Micky-Mouse-In-Out" is well-known and a good start to the adventure of rubber band jumping. Every word in the above verse is a jump. Of course, the children can also invent the different ways to jump with the rubber band themselves, but it is good to at least have a guideline.

In this jumping variant of the rubber twist, the jumper stands with his feet parallel to the stretched rubber bands and jumps so that the rubber band that is further away from him is exactly between his feet. In this case, we assume that it would be the left rubber band when viewed from above. When he jerks, he jumps to the other, right rubber band - also so that it is between his feet.

Of course he is not allowed to touch it. In this jumping variant of the jump rope, the word Donald means a jump directly into the middle, with the feet next to each other. When he says Duck he now jumps completely out to the right so that he is back in his starting position. Mickey brings him back to the position he was in with Duck, Mouse is the same as Hit. The word In corresponds to Donald, Out again to the starting position.

More rhymes and jump variations

Also popular are lyrics from rhymes such as: At Müller's it burned-burned-burned or "Science has determined" (texts for both are available online). Jumping variations for rubber band twist that have not been mentioned above can be: placing the feet to the left and right of the rubber bands, i.e. doing a straddle over the rubber bands, or landing with only one foot on one of the rubber bands, i.e. with one foot still outside and one on the rubber band.

Of course, you can also jump on the rubber bands with both feet, i.e. with your legs spread, each foot on one of the rubber bands. If you're creative, you'll soon have a whole repertoire of jumping variations for rubber band twist. All you need is the spring sun - and you can start twisting.

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Children’s birthday – bowling with children

If it's raining or snowing outside, the children's birthday party has to be moved indoors. Indoor playgrounds are ideal for this, but there are other leisure activities that are really fun at a children's birthday party.

Go bowling at the children's birthday party

A bowling party can be organized quickly and creates a great atmosphere.

Quick and easy organization

coloring page bowling 1 Many restaurants have bowling alleys that can be rented by anyone. Depending on the number of children, the alley should be rented for two to three hours.

When registering, it is advisable to specify the age group of the bowling group so that small balls can be provided.

When registering, you should also clarify whether chips and sweets can be brought along. Drinks usually have to be bought from the bowling alley operator. They will usually also provide finger food if requested.

Bowling games

Bowling with children should not be viewed as a serious game like sport bowling. Most of the participants may never have held a bowling ball in their hands. This is why bowling games are the most fun. Here are some of the games that can be played during the birthday party.

Hangman: This game is known as a word game. A word is sought and the person who has to guess it receives a gallows stroke for each letter they guess incorrectly. Skittles is about the pins that fall. The first player starts and gets a certain number of pins. The next player has to get more and so on. If a player does not manage to get a higher score, they receive a gallows stroke. The first person to get hanged loses.

Bowling house numbers: Here, three rounds of bowling are played. After that, each child decides in which order their throws should be written down. Example: In the first throw, the player gets a 1, in the second a 6 and in the third a poodle, i.e. a 0. Now it would be advisable to form the house number 610 from this. Then we look to see who has bowled the highest house number. In a variation of this game, the lowest house number wins. Here, however, the poodle counts nine points.

Plus, minus, times, divided: A game for school children who can do simple arithmetic. Each child has five throws. The first two throws are added together, the third throw is subtracted from the total, the fourth throw is multiplied and the fifth throw is used to divide the total. The child with the highest total wins. It is also fun if the winner with the lowest total wins.

Winner and Poodle King

In the trophy shop, medals or small trophies can be made beforehand. For example, the child who has won the most games receives a trophy.

The poodle king, i.e. the child who has thrown the most poodles, receives a small stuffed poodle and all the other children receive medals for taking part. A nice souvenir to take home.

Who knows, maybe the trophy will become a challenge cup because the next birthday party will be held at the bowling alley again?

Game ideas for car trips with children

Horror children or driving pleasure? Long car journeys are not only a challenge for children, but very quickly for parents too. "I have to go to the toilet!" - "I'm thirsty!" - "How long will it be?" - "When will we get there?" - questions that parents know all too well. Simple game ideas for car journeys are the solution!

A3 Bingo – 4 games for car journeys with children

The following 4 game ideas are intended to help combat boredom on long car journeys with children.

1.) The classic: I see something you don’t see.

This game doesn't need much explanation. You look for an object in the car and describe it with the following words: "I see something you don't see and it's... blue" - then everyone else can guess until they find the right object.

Alternatively, the guessers can also ask questions, for example, "Is the object round?" - "Is it attached to the car?" etc. The winner of each round can then choose the new object. An ideal game in a traffic jam, as you can also include the cars around you.

2.) Truck celebrities

Many truck drivers have the nice habit of putting their name on the windshield. The game is very simple: whoever spots the name of a truck driver calls it out loud. Then everyone looks for a celebrity with the same name. “Game ideas for car trips with children” read more