27.10.2023

What to do with kids in the summer at the dacha (1). Games for children outside in the summer: a large selection of Games with paints

When a group of children gathers at a dacha or in a private house, on a forest clearing or on the bank of a river, or perhaps on the summer terrace of a cafe, adults will definitely be faced with a problem: what is a fun and exciting way to occupy children who are cut off from their usual gadgets? Especially if we are talking not just about friendly communication, but about a children's holiday, for example, a birthday or graduation from elementary school.

With the help of time-tested and modernized outdoor fun, you can so captivate children in spending time together that they will remember this holiday for a long time and passionately ask for a repeat!

We bring to your attention outdoor games and competitions for children to celebrate outdoors in summer or spring. Depending on the diversity of the children's group, the characteristics and interests of the little guests, the organizers can combine competitions from different groups.

Use your imagination! Many competitions can be adapted to suit the theme of your holiday. For example, games based on catch-up games don’t necessarily have to be called “cat and mouse”: maybe it’s a team of puppies chasing CATastrophe, a shark chasing little fish, or a witch chasing princesses!

A number of games require simple props, most of which are always at hand, but it is better to worry about them in advance:

rope;
skittles or plastic bottles weighted with water, beans or peas;
ball(s);
Balloons;
a piece of fabric, tulle, a long scarf;
pebbles;
chestnuts;
vegetables and fruits;
water pistols.

Don't forget to take care of prizes and souvenirs for young winners of competitions!

Combat games

These competitions are based on winning a specific match. And even if the battle is a joke, victory is always a victory, and it should be rewarded with a prize.

"Roosters". Children are divided into pairs. A balloon is tied to each child's ankle. The goal is to burst your opponent's balloon by stepping on it, while preventing your own from bursting. During the game you should definitely turn on some fun music.
"King of the Hill". Various variations of this popular game are possible. You can try to knock the “king” off the log with a long balloon or pillow. What if you don’t knock it down, but try to take off the huge crown and put it on yourself? Or compete to see who can maintain balance the longest while standing on the ball? Or holding a balloon on your fingertip?
Tournament. This noisy and fun game is a lot of fun for children (and usually terrifies adults!) Give children pillowcases with a handful of feathers in each, inflated balloons, paper “bombs” with water and challenge them to defeat the opposing team! You can arrange water “Cossack Robbers”: if you get hit in the hand, you can no longer shoot with that hand, if you get hit in the leg you will have to jump on one, well, if you get hit in the head, what can you do, you’re out! A referee is needed here. But you can have a wonderfully fun battle between two armies! Let the children have fun, and the adults too.
"Paparazzi". The game is based on the fact that modern children often carry mobile phones with a built-in camera. Let a couple of participants pick up “weapons”. A “secret sign” is attached to everyone’s back - some bright picture, for example, a flower, an animal, a rainbow. The goal is to take a photo of your opponent's sign faster than he can take a photo of yours while the music is playing. Can you imagine what a fun “dance” others will see? And the winner will be easy to determine based on the resulting photographs.

Games – running and jumping ropes

1. Relay races.

Children love to take turns running after various objects and performing intricate actions. Depending on the theme of the holiday and the availability of props, you can offer a variety of relay race scenarios, creatively playing them out and dividing the children into two or three teams:

run a chain around the pins or bottles displayed on the path and return;
feed the bunny (hedgehog, dog...) a carrot (apple, bone, etc.): at the finish line there is a toy, which you need to carry the “treat” one at a time;
running with a stick, on which at the finish line you need to string a leaf and return, and the next one will continue the general “kebab”;
running together in different interesting variations: putting your hand on the shoulder of the one in front, holding the bent leg of the one standing behind, or simply “like a train”, joining one at a time;
place children from different teams along the route, and the run begins with the passing of a relay stick, ball or toy: the main thing is not to pass the stick to an opponent from the other team!

2. Various tags.

All sorts of variations based on catch-and-catch. You can catch someone who is not wearing clothes of a certain color (“colored tags”). You can attach a caught player to yourself and continue to catch together, lengthening the chain.

And if you give two drivers a long scarf or rope, then it will be interesting to catch the rest, driving them into a “loop”.

“Snail tag” can be funny – you will have to catch up with crawling participants covered with cardboard boxes. Or “one-legged tag” - both the catcher and the runners jump on one leg!

3. "Planes".

Round “landing areas” are drawn on the path with chalk or lined with ropes; there are 1 fewer of them than there are players. One of the participants is a dispatcher. He leads a chain of “planes”, setting a route, commanding them to wave the right or left wing, commenting on what is directly ahead.

At the command “The weather is unflyable!” you need to quickly take the landing site. The dispatcher is also trying to do this. Those who didn’t make it in time will become a dispatcher instead of a driver.

4. Modern rubber bands.

Remember the childhood games of our mothers, when two stood holding a long elastic band on their ankles or knees, and the third jumped, following a certain “program”?

If you come up with interesting modern names for various methods of jumping, for example, “Louboutins”, “robocars”, etc., you can try to captivate a small group, especially girls, with this game. Whoever goes through the program the furthest without stepping on a rubber band wins a prize.

5. "Olympics".

This game can be played using the same rubber bands as in the previous competition. Two participants hold the edges of a bow-shaped structure (an elastic band, the ends of which are tied in a circle, crosses).

With the cry of “Olympics!” those holding it give the structure a certain position, and the rest of the participants must cross it without touching the elastic band. You can try to jump over the top or crawl into the resulting hole. Whoever touches the rubber band takes the place of one of those holding it.

The winner of the “Olympiad” (the one who was able to climb the most times in a row, setting a new record) is entitled to a medal!

6. "High Leg".

A variant of catch-up, in which you cannot catch someone who has stood on some hill with one or both feet. If the runner is hanging on the horizontal bar, he is also out of the game!

You need to make sure in advance that there are benches, stumps, overturned buckets, etc. on the site.

7. “Treasured Place”.

Another game for those who don't want to let go of their mobile phones. The game starts like normal hide and seek.

Set up a “cherished place”: for example, a bench under a lilac bush, where the driver counts until the players hide. Then he goes to look for everyone, and the players must try to sneak into the “cherished place” unnoticed and take a selfie there.

If the driver managed to find them earlier or have time to take a photo in the “cherished place”, he wins! And the footage will remain as a memory.

Skill games

These competition games are based on the ability to perform some difficult, inconvenient and at the same time funny manipulations with various objects. The one who does it better and faster than the rest will win. It is more fun when a large number of children participate in such games, but some can be played with two or three participants.

1.Did you hold it? Tell your neighbor.

In different ways you can transfer certain objects to each other, standing side by side, for example:

ball under the chin;
cardboard thermometer in the armpit;
stick in teeth;
a soft toy held between your knees;
in pairs - move the ball sandwiched between their backs or between their foreheads.

2. “Hands off!”

Prepare small items, vegetables and fruits, just make sure they are clean. These can be apples, oranges, carrots, cucumbers, as well as balls, chestnuts, pencils, small toys and even leaves.

Arrange them mixed up on the table. The children’s task is to transfer objects, each to their own basket, located at some distance. You can carry it in any way except using your fingers! Elbows, teeth, chin will be used... If you drop it, there will be 1 less item in your basket... The one who has the most items in the basket at the end of the game will win.

3. “Porridge for the fox”.

You can beat this competition using any convenient scenario; for little “Kolobok” fans, this one is suitable: so that the Fox doesn’t eat Kolobok, you need to feed her porridge!

The porridge pots are already on the stump, and the cereal needs to be poured into them with a spoon, which the young “koloboks” will hold in their teeth. Scoop up the cereal from the common bag - and take it to your kettle! The prize will be given to the one whose fox turns out to be the most well-fed.

4. "Flamingo".

The clearing will be a surface of water, and barefoot children walking on the grass will be flamingos. To make it more interesting, you can give out fake beaks or pink capes. Chestnuts are scattered across the clearing - these will be fish.

Flamingos must catch them - naturally, with their bare feet! - and then take them and put them in the center of the clearing, where there will be a “nest”.

5. Flight “On instruments”.

This game is for older children. Prepare an “obstacle course”: a rope to step over, pins to go around, a bench to climb over, etc.

In turn, each player is blindfolded, and he walks “on instruments,” that is, following the instructions of the others. You can allow a cheerful hubbub when everyone gives advice at the same time. Or introduce a touch of order by guiding the first player through yourself and then declaring that everyone who just cleared the strip becomes a dispatcher.

And if you quietly remove some of the obstacles and the player diligently overcomes the free path, it will be even funnier!

6. "Inconvenient treat".

Everyone knows how difficult it is to eat an apple hanging by a thread. Try getting candy out of a bowl of flour with your teeth or drinking water from a plastic cup without using your hands!

Games in one place

When everyone has been running and jumping, you can play something just as fun, but not requiring significant movement. Such games will calm the children a little and at the same time add additional variety.

Monster Exhibition. Invite the children, while the music is playing (select a track for about 5 minutes), to build a monster from everything they can find on the playground and give it a name. Of course, you need to have dry branches, ropes, empty buckets, saucepans, stumps and other similar props nearby. And then let each creator present their monster to an interested public.

"Edible Gift". This game is not suitable for children. If children are having fun in the garden, where various fruits are already ripening, you can invite them to build an “edible gift”. To do this, you need to find and combine different types of edible plants. For example, cut a hole in an apple and hide a cherry there. Or wrap a strawberry in a sorrel leaf. The recipient must determine which components are included in the gift and eat at least a piece of each.
The strict rule is no inedible ingredients (that’s why the game is for conscious kids). Who will give a gift to whom is determined by drawing lots or simply by the wishes of the children.
"Noise Orchestra". It's great when you can make noise without fear of disturbing your neighbors. Children succeed in this so rarely! Let them build an “orchestra” from scrap materials. You can invite them to choose from your options (drum, tambourine, whistle, musical hammer, etc.) or be as creative as possible (a saucepan with a lid, an old battery and a stick, picket fences, a pumpkin instead of a drum). To help children better get into the role of orchestra members, put a paper bow tie on each one, choose a conductor, arming him, for example, with a cucumber or carrot as a stick. To perform, choose a song that everyone knows, and, of course, don’t forget to take a photo of the full orchestra!

“The locomotive is leaving!” Divide the children into pairs and place them at a distance of 70-80 cm from one another (for example, on opposite sides of the path). One of them “leaves by train”, and the other “sees him off”. The track is a platform separating them, and the glass of the “car” is soundproof. You explain the rules: the attendant remembered that before the train departs, you need to tell the departing person an important thing (he will read it on the card). But you can’t make any sounds, the dialogue will have to be conducted with gestures... But bad luck - the train will leave in three minutes!
When the presenter announces “The train is leaving!”, it will be possible to find out what the first player wanted to convey and what the second one understood. The tasks on the cards can be the following: “Bring medicine for grandma,” “You still have my keys to the apartment,” “You forgot your wallet,” “Don’t worry, I’ll walk your dog,” etc.
"Watermelon Designer". If the treat included watermelon, do not rush to throw away the rinds right away - they can be used for another very interesting competition. Children who know how to handle sharp objects are given toothpicks and a task: to assemble watermelon rinds... Well, who do you want? Crocodile, ship, plane? An exhibition of crafts and prizes for the best “green crust engineers” are a must.

Children's quests

Games based on step-by-step completion of tasks or searching for hidden treasures are becoming increasingly popular. Such a competition, of course, requires preliminary preparation, but it allows you to keep children busy for a long time, and besides, it is easy to tie it to any holiday theme. Variations depend on the age and capabilities of the children, as well as your talent as an organizer.

"Magic Lottery". Hide “lottery balls” (Kinder surprise boxes, multi-colored balls, wooden eggs, chestnuts with numbers written in marker) in a variety of places where children can find them: under the porch, in the raspberry bushes, in a hollow or between the roots of an old tree. Announce the search, and then draw the resulting numbers, awarding an interesting prize for each.
"Treasure Hunters". Make a “pirate map”, following which children can find the hidden “treasure”. There may be one or two different maps for a team competition. Provide a complex route with intermediate points at which you will need to complete something in order to move on. For example, “ten steps north from the gazebo” - but how can you determine where north is? Place a compass on the table in the gazebo and let them figure out how to use it. Or give them a hint after solving the riddle. In the finale, the “treasure” can be dug up (take care of the shovels) or pulled out in a chest from some hiding place. The “treasure” will be souvenirs or sweets for all guests.
"Pathfinders". Here the preparation will be more thorough. The search route needs to be determined on the terrain itself: arrows made of branches, upturned and shifted pebbles, indications on tree trunks... You can do it a little simpler: paint the pebbles with white paint, draw an arrow on each pebble, and hide these indicator pebbles along the entire length of the route . Let the children look for where to move next! Take the risk of complicating the path with deceptive arrows.
“Solve it and move on”. The quest path will be marked with riddles, each of which encrypts a specific search point. It all depends on what riddles you can find or come up with: the answer should be one or another place, for example, a stump, a garden figurine of a gnome or mushroom, a porch, a gate, an apple tree, a doghouse, etc. For a senior company, you can offer additional competitions at each point: to get the next riddle, you need, for example, to solve a rebus, make something, sing a song, etc.
"From photographs". You can give children numbered photographs, each of which depicts a specific place. Of course, the pictures should be fragmentary, so that the children have to think, from what tree, for example, is this branch, under which the next clue is hidden?
"Encrypted Finish". By completing tasks on various objects, children receive a code letter. At the end, a word is assembled from the letters received - the final point of the search.
"Collect according to the list". The children's task is to bring all the items from the list that you make in advance. The list should look like a riddle: “Something green, something starting with K, something with two parts.” Or you could have the children draw 5-7 letters from the bag each and bring objects for each letter. You can look for objects on the site, in the garden, on the birthday table...

In any combination, the proposed competitions will definitely be popular with children. And the organizer of all this splendor will earn the love and gratitude of the children and their parents, as well as a great desire to come visit you again for an interesting children's holiday. After all, for children, the opportunity to have fun is much more valuable than treats and even gifts!

Unlike parents, who only dream of getting out of the hot concrete jungle to the dacha, children can quickly get bored when away from the computer and city friends. Use our tips to ensure your child has a truly fun holiday.

Games with paints

Advice. Give your child a break from the pencils and wax crayons he usually uses to draw in the apartment. At the dacha, you can use paints and not worry about the light carpet or expensive furniture.

1. Leave drawing in the tight confines of an A4 album for rainy autumn evenings and declare Art Without Borders Days. Spread a worn-out white sheet directly on the lawn and give your child gouache, water, and wide brushes or pieces of sponge for washing dishes. You can paint on such a canvas for several days, or even a whole week!

2. If your child cannot sit still for a couple of minutes with brushes and paints, let him paint on the move! Lay out a roll of wallpaper in your yard, white side up, and fill several flat plastic bowls with finger paints of different colors. Now invite your child to step into the paint and then run along the paper path. You can step on one plate with one foot or mix colors. When the paper is filled with traces of small feet, let it dry and hang the resulting art object on the wall of the country children's room.

3. Buy a face painting kit and try your hand at body art - it's a lot of fun! With the help of safe, washable paints, you can make your child look like his favorite fairy-tale character, and let him paint you to his liking.

Water games

Advice. When going to the country with a child, buy an inflatable pool for him. They are usually inexpensive, and give children great pleasure. In addition, you can come up with many interesting games with a pool. Just remember that all games with water must take place in the presence of adults.

4. Throw more toys into the pool filled with water that the child usually uses in the bath. The baby's task is to catch them from the water using a children's butterfly net. If there are two children, you can have a competition to see who can catch the most toys.

5. Place three or four plastic plates on the surface of the water and give the child several sponges for washing dishes: his task is to hit one of the targets while standing at the edge of the pool. If the child is relatively old and good at this, you can make the game more difficult: use small plastic saucers from a children's set instead of large plates, or ask the player to take a few steps back.

6. Prepare in advance a bag of toys made from different materials. Throw them into the pool one at a time, first asking the child what he thinks - will the toy drown or not?

Outdoor games

Advice. Sometimes children become uncontrollable, running around and destroying everything in their path. Most often this happens due to an excess of energy. Outdoor games are the best way to direct it in a peaceful direction.

7. Organize a long jump championship. Find a flat, hummock-free space in the garden, prepare a tape measure and paper with a pen to write down the results. A child can compete with a friend or try to beat his own record.

8. A ball is a universal equipment: you can use it to create many games for a wide range of ages. With kids you can simply roll the ball to each other, with older children you can play “Edible-Inedible”, and for schoolchildren the ball will be useful for beach volleyball or football.

9. Build an interesting playground in the courtyard of your house - and you will have to rack your brains much less often about what to do with your child at the dacha. What to do in bad weather?

Even the warmest and sunniest summer is not complete without rain. If inclement weather finds you at the dacha, there are many interesting things to do at home. Sit comfortably with your child on the floor of his nursery and play one of the games that will be useful for the mental and creative development of your baby. But first, take care of his physical health. Wash the floor thoroughly and lay a warm blanket or blanket where you will play. In this case, simple water for washing the floor will not be enough - you need a good detergent and disinfectant, because at the dacha, bacteria from the street especially easily enter the house. Glorix is suitable as such a product. Effectively cleaning and disinfecting surfaces without chlorine, it not only destroys 99.99% of pathogenic bacteria, but also fills the home with a pleasant aroma * .

When all the preparations are completed, you can start playing games. With little ones, you can practice fine motor skills with play dough or build huts from pillows and blankets. Children from three years old will be interested in feeling like a car or bus driver - a busy highway with sharp turns and other obstacles can be drawn on the back of a roll of wallpaper spread on the floor. And if your child is already going to school, getting ready for the dacha (link to the article “Getting ready for the dacha: list of necessary purchases”), take with you games that the whole family can play - lotto, Monopoly or Twister.

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Outdoor activities are a great alternative to gadgets. Live communication and interaction skills with peers are something that is useful to learn at any age. Let's remember the games that you can play in the yard, those that are familiar to more than one generation of children. Dear adults, take the initiative! Remember what you played as a child and tell your children about it. Games are like fairy tales, they need to be passed down from generation to generation.

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In the yard, at the camp, on a hike, at the dacha - wherever a group of children gathers, you can organize team or collective games: calm or very active, on the grass or in a gazebo, with or without attributes. We are sharing a BIG list of outdoor games for kids to play in the summer. We have chosen the MOST POPULAR ones, which have been tested by more than one generation of children and still have not lost their relevance. We are sure you can continue this list - and your children will have enough entertainment for the whole summer!

1. Ring ring

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A leader is chosen, and everyone else sits opposite him. As a “ring” you need to find a small object: a button, a pebble, a ring, etc. Players fold their palms into a boat shape. The “ring” is hidden in the presenter’s “boat” and he runs his hands over the slightly open “boats” of the players, imperceptibly tossing the ring to one of them. The main thing is to do everything very professionally, like an actor, so that none of those sitting would guess at what exact moment the “ring” from the hands of the presenter migrated to the palms of the lucky player. The one who has the ring must also maintain intrigue... After all the players go through the procedure, the presenter says: “Ring, ring, go out onto the porch.” At this moment, the one who actually has the “ring” must quickly get up and run forward so that the others do not have time to catch him. If he succeeds, he becomes the new presenter.

Warm childhood memories of this popular game take us back to a time when rings on girls’ fingers were very rare; holding someone else’s ring in your hands is already cool in itself! This simple game can be played with both toddlers and school-aged children, and is almost universal for both boys and girls. A small machine can also be used as a “ring”, for that matter.

2. Kalim-bam-ba

All players are divided into two teams. The players of each team join hands and stand in a chain facing their opponents at a distance of 10-12 meters. The teams begin to shout out the following words in turn:
- Kalim-bam-ba!
- What is a servant for?
- Sew the sleeves!
— To what numbers?
- For fifths and tenths, we bring Masha (Olya, Tanya, Sveta, Sasha, Andryukha...) here!

The one whose name was called runs towards the opposing team and tries to unclasp the opponents’ hands. If he succeeds, he can take into his team any of the two guys who unclasped their hands, usually the one who is stronger. If it is not possible to break the chain, then he goes to the opposing team. They play until one or two people remain in one of the teams (as agreed).

An analogue of this game is “Chains”. The dialogue could be like this:
- The chains are forged, break us!
-Which of us?

Perhaps remember how “Ali Baba, sew on the sleeves”:
- Ali Baba!
- Why a servant?
- Sew on the sleeves!
- Which sides?
… etc.

Be sure to teach your children to play this game. She teaches us to stand for each other and act united.

3. Returners

To play you will need a whistle. At the request of the leader, the children line up. At a signal, players scatter in different directions within the specified territory, run around the clearing, dance, and take various poses. When the whistle blows, the players must return to their original place and line up again. You can, for example, count to three: those who do not have time are eliminated. The game is repeated 3 times.

The idea is good for camp teachers when they need to quickly organize children and bring them all together.

4. Frog

Players stand opposite the wall (usually the end wall of a house where there are no windows or doors) one after another (in a column). A mark is drawn on the wall with chalk. Usually they start from 1-1.5 meters.

You need to throw the ball above this line and while it is flying back from the rebound, have time to jump over it. The ball must hit the ground and pass between the player's legs. If successful, the player goes to the end of the queue. If during a jump the ball is touched with their feet or they are unable to jump over it, the player goes to the end of the line, receiving one letter from the word “frog”. When everyone jumps once, the mark is set higher and the jumping starts again. The game continues until one of the players collects the entire word “l-i-g-u-sh-k-a”.

To be honest, in our childhood we called everything by its proper name - “goat”. Perhaps it is under this code word that this game and the hysteria of your grandmother-neighbor will emerge in your memory, who was hit with a ball against the wall by the restless children of the yard all day long.

Another version of this game (simplified) is suitable for younger children. The principle is the same, with the only difference that the one who could not jump over the ball stands against the wall. Over time, there will be a lot of such “fines”. Their task is to try to catch the ball before it hits the wall. If it works, the penalty box gets into line and continues the game, and the one who was throwing the ball at that moment takes his place at the wall. The game ends when everyone except one (the winner) is at the wall.

5. The sea is agitated once...

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The presenter turns his back to the players and says: “The sea worries once, the sea worries two, the sea worries three, the sea figure freezes in place!” The rest at this time move chaotically and depict the movement of waves with their hands. On the word “Freeze!” all the children freeze in their planned positions. The presenter turns around, approaches any of the players and touches him with the words “Otomi!” The selected player must show the intended figure in motion so that it can be guessed. If the leader guesses the piece, he goes to the next player and continues to guess. The one whose figure is not solved becomes the new leader.

By the way, the figures do not have to be nautical; choose and voice any theme before the start of the game.

6. Predators and Herbivores

A predator is chosen from among the players: at will or by lot. The rest are herbivores. The predator draws a large circle (about 2-2.5 m in diameter). During the game, he needs to catch as many herbivores as possible and put them in his lair - in a circle. Captives can leave the circle only in one case - if one of the herbivores walking in the wild touches the outstretched hand of the captured one. The task of a predator is not easy: it needs not only to catch new herbivores, but also not to allow the “free” to release those already captured. The game ends when all the herbivores are in the circle, or all are free.

7. Cossacks-Robbers

Participants are divided into 2 teams and determine the territory for the game. The robbers, secretly from the Cossacks, come up with a password word. During the game, the Cossacks must try to find out this secret word.

The game begins with the Cossacks turning away and closing their eyes. At this time, the Robbers must run away and hide somewhere in a secluded place. When fleeing, Robbers draw arrows on the road, curbs or trees, indicating the exact direction of their movement, sometimes placing arrows in different directions to confuse their tracks.

While the Robbers run away and hide, the Cossacks outline a small area with chalk - the prison. After 10-15 minutes, the Cossacks set off in search of the Robbers. The Cossack, who caught the Robber, takes him to prison and tries to find out the password using comic methods in the form of tickling. Rogues who are not caught can attack the prison to free the captured crew member. The Cossacks will win if they find out the Robbers' secret word or catch them all.

Oh, Childhood! With this game, we knew all the “nooks and crannies” in the vicinity and within the radius that mom could use. One of my favorite games, and I never get tired of it!

8. Hide and seek

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A presenter is appointed, and a place is agreed upon where the players can “get caught.” The driver turns away, closes his eyes and counts to... (as agreed). The rest are hiding at this time. Having counted, the water goes in search. If he finds someone, he runs to the appointed place and “knocks” him: “Knock, knock for...” (say a name). The one who is found may try to outrun the water and get caught by himself. In this case, he is not considered caught. The game ends when everyone is caught. The new presenter becomes the one who was “caught” the very first.

The good thing about the game is that even kids can participate. If desired, you can play indoors.

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A more complicated version is “Twelve Sticks”. You need a board and 12 sticks. The board is placed on a stone to form a swing. 12 sticks are laid out on one end, and one of the players kicks the other end so that the sticks fly apart. While the water collects sticks, everyone hides. Next - according to the rules of ordinary hide and seek, only you need to “knock” with a stick in your hands on a board.

9. Pioneerball

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A ball, a field with a net or a high crossbar in the middle and 2 teams with an equal number of players (optimally 6-7 people). Players take positions on the playing field on both sides of the net. The game begins with the ball being served. The serve is made from the corner of the field. The main thing is to throw hard enough so that the ball flies over the net to the opponent's side. He didn’t get stuck in the net, didn’t fall in his own half, didn’t fly over the line, but ended up on the field on the opponent’s side. Next - depending on your luck. If your opponents do not return, the point and the right to the next serve are yours again. If the ball catches on the net, the serving team receives a losing point. If the ball is touched or dropped in your own half of the field, then a loss point is counted.

The participant or members of the other team must catch the ball and throw it back over the net. You are allowed to take no more than 3 steps across the field with the ball in your hands. A ball that flies out of the opponent's field and is not touched in flight allows the opponent to serve. The game lasts up to 15 goals.

Unlike volleyball, this is a simpler option and can be done by those who are younger and weaker.

What was also interesting about pioneer ball was the teams’ movements around the court - that is, after each point the team earned, the team players certainly changed places, the movement proceeded clockwise, and thus the server also changed. The whole team cared about the main thing - that everyone in it could serve, and, of course, catch.

A game of pioneer ball, as a rule, goes up to 25 points, and points are awarded to a team if the ball, after the opponent’s serve, fell outside the playing area without hitting the players of the receiving team. If this happened, the opponent received a point.

10. Edible-inedible

A ball and a sense of humor are what you need for this game. The host throws the ball to the player and names something edible or inedible. The player’s task is to catch the ball only on edible items and throw away inedible items. If a player catches something inedible, he himself takes the place of the leader. Sometimes it turns out very funny.

11. Classics

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On the asphalt, cells with numbers or a snail are drawn with chalk. The player must throw a pebble (bat) on the number 1, jump with one foot on the square with the pebble, bend down, pick up the stone and then continue jumping over all the numbers to the end. It is important not to lose your balance or step on the line. The other one does the same. Next, the first player throws the pebble again, this time on the number 2. Now the player needs to immediately jump from the start to the cell with this number. This continues with all the written numbers. If a thrown pebble or the jumper’s foot hits the line, then you must skip the move and try again after the opponent from the place where you made a mistake. The first one to complete all the numbers in this way wins.

The traditional hopscotch field consists of 10 numbered rectangles arranged in a column, pairs 3-4 and 6-7 are drawn side by side so that you can become two feet, a semicircle with 9-10 is at the exit for turning in the opposite direction. This is perhaps the most famous option, but there are others.

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A type of classics that is not known to everyone is “Name Classics”.

A field is drawn. The first player jumps back and forth on one leg, stepping into each rectangle. If he does this without errors, he can write his name on any rectangle. If he makes a mistake, it is the other player's turn. The idea is that you need to jump over rectangles named after other players, but you can stand on your own (where your name is written) with both feet. The game continues when all the rectangles are occupied, but now if someone makes a mistake, he leaves the game. The game ends when one player remains - the winner.

12. I know five...

The game teaches you to perform several tasks at the same time and concentrate your attention. You need to hit the ball on the ground with the words: “I know five...”. After this, name five names of boys, girls, names of cities, colors, countries, planets. If a player cannot think of a word, he gives the ball to the next player.

13. If you drive more quietly, you will go further

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Draw start and finish lines. All participants stand at the start, the driver has his back to them at the finish line. The driver says: “You drive more slowly, you will continue, stop!”, You can do it at any pace. While he speaks, the participants try to run to him. After the word “stop”, everyone freezes and does not move. If you move, you're out. The participants’ task is to run up to the driver and touch him before he says “stop.”

14. Kitty-kiss-meow

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Two people come forward and stand with their backs to each other, the rest of the players sit in one line. The one who faces everyone (the driver) points to one of the participants and asks: “Kiss?” If the player with his back turned answers “Race!”, the driver continues to choose. When the player says “Meow!”, the one who was chosen awaits the “verdict” - what task to complete. The driver asks the one who has his back to him: “What color?” The player names a color and turns to face the others to complete the task with the participant he chose.

Each color involves performing certain actions (which ones are agreed upon in advance). For example, white - two people must go into the entrance together and stay there for 5 minutes. What they do there - history is always silent. Green - three questions that can only be answered “yes”. Usually the questions are tricky, like: “Do you love him?” Red - kiss on the lips, pink - the same thing, but on the cheek, blue - kiss the hand. Yellow - three questions in private. Orange - walk hand in hand, preferably past adults. Purple - step on a foot, etc.

In fact, the game is very good, popular in adolescence, when it is important to learn how to establish relationships with the opposite sex.

15. I was born a gardener

Players choose the name of the flower and say it out loud. The driver, who is also the “gardener,” says a little rhyme: “I was born a gardener, and I’m seriously angry. I’m tired of all the flowers, except…” And he names the name of the flower of one of the players. The participant whose flower was named must respond. If someone hesitates and does not react, or mixes up the name of the colors, he must give away a forfeit (any of his things).

At the end of the game, forfeits are played out. The “gardener” turns away, they take out the thing and ask: “What should this player do?” The “gardener” assigns a task: jump on one leg, sing, squat, recite a poem, etc. The player picks up his item only after completing the “gardener” task.

16. Traffic light

The “traffic light” - the driver - is selected using a counting machine. Two lines are drawn on the road at a distance of approximately 30 m from one another. The players stand in a row behind one line, and the “traffic light” is in the middle of the road, with their backs to the others. “Traffic Light” names any color and turns to face the others. Children must find the named color on themselves (on clothes, shoes, hats). If you find it, then, holding it with your hand, you can safely cross the road. If you don’t have such a color on yourself, you will have to quickly run to another one so that the “traffic light” does not touch the “violator”. You cannot run beyond the boundaries of the road. The one who was caught became a “traffic light” himself.

Another variation of this game is “Song Traffic Light”. The difference is that “traffic light” does not name a color, but any letter. Players must remember and sing lines from the song that begin with the named letter.

17. Pavement sign, stop!

Perhaps some adults will remember this game as “Let's go, let's go,” “Camel.”

The rules are simple. The players stand in a line, and the leader stands with his back to them and slightly in front. At the signal, everyone runs away. The presenter shouts: “Pavement sign, stop!”, everyone freezes. The driver shouts to one player, but does not turn around, i.e. he does not see how far this player is from him. Then he announces how many steps of a certain type are needed so that he can reach this player.

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The driver turns and tries to get to the named player using the announced combination of steps. You can only move in a straight line. After taking all the steps, he tries to touch the player. If it works out, the driver and the player change roles. If not, then the whole procedure is repeated from the beginning.

18. Rubber bands

Favorite game of girls of all times. Eh, there were times when every girl carried a couple of meters of elastic in her pocket, and it didn’t matter that it was pulled out of her dad’s family panties).

About 2-2.5 meters of linen elastic were tied into a ring with a knot. Two stretched the elastic band, putting it on their legs, the third jumped, performing various combinations. If I made a mistake, they swapped places. If you did it, the level became more complicated and the whole combination was repeated. And so on until the most difficult level, which was called “up to the neck” - the elastic band was held on the necks. There was also a level “on the ears”, but few people reached it.)

There were different combinations of jumps: “wide” - when two legs are held in an elastic band; “narrow” - rubber band for those holding it on only one leg; three-two-one jump.

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Yard games are something that should be passed down through generations. We should not deprive our children of the Court, tying them to ourselves for the sake of safety and isolation from the bad influence of their peers. To prevent this very “bad influence” from happening, you need to teach children to communicate in real life, and not in the chat of their favorite “shooter”. The past generation can remember so many good fun games, so let our children learn about them too! Have a great summer, our Fidgets!

Dear readers! Tell us in the comments what yard games your children play, what you yourself played as a child. Let's replenish the gaming collection on the site so that our children's leisure time will be useful, educational and varied. We are waiting for comments, we will be happy to share the nostalgia for the games of our childhood.

To be honest, holding such a holiday is quite difficult. Firstly, having found themselves on a picnic, the last thing children want to do is play in an organized manner - everyone has their own interesting thing to do. Secondly, organizing a children's party in nature requires certain physical characteristics. For example, a loud voice :-).

If you still decide to gather guests for a picnic and are planning an entertainment program, without having the temperament of a clown and the skills of an experienced animator, use my selection of competitions.

I chose only those games and competitions in nature that are easiest to organize (most of them can be carried out with a number of participants from 4 people).

So far there are only 20 ideas, but I plan to add interesting outdoor competitions to this article, so over time there will be many more!

Throwers and throwers :)

I like this competition for its simplicity and objectivity in identifying the winner. It is easy to determine who hit the target more times.

Options:

At a distance of 10 child steps, hit a tree trunk with a cone. Each person has, say, 10 attempts.
Use a stick to knock down some structure made of dry twigs (let's call it a “forest bast”).
Place an empty pan (basin, bucket) at a distance of several steps. We compete in accuracy by throwing small rubber balls, toys or the same cones. If there is no empty container, we simply look for a hole in the ground.
Tie the rope to a horizontal tree branch so that its end reaches the ground. We tie a small bag with a ball (cones, toys) to the lower end of the rope, as long as it is some kind of harmless “weight”. The players take the “weight” in their hands and move a few steps to the side. You need to shoot down objects standing at some distance from the center. Here is the drawing.
Another variant of the previous game. You need to choose a leader who will swing the “pendulum”, and things (bottles, juice boxes, sticks, pebbles, toys) need to be folded in the center. Players need to run up and pick up the item before the “pendulum” returns.
Make a fishing rod. Tie a rope with a weight at the end to a 1.5-2 meter stick. With this weight you need to knock down small objects at a distance slightly greater than the length of the stick, swinging the rope.

Catch-up games

Bear

Lay out the toys, pots, bags and things that you brought for a picnic in the clearing. Place a bear in the center of this composition, at a distance of 5-7 steps, draw a line on the ground, behind which there will be a “house”. The presenter shouts: “The bear has woken up!” Children must save property and put it behind the line, and the bear can only catch someone who has nothing in his hands (at the moment when the child returns for things from the safe line). The one who collects the most things wins. And the player who finds himself in the bear’s clutches becomes a bear.

Catch-up “Short Legs”

Participants in the game will need to catch up and run away with an empty plastic bottle held between their knees.

Paints

The players line up. The presenter turns away and moves away 5 steps.

- Knock Knock?
- Who's there?
- I don’t know myself.
- Why did you come?
- For paint.
- For which one?
- For the blue one!

Everyone who has this color on their clothes holds on to this color with their hands and remains in place, the rest run away from the leader. The one who was caught drives next.

Fights

Balloon fight

This game will be fun in nature. Tie small balls to the players' right ankle (a rope no more than 30 cm). Only 2 players participate in the duel. Hands are not involved, they need to be clasped behind your back. The winner is the one who manages to burst the winner's balloon with his foot. The one who wins gets a new opponent with a ball on his leg. This continues until one player remains with a whole ball on his leg.

Knight Tournament

If you have a relatively flat and not thick log, you can fight with long thin balls. The winner must stand on the beam.

Comic games

Game "Steam Train with Obstacles"

Stage 1 of the game.

Between the trees at a height of 30-40 cm, stretch the rope in zigzags. All participants of the holiday get into the train one after another, holding the waist. To the music, the first player begins to move in small steps, choosing a difficult route. You need to step over a rope, walk around a tree, and so on. It's just fun, especially if there are more than five participants.

Stage 2 of the game.

One of the players is taken aside and tightly blindfolded with a scarf. At this time, the rope needs to be removed and brought to the beginning of the route. And now the presenter tells you how to raise your leg, how many steps to take, where to turn. The player follows the commands, thinking that the rope remains in place and diligently overcomes non-existent obstacles. Try it, it's fun!

Relay races:

Shashlik

Best suited for an autumn picnic as it requires fallen leaves. As usual, we divide the children into teams. We collect leaves in advance. Determine the running distance (no more than 6-7 meters). At the end of the route, provide each team with a skewer (a stick on which to string a leaf). The player runs, strings the piece of paper onto a stick, and returns to the team. The winner is the team that, naturally, will have the most luxurious kebab by the time the funny children's song ends.

Jerboa

A distance of 5-7 meters and back must be overcome by holding the ball tightly between your knees. At the same time, you can take cones, nuts or small pebbles into the “mink”. The winning team is revealed again at the end of the song.

Ember

We divide the children into two teams. We collect small pebbles or cones according to the number of participants. Small juice boxes will also work. You need to not just run and put a coal in the fire, but move, throwing the object slightly upward. This is a coal, it burns your hands! The team that finishes its fire the fastest wins.

Firefighters

A game for hot weather. Each team member has empty disposable cups. Teams need to be lined up with their right side to the direction of movement.

The last player in the line must have a full glass of water. On command, he pours water into his neighbor’s empty glass as carefully as possible, runs and becomes the first (necessarily next to the previous participant). It is the turn of the one who now has a full glass of water. He also pours it over to his neighbor. This is how you need to get to your goal. The team with the most water left at the end of the relay wins.

On the Zavalinka

Everyone was running around, tired. We sat down on a log...

Time for sedentary games and competitions, which, by the way, are also very fun.

Conductor-trainer

The host divides the guests into groups (if there are few children, each gets a separate role). Let frogs, cows, dogs, cats, pigs, ducks, bees, sheep, and so on appear at your holiday.

They will have to sing a song for the birthday boy to the melody of “ Happy Birthday to You." First, everyone sings a line. The conductor points with his baton, and...

Kva-kva-kva-kva woof-woof

Oink-oink-oink-oink meow-meow

Quack-quack-quack-quack zhu-zhu-zhu

Mu-mu-mu-mu beee-beee….

And now all together!

The main thing is that there are no other vacationers nearby, since the choir turns out to be very solemn :-).

The fairy tale has come to life

Let's take the simplest children's fairy tale. All guests get roles. Those who lack the main characters become trees, sun, clouds, wind.

“Masha and the Bear” is best suited for the forest. Just think about who you will give the role of the stump, because a bear will sit on it!

Crocodile on a picnic

One of the participants gestures to show some item needed in nature, the rest guess. Matches, firewood, barbecue meat, a thermos, a backpack and a pump look fun in this pantomime.

Scarecrow garden

Summer is a small life. And even more so in the summer with children. And we must live this life with dignity - cheerfully and creatively. In the countryside, at the dacha and at sea, ideas collected from all over the world will help you.

1. Musical wall.

All sorts of rattles and noisemakers. Old lids, pots, tin cans, spoons and any objects that can be used to make sounds will be used.

2. Water wall.

Using all kinds of containers and hoses, a wall is built along which water can be directed so that it passes through all obstacles.

3. Outdoor kitchen.

Many have probably already forgotten how in childhood they baked pies from the earth and crumbled salads from plantain. Make a small kitchen for your children, and they themselves will come up with what to treat you for lunch.

4. Homemade designer.

Small blocks will make a wonderful construction set.

5. "Twister" on the grass.

All you have to do is apply multi-colored circles on a stencil with spray paint and you can have fun.

6. Accuracy games.

You can use colorful balloons to make balls stuffed with lentils, beans or peas.

And then buy, for example, flower pallets and make targets with numbers. The further and smaller the plate, the more points for hitting.

7. Labyrinths.

Quite by accident we ended up with such a maze road, drawn with water from a watering can. Now my daughter is asking me to make this path for her so she can ride her bike along it or play tag. For very young children, you can make the path simpler and invite them to walk along it.

And this is a maze of stones that we have already seen.

8. Stone paths with patterns.

If there is an opportunity to lay a path on the site, then know: decorating it with a child is a separate pleasure.

9. Outdoor shower made of PVC pipes.

Perhaps not everyone can make this, but if they succeed, the craftsmen will receive a prize - happy and wet children.

You can build a whole car and bike wash!

10. Water bombs.

You can simply leave or play a game where the players gradually move away from each other, and the team or player who was able to catch the bomb from the farthest distance wins.

11. Piñata made from water balloons.

A piñata is a Mexican toy made of papier-mâché - quite large and filled with surprises (candies, nuts). According to tradition, a blindfolded child must break it with a stick.

12. Foam party.

For such a holiday you will need baby foam “without tears” or shaving cream.

13. Soap bubbles.

Invite children to make bubbles using various kitchen utensils - funnels, strainers, fly swatters.

And the solution itself can be made like this: for 100 ml of dishwashing detergent, take 300 ml of water and 50 ml of glycerin (it is sold at the pharmacy). Stir everything well and the solution is ready.

You can also draw with bubbles! You just need to add paint or food coloring to any soap solution, bubble up more foam and place paper on top of it.

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What to do with kids in the summer at the dacha (1). Games for children outside in the summer: a large selection of Games with paints

Combat games

Games – running and jumping ropes

Skill games

Games in one place

Children's quests

1. Ring ring

2. Kalim-bam-ba

3. Returners

4. Frog

5. The sea is agitated once...

6. Predators and Herbivores

7. Cossacks-Robbers

8. Hide and seek

9. Pioneerball

10. Edible-inedible

11. Classics

12. I know five...

13. If you drive more quietly, you will go further

14. Kitty-kiss-meow

15. I was born a gardener

16. Traffic light

17. Pavement sign, stop!

18. Rubber bands

Throwers and throwers :)

Catch-up games

Bear

Catch-up “Short Legs”

Paints

Fights

Balloon fight

Knight Tournament

Comic games

Game "Steam Train with Obstacles"

Relay races:

Shashlik

Jerboa

Ember

Firefighters

On the Zavalinka

Conductor-trainer

The fairy tale has come to life

Crocodile on a picnic

Scarecrow garden

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