Let's play at home with the whole family!

 

The period of self-isolation forced families all over the country to sit within four walls without the opportunity to take a walk or go to the cinema. But what should parents do, who are now forced to entertain their children day and night? Not every mother and not every father was a start-up and a mass entertainer. However, there is a solution: join the games like trivia questions and answers yourself! This way, time will pass faster, family ties will strengthen, and your mood will improve.

Our selection of interesting activities will allow you to choose a game at home for the whole family. 

"Who am I?"

This type of guessing game is great fun and develops general erudition. To play, you only need adhesive stickers and writing utensils. The names of various cartoon and TV series characters, historical figures, stars and any people in general (From Winnie the Pooh to Michael Jackson or Aunt Masha’s neighbor) are written on the stickers. Each player is given a sticker with a “nickname” on their forehead and must use questions to guess which character they are. For example: “Am I a man? I am a singer? Do I wear gloves, glasses and a hat?

"What changed?"

An excellent game that develops attention and memory skills. In an apartment, you can choose any room for the game. The participant should remember all the furnishings, including what is hanging on the wall or lying on the shelves. Afterwards, the player must leave for a while, and the presenters must change places or remove them altogether. The player must guess what has changed in the room.

"Masquerade"

What child doesn't like dressing up and trying on different looks? There probably won't be anything like it! And this activity will be even more fun with parents. Come up with your own costume ball: from old outfits, costumes, jewelry and even improvised materials (scraps of fabric, felt, ribbons, paper). Based on the results of such a game, you can organize a family parade-defile, a competition with prizes for the title of “King of the Masquerade,” a tea party or a photo shoot in funny costumes.

"Twister"

"Twister" is one of the best outdoor games for family leisure. Even if the family does not have a special rug with marked multi-colored circles and a special tape measure in its arsenal, you can make them yourself. The field is made of two Whatman papers, and roulette is freely available in the form of an application for a smartphone. Voila! Now you can have fun calmly, developing flexibility, observation and accuracy. The main thing is not to fall.

"Mysterious package"

This activity will bring true pleasure to the players. This game also has an edifying meaning. All you need for it is some mysterious gift (large candy, small toy, kinder surprise, mini-notebook), wrapped in a huge number of packages, boxes, bags and wrapping paper.

Sit in a circle, turn on the music and pass the package to each other. When the music stops, the player in whose hands it is must remove one wrapper from the package. Then the music plays again - and so on until the end. The person who removes the last wrapper wins. He receives a hidden gift!

Such a game competition develops in children the ability to share and experience joy for others. And the game also shows: the winner receives his prize not for some qualities (behavior, grades), but simply due to chance, which is not at all uncommon in our lives. 

"Treasure hunters"

This family quest will perfectly relieve the boredom of everyday life. Parents themselves can act as the ringleaders or pass on all the chores to the children - kids especially love to invent something, hide things and play little tricks!

The task is extremely simple: somewhere in the house you need to place a treasure (it could be a bag of sweets). Its location should be marked on the treasure map. And, of course, getting to the treasury is not so easy: the path can be blocked by a chimera (cat), a raging sea (bathtub), or the impenetrable Amazon jungle (balcony). 

The main thing is to place hints at each stage in the form of notes for the players, where they need to go next and what needs to be done to get to the treasure. For example, to move to the next place on the map, you need to wash a cup to find a clue at the bottom of the sink, or solve a tricky math puzzle. Both entertaining and useful!

"Non-standard situations"

An interesting family game like fun trivia questions that in an easy way allows you to work through fears, develop emotional intelligence and use logical thinking.

The presenter invites each player to resolve a difficult and unusual situation. The participant who gives the most unusual solution wins! For example: a child came to school and noticed that all his classmates and teachers were dressed in clown costumes, while the player was the only one in the entire school wearing a school uniform! What to do?

"Inventory"

An excellent activity that develops memory and concentration. The presenter needs to put on the table many different objects (a pin, a key, a button, a sticker, a paper clip, an eraser, a coin, a badge, a pencil, an earring, a toy car, etc.) in one copy. The participants look at them for a minute, and then the presenter throws a towel or napkin over the equipment. Now the players take turns naming the items that were on the table. If a participant does not do this within 15 seconds, he is eliminated. You can't repeat yourself!

"Tale from a Hat"

A calm but exciting activity to develop imaginative thinking and coherent speech. Different words of the players' choice are written on small separate pieces of paper. They all gather in a hat and mix there. Then participants take turns pulling out pieces of paper and coming up with a short, coherent story in a few sentences using this word. When one player finishes, the next person continues the story with the word that fell to him. It turns out to be one big story - and the funnier the better!

"Minefield"

Active children with a good imagination will especially enjoy this game. The task is to get from one point to another in an apartment or house without the help of the floor, but using two small pieces of paper. Be careful not to touch the mines scattered on the floor (toys, slippers, pillows, daddy's shoes, books). Are you weak?

"Turtle Race"

This active game will greatly entertain both bored children and adults. You need to get on all fours and put some large object (pillow, book, soft toy) on your back. In this position, you should run to the finish line so that the “shell” does not fall. Gradually, the task can be complicated by burdening the “shell” with more and more new objects!

"Who is bigger"

A great opportunity to sort out and sort through your and your children’s wardrobe in a playful way. Within a minute of speed, you need to put on as much clothing as possible (including gloves and hats). Whoever has the most is the winner!

"Astronaut"

If you have balloons in the house, you can arrange an exciting journey to other worlds. Blow up the balloons, hand the players a marker or felt-tip pen, and ask them to discover a new planet. Record the time, come up with a name for the planet and draw its inhabitants on the ball! Whose “planet” has more inhabitants is the winner.

"Home Classics"

A great opportunity to diversify physical activity at home. You don't even have to go outside to do this. It is enough to “draw” standard cells using electrical tape or gouache on the kitchen tiles. Now you can safely jump at any time of the year! The main thing is that dissatisfied neighbors from below do not come.

"Sumo"

A fun tournament will help children and parents get rid of accumulated tension. The peculiarity is that everyone will enjoy the activity even at the preparation stage. Prepare several large T-shirts, under which you can place everything soft that is in the house (blankets, pillows, toys, scarves). Transform into huge sumo wrestlers! You can secure the resulting “torsos” with tape or straps. Now it's time to start the tournament. Remember, the task of sumo wrestlers is simply to knock down the opponent while remaining on his feet.

"Letter finds"

An attentive game to enrich your vocabulary. Each player is offered one letter from the alphabet, and his task is to find as many words in the apartment as possible starting with a given letter (book, cat, glue, carpet). The winner gets permission to not wash dishes for a whole day!

"Crocodile"

Despite the fact that this game is considered intellectual, few would argue that it does not require mobility. Each player pulls out a piece of paper with one word that he must reveal. Yes, yes, just show it! Movements, gestures, actions, facial expressions. Making sounds and talking is prohibited! Who is first?

"Home Bowling"

This game is suitable for leisure in any family, since everyone has “props”. All you need to do is find a small ball and a few makeshift pins. Their role can be bottles, soft toys placed on the end of the book. The rules are simple: you need to knock out all the pins with the ball! And to motivate your child, you can come up with an interesting prize fund, especially if the child hits the strike several times in a row.
And take care of the windows!