Children's Games

Childhood and games just go together. Children use play to learn, to work through difficult situations, to acquire new skills, and to have lots of fun! Kids will invent their own games, but sometimes, a new idea is welcome. These games should give you some ideas on those days when the kids need a little help figuring out what to do next.

You can also find lots of Kids Activities in our Free Activity Library.

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Birthday Games

• Water Balloons - Water Balloons - fun on a hot summer day
• Wave Game - a mixture of hide-n-seek and freeze tag.
• Theme Names - competitive game where the kids will learn each other's names.
• Name Game - idea for a new group to get to know each other's names
• Tied in Knots - everyone is laughing while they try and untangle themselves.
• Puzzle Box - see if you can figure out what's inside.
• Tag - lots of ideas to play tag.
• Dinosaur Dig - create a dinosaur dig for children who love dinosaurs.
• Bubbles - bubbles are fun for everyone and easy to manage with large groups of children.
• Scavenger Hunt - easy to play and lots of fun for everyone.
• Changing the Leader - A fun way to improve non-verbal communication skills.

Board Games

• Settlers of the Stone Age - strategy game set 10,000 years ago
• Mancala - an ancient strategy game
• Ticket to Ride - learn about geography by traveling on trains across North America.
• Amun-Re - learn about Ancient Egypt while playing a game.
• Settlers - learn about strategy and negotiation.

Car Games

• Imaginary Hide-n-Seek - get creative with hide-n-seek.
• Imagination Travel - the easiest way to go
• Puzzle Box - see if you can figure out what's inside.
• Creature Guessing Game - A fun guessing game for 2 or more children.

Cooperative Games

• 15 Seconds - how to get each person talking
• Continuum - game to learn something about people you've just met
• Untying Knots - game to learn to work together.
• Straw Games - easy ideas for games with a box of straws.
• Imaginary Hide-n-Seek - get creative with hide-n-seek.
• Name Game - idea for a new group to get to know each other's names
• Tied in Knots - everyone is laughing while they try and untangle themselves.
• Program a Robot - learn a bit about robots while having fun
• Imagination Travel - the easiest way to go
• Archeology Game - how do they do it?
• Colors - easy treasure hunt that's lots of fun.
• Tag - lots of ideas to play tag.
• Sculpture Gallery - Use creative ideas to produce a sculpture.
• Popcorn - fun game for large groups of kids.
• Changing the Leader - A fun way to improve non-verbal communication skills.

Ice Breaker Games

• 15 Seconds - how to get each person talking
• Continuum - game to learn something about people you've just met
• Untying Knots - game to learn to work together.
• Theme Names - competitive game where the kids will learn each other's names.
• Name Game - idea for a new group to get to know each other's names
• Tied in Knots - everyone is laughing while they try and untangle themselves.
• Program a Robot - learn a bit about robots while having fun
• Popcorn - fun game for large groups of kids.
• Bubbles - bubbles are fun for everyone and easy to manage with large groups of children.
• Scavenger Hunt - easy to play and lots of fun for everyone.
• Fossil Guessing Game - figure out what made the fossil.
• Changing the Leader - A fun way to improve non-verbal communication skills.
• Lots of Air - A fun ping pong ball game for children.
• Who am I? - An easy game for children of all ages.

Outdoor Games

• Water Balloons - Water Balloons - fun on a hot summer day
• Continuum - game to learn something about people you've just met
• Untying Knots - game to learn to work together.
• Wave Game - a mixture of hide-n-seek and freeze tag.
• Tied in Knots - everyone is laughing while they try and untangle themselves.
• Marbles - fun game for kids of all ages
• Imagination Travel - the easiest way to go
• Archeology Game - how do they do it?
• Colors - easy treasure hunt that's lots of fun.
• Tag - lots of ideas to play tag.
• Sculpture Gallery - Use creative ideas to produce a sculpture.
• Popcorn - fun game for large groups of kids.
• Mancala - an ancient strategy game
• Measuring Energy - see the power of positive thinking!
• Dinosaur Dig - create a dinosaur dig for children who love dinosaurs.
• Bubbles - bubbles are fun for everyone and easy to manage with large groups of children.
• Scavenger Hunt - easy to play and lots of fun for everyone.
• Fossil Guessing Game - figure out what made the fossil.
• Bubble Game - Put the kids inside a bubble!
• Changing the Leader - A fun way to improve non-verbal communication skills.
• Who am I? - An easy game for children of all ages.

Two Player Games

• Straw Games - easy ideas for games with a box of straws.
• Imaginary Hide-n-Seek - get creative with hide-n-seek.
• Program a Robot - learn a bit about robots while having fun
• Marbles - fun game for kids of all ages
• Archeology Game - how do they do it?
• Puzzle Box - see if you can figure out what's inside.
• Colors - easy treasure hunt that's lots of fun.
• Mancala - an ancient strategy game
• Measuring Energy - see the power of positive thinking!
• Scavenger Hunt - easy to play and lots of fun for everyone.
• Lots of Air - A fun ping pong ball game for children.
• Creature Guessing Game - A fun guessing game for 2 or more children.