Games for Kids
Are the kids bored? Below we have some great games for kids, both indoor and outdoor. Looking games for kids to play on the computer? We have linked to some of the
best sites with interactive games for kids. We will be adding some more kids games very soon.
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Outdoor Games for Kids
Caged Lion
A player is selected to be the “lion” and takes a position on his hands and knees inside a reasonable sized square. Other players tease the lion by standing in the cage area or running through it. The lion tries to tag any of the players. Anyone who is tagged by the lion trades places with him.
Blind Walk
Create an obstacle path from one end of an area to the other. Line the kids up and let them look at the path. Blindfold the kids and have them walk the path without looking. Note each player's time on the scoreboard.
Water Fights
Simple! Let the kids loose with water pistols, buckets and hoses. Great on a hot day!
Four Square
Four square is a great outdoor game and very addictive! The kids will love progressing from being a peasant to being the king! Four square can be played with a tennis ball or something that is bouncy! You will also need some chalk.
Where to Play
A driveway or other hard-surfaced area
How to Play
Draw off a 10-ft. square (or any size that fits! with the chalk, then divide into 4 even squares. Letter them K (King), Q (Queen), J (Jack) & P (Peasant) going clockwise. Draw a diagonal line in K's box, to be the serving spot. The player in the K square is known as the King. Number 2 is the Queen, while Number 3 is known as the Jack, and Number 4 is the Peasant. The point of the game is to advance to the King's spot and stay there as long as possible. The King serves by bouncing the ball into any of the three boxes. The player whose square receives the ball must hit it into another square. The ball can be hit in the air or after one bounce. Play continues until a player fails to return the ball. At that point, that player has to move to the Peasant's spot, and the other players advance.
Capture the Flag
You'll need two improvised flags and flagpoles.
Where to Play
A large open area
How to Play
Divide the players into two teams. Each team has its own area with a boundary designated between the two. Each team must also find a spot to serve as a prison. This could be anything from a rock or a tree that a prisoner has to touch. Another decision that must be made is how large the designated safe area around the flag should be. When the game begins, each team must decide where to place its flag. Once in position the flag cannot be moved, although it can be guarded. Those guarding their flag may not enter the safety zone around the flag unless chasing an opposing team member.
Once the flag is placed, team members are assigned to guard their own flag or to enter enemy territory to try to capture the other team’s flag. Any player in enemy territory can be caught and put in prison. The classic Boy Scout rules say that the capture is made by holding the other player long enough to say “Caught” three times. Some play that tagging the other player is sufficient. Prisoners can be released by being tagged by a teammate, but only one prisoner can be rescued at a time.
A team wins the game by capturing the other team’s flag and taking it back to their home territory. If a flag is seized but is recaptured before reaching the opponents' territory, the flag is set up where it was recaptured. If a game must be ended before a flag is captured, the team with the most prisoners wins.
French Cricket
Where to play
A fairly large space to play
How to play
You will need a cricket bat or tennis racket and a tennis ball. The players stand in a circle, and somebody is chosen to bat first. That person stands with their feet together, defending the "stumps", which are their own legs below the knees. The players in the circle bowl at the stumps and the batsman must hit the ball away. If the batsman hits the ball, and only if they hit the ball, the batsman can move their feet and turn around to face in another direction. If the batsman doesn't hit the ball, then they must twist and turn to try to defend the stumps without moving his feet. They can also be "caught out", if they hit the ball and one of the players in the circle catches it before it bounces. You can get yourself into quite a pickle if you are trying to defend your stumps against a player who is bowling at you from behind!
When the batsman is "out", they are usually replaced by the player who bowled them or caught them out. If the game is very unequal, you might step in and make sure that everybody takes it in turns to bat instead.
Webtots
Sky
Mini Clip
Outdoor Games for Kids
Caged Lion
A player is selected to be the “lion” and takes a position on his hands and knees inside a reasonable sized square. Other players tease the lion by standing in the cage area or running through it. The lion tries to tag any of the players. Anyone who is tagged by the lion trades places with him.
Blind Walk
Create an obstacle path from one end of an area to the other. Line the kids up and let them look at the path. Blindfold the kids and have them walk the path without looking. Note each player's time on the scoreboard.
Water Fights
Simple! Let the kids loose with water pistols, buckets and hoses. Great on a hot day!
Four Square
Four square is a great outdoor game and very addictive! The kids will love progressing from being a peasant to being the king! Four square can be played with a tennis ball or something that is bouncy! You will also need some chalk.
Where to Play
A driveway or other hard-surfaced area
How to Play
Draw off a 10-ft. square (or any size that fits! with the chalk, then divide into 4 even squares. Letter them K (King), Q (Queen), J (Jack) & P (Peasant) going clockwise. Draw a diagonal line in K's box, to be the serving spot. The player in the K square is known as the King. Number 2 is the Queen, while Number 3 is known as the Jack, and Number 4 is the Peasant. The point of the game is to advance to the King's spot and stay there as long as possible. The King serves by bouncing the ball into any of the three boxes. The player whose square receives the ball must hit it into another square. The ball can be hit in the air or after one bounce. Play continues until a player fails to return the ball. At that point, that player has to move to the Peasant's spot, and the other players advance.
Capture the Flag
You'll need two improvised flags and flagpoles.
Where to Play
A large open area
How to Play
Divide the players into two teams. Each team has its own area with a boundary designated between the two. Each team must also find a spot to serve as a prison. This could be anything from a rock or a tree that a prisoner has to touch. Another decision that must be made is how large the designated safe area around the flag should be. When the game begins, each team must decide where to place its flag. Once in position the flag cannot be moved, although it can be guarded. Those guarding their flag may not enter the safety zone around the flag unless chasing an opposing team member.
Once the flag is placed, team members are assigned to guard their own flag or to enter enemy territory to try to capture the other team’s flag. Any player in enemy territory can be caught and put in prison. The classic Boy Scout rules say that the capture is made by holding the other player long enough to say “Caught” three times. Some play that tagging the other player is sufficient. Prisoners can be released by being tagged by a teammate, but only one prisoner can be rescued at a time.
A team wins the game by capturing the other team’s flag and taking it back to their home territory. If a flag is seized but is recaptured before reaching the opponents' territory, the flag is set up where it was recaptured. If a game must be ended before a flag is captured, the team with the most prisoners wins.
French Cricket
Where to play
A fairly large space to play
How to play
You will need a cricket bat or tennis racket and a tennis ball. The players stand in a circle, and somebody is chosen to bat first. That person stands with their feet together, defending the "stumps", which are their own legs below the knees. The players in the circle bowl at the stumps and the batsman must hit the ball away. If the batsman hits the ball, and only if they hit the ball, the batsman can move their feet and turn around to face in another direction. If the batsman doesn't hit the ball, then they must twist and turn to try to defend the stumps without moving his feet. They can also be "caught out", if they hit the ball and one of the players in the circle catches it before it bounces. You can get yourself into quite a pickle if you are trying to defend your stumps against a player who is bowling at you from behind!
When the batsman is "out", they are usually replaced by the player who bowled them or caught them out. If the game is very unequal, you might step in and make sure that everybody takes it in turns to bat instead.