A guide to more than seventy classic and contemporary playground games provides instructions for such favorites as kick the can, freeze tag, and sardines, in a volume that also includes tips for adults on how to encourage and facilitate outdoor play.
Presents a variety of games meant to be played outside--in such settings as yards, fields, playgrounds, and beaches--giving suitable ages, number of players, and space requirements for each game.
A World of Adventure Outside Your Door! Hidden deep within the most secret of secret chambers was a magical book filled with daring and adventurous games for boys and girls. For years, many feared this book had been lost... until now. The Adventurous Book of Outdoor Games contains a treasure trove of the best neighborhood games invented by children since the beginning of time. This book is your passkey to a world of secret missions, last-minute victories, and thrilling chases. More than 100 Great Games Including: BOMBARDMENT CAPTURE THE FLAG FREE FOR ALL DODGEBALL BRITISH BULLDOG WALL BALL INFILTRATION TIGER AND LEOPARD GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD 500 MONKEY IN THE MIDDLE POISON CIRCLE ARMY-NAVY TREASURE HUNT SOCCER GOLF UNTANGLE And More!!
"Have fun making an array of outdoor games that people of all ages can enjoy! With 20 popular games to create in your workshop, including classics such as limbo dancing and croquet, you will be able to entertain friends and family for hours and bring some friendly competition to your garden parties. You will only need basic woodworking skills, materials and tools to make the games. Each one has easy-to-follow step-by-step photographs and instructions, and there are plenty of diagrams to help you ensure your measurements are accurate. Once you have made the games you can read the instructions on how to play them, along with the all-impotant rules!"--Back cover.
Supplement your physical education program with more than 40 fun games. Organized by age range, the games descriptions include detailed instructions as well as variations for play.
A lively game not only enables young muscles to grow strong, but also frequently helps improve balance, coordination, dexterity, and concentration. So send your kids out into the great outdoors for some fun fresh air with these perennial favorites and some unique variations for children age 3 to 11. Learn five verses for "Skip to My Lou," three enticing hopscotch grids, some inventive ways of playing tag (like Dog and Bone), and countless ideas for hopping, skipping, running, and jumping. Each game includes an at-a-glance guide to age range, number of players, and necessary props. Whether alone or with friends, in a garden, park, or at the beach, this colorful guide will provide hours of active entertainment.
A beautifully designed book full of creative ideas and fun activities to get your children outdoors, with a foreword by Chris Packham. Spending time outdoors and interacting with the elements gives our senses a host of stimuli that cannot be recreated indoors. Whether you're splashing in muddy puddles, making shelters, foraging blackberries, playing hide and seek or watching birds, experiencing the natural world reduces stress, makes us feel alive and lays critical foundations for a healthy developing brain. Learning with Nature is ideal for parents, teachers and youth workers looking to enrich children's learning through nature and teach them to enjoy and respect the great outdoors. Written by experienced Forest School practitioners, it is packed with more than 100 tried and tested games and activities suitable for groups of children aged between 3 and 16, which aim to help children develop key practical and social skills and gain a better awareness of the world. The book is well-organised and features step-by-step instructions, age guides, a list of resources needed, and invisible learning points. Explore, have fun, make things and learn about nature with this fantastic guide.