Entries Tagged 'childrens Games' ↓

the game had a frog in a barn that sang the colors of the rainbow. it's from the nineties. i know this is vague. please help!

What is a great online chatroom place to go just to talk to people you know are around 11-14 years old? I'd like to know a place to go that isn't a childrens' multiplayer game such as Club Penguin, or Runescape.

Have you and your friends get msn

I can't remember the name of this old PC game! all I can remember is it was underwater, you were a fish or something, and I remember there was a traveling boat library or book boat, or something. it was the late 90s I believe. PLEASE help!

Im writing a paper for my child development class and we have to write it on a good educational toy/game for toodlers and preschoolers. I was wondering what are some toys/games i could write my paper on?

Besides creative activities there are lots of games played in different regions of the world specifically under developed countries which involve mental and physical participation of the children.you may refer to the books on the above topic of these countries.

I think v-smile is a great educational video game for that age

i have a 3 and a half year old and 18 month even with all the technology i cant go past giving them some blankets and the lounge and making a cubby there are also boxes to make cars and boats and animals and then cooking and measurments also water play and sandpit are great as they learn about being empty and full and textures so on. you cant go past just letting them play they learn alot more that way than forcing them to do something boring at theat age they just throw tantrums if they dont like it. my 3 year old is playing hopscotch she is learning the numbers and what they look like at the same time. hope that helps a little, take care and gl

Every training I went to or book I read concerning the best toys for children always discussed how the best toys are those that allow the children to decide how to play with them (open-ended type toys) not toys that are designed to be played with in a specific way (closed-ended type toys). Examples of open-ended toys are the various blocks (wooden blocks, legos, magnetic blocks, Lincoln logs), various vehicles (cars, trucks, planes of all sizes), a variety of dress up clothes, variety of baby dolls, house play items (play kitchen, table and chair set, play dishes, play food, play cleaning supplies like brooms and vacuums) – while it seems that house play items do dictate how you play with them, they are still open-ended because the child has to make up the "story:" cook the dinner, feed the baby, wash the dishes, but they can also turn the kitchen and table into a restaurant). Art materials are also great play items because, once again, they allow the child to create. How about puppets and a puppet theater – the possibilities are endless. Don't rule out outdoor play items like balls, jump ropes, and bicycles – all kinds of games can be made up with just these. Sensory tables are also a huge hit in childcare facilities – they can be filled with a variety of materials, not just water and sand. you can fill them with beans, cotton ball, even snow when the weather cooperates. Measuring cups, scoops, etc. added to the sensory tables are great for learning about solids and liquids, measuring, equivalents, etc.

OK, let me talk a little about closed ended toys. My son is really into super heroes lately, so we have various action figures. the thing that really upset me when we started buying these was that there were many, many "versions" of the same character – for example, when the last Superman movie came out, there must have been 30 different Superman action figures, and each one did something different – one broke free from krypton crystals, one broke open a safe, one jumped up. the little pieces were easily lost or were very difficult and frustrating for my son to have to put back together each time, so after some time only the action figure was left for my son to play with. so basically, the toy was dictating to the child how it should be played (closed-ended), but my son enjoyed it more when all that was left was the figure for him to pretend with and make up the story.

Look through any catalog that has toys and educational materials for young children. you will see only good quality, open-ended toys for children. I really enjoy the Lakeshore catelog and still order from them today now that I'm teaching 5th and 6th grade. you won't see any violent or super hero toys in these catalogs.

I sure hope this helps, I put a lot of thought into this topic at one point in my life when I was opening and working in childcare facilities.

The best classic toy is blocks, good old-fashioned unit blocks.

I bought leapfrog for my grand kids and they just loved it it's fun and educational they learn ed allot from it and the books comes for all different ages