This book is a compilation of over 75 innovative games for children of all age groups. These fun filled games would help in keeping the children playfully involved and impart knowledge at the same time. They would be useful at home, in educational institutions, clubs, neighborhood parks and at social gatherings like birthday parties, picnics and during travel. Most of the games have been played in some form or the other from times immemorial. These games help in developing the mental, physical and behavioral abilities of the children. The internet age has minimized the real interaction among children. The games given in this book would help parents and anchors to keep the children away from the over indulgence with modern day gadgets. This would instead encourage children to get involved in meaningful activities and promote interaction through entertainment.
A graduate in Botany (Hons.) from Delhi University and a postgraduate in Biochemistry from Rajasthan Agricultural University, Udaipur, Abhilasha Mathur has earned a variety of experiences in scientific writing and social mobilization. She has worked for the International Federation for Women in Agriculture (IFWA), New Delhi, where she was associated with the production of a training manual on environmentally sound technologies for women in agriculture. Abhilasha has recently undergone a training of trainers on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security. She also briefly worked at the NBPGR of the ICAR, New Delhi as a Research Associate. At present she is associated with the local welfare groups as a social activist mainly working for environmental protection and civic issues. She has also been active in organizing educational camps and learning programs for Children. For queries and feedback, the author can be reached at amriausa@gmail.com
PLAY WHILE RUNNING AND MOVING
01. Throwing Things at the Back ....... 16
02. Beware of the Sharks ....... 17
03. Rooms of the House ....... 18
04. Number Plate Game ....... 19
05. Traffic Lights ...... 20
06. The Newspaper Bridge ....... 21
07. Hang on ...... 22
08. Follow Instructions ...... 23
09. Body in Action ...... 24
10. Ask Me at the Station ...... 25
11. Revolving like Planets around the Sun ...... 26
12. Hop to the shop ...... 27
13. City Tags ...... 28
14. The Waves ...... 29
15. Seek out the Objects ...... 30
16. Make a Chain of Ribbons ...... 31
17. Count your Steps ...... 32
18. Footsteps in a Minute ...... 33
19. Break the Wall ...... 34
20. Hunt 5 Things in a Minute ...... 35
21. Cross the River ...... 36
22. A Halt and a Go ...... 37
23. Nectar for Butterflies ...... 38
24. Medley of Flavours ...... 39
25. State of Matter ...... 40
26. Far and Near ...... 41
PLAY WHILE SITTING AND RELAXING
01. Coordination of Eyes and Mouth ...... 44
02. Rubber Bands in the Fingers ...... 45
03. Rhyming Words ...... 46
04. The Trio of Words ...... 47
05. Sort out the Pulses ...... 48
06. Don’t repeat the Colours ...... 49
07. How High Can You Reach? ...... 50
08. What’s in the Toffee? ....... 51
09. What’s the Odd Word? ...... 52
10. Fivefold-one Palm ...... 53
11. Sequence Unlimited ...... 54
12. Count the Letters ...... 55
13. Reverse Gear ...... 56
14. Hello!! ...... 57
15. Balancing the Heat ...... 58
16. Card Hunt ...... 59
17. Words to Express ...... 60
18. Eruption of the Memory Box ....... 61
19. Train of Words ...... 62
20. All in the Shape ...... 63
21. Catch the Rhythm ...... 64
22. What’s Missing? What’s New? ...... 65
23. Words in Short Supply ...... 66
24. Dancing Fingers ...... 67
25. Foot Tapping ...... 68
PLAY ANYTIME AND ANYWHERE
01. Dance Different Steps at a Fixed Spot ...... 70
02. Pouring Through the Funnel ....... 71
03. Guess! What’s in the Jar? ...... 72
04. Mirror Images ...... 73
05. What am I showing? ...... 74
06. Balancing a Book on the Head ...... 75
07. Paper Tearing ...... 76
08. Visual Memory ...... 77
09. Where are We? ...... 78
10. Pick the Sound ...... 79
11. Blind on the Path ....... 80
12. Photo Session ....... 81
13. Knock–knock ...... 82
14. Greet me Differently ...... 83
15. Speaking Plant ...... 84
16. The Great Barrier ...... 85
17. Foot Prints ...... 86
18. Jungle Vibes ...... 87
19. Fit in the Number Line ...... 88
20. Throw, Spell and Catch ...... 89
21. Who’s Doing it? ...... 90
22. The Copy Cat ....... 91
23. Linking Words ...... 92
24. East-West-North-South ...... 93
25. Can’t Do Without it ...... 94
26. Riding on the Newspaper ...... 95
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