You must make sure that you have a long list of games that you can play on the spot to keep the child occupied. We have a list of the best games that you can play with kids while you are babysitting. Some of these fun babysitting games will help you out at your next gig! These games will help you with multiple situations! They will help keep the child occupied and not be bored, will give you something to do while you are spending your time there, help you bond with the child and that will increase the likelihood of you being asked to babysit again, and more importantly, it will tire the child and use up his energy!
Children often have positive energy, and are fun to be around, so make sure to try out these games with them, and you will definitely have a good time!
Here is a list of a few simple games that you can execute with basic stuff lying around the house. It does not require any preparation, and all you need is the drive to have fun! Place them in a random pattern on the ground in the backyard, or in any other space. A zoo, or even a petting zoo, is always a hit with kids, and is a great way for them to learn empathy and be able to respect and understand different kinds of animals.
This activity will allow you to be able to spend an hour or even an entire day, and requires no planning as such, if those facilities are close to where you are babysitting.
Name that animal is a wonderful kindergarten babysitting game that is played the world over. Deriving inspiration from our previous idea, you can be at home and play charades with the kids, and pretend to be an animal, and get them to guess. This is a game that can turn into something funny very quickly, as kids love adults acting like animals for them to guess. Assign different parts of the house to the kids and yourself, and get them to clean or rearrange parts of it. This could be a shelf or a cupboard, but they must arrange it such that it looks good.
This is a kind of cleaning game that kids could be into. In a situation where you are babysitting multiple kids, sports games can come in handy, because it will give the kids the chance to play outdoor games.
To execute this, bring anything that is lying around the house, and set them up in the backyard such that it resembles an obstacle course. This could be hula hoops, cushions, trash cans, etc. Write out an animal on each side of a small, square-shaped cardboard box. Have a shy little one on your hands?
Encourage them to open up with a fun round of I Spy. Start out by playing the game in a room they are most comfortable in, like their bedroom or playroom, or take a walk outside and see what you can find together. On printer or construction paper, take a marker and clearly write one large letter per sheet.
Think basic sight words that the child is currently learning like: is, the, dog, she, cat, him, mat and other age-appropriate words. The perfect game for Friday nights, lip sync competitions get all the kids in the house involved. You can even encourage them to play air guitar on a broom or break out the pots and pans to add to the fun! Babysitting multiple children?
This interactive game works best for teams of two. Grab a pen and paper and write down a few kid-friendly topics, like popular movies, cartoons and TV shows. Cut the paper into pieces and place in a bowl. Have one team member select a topic to act out while the other team member takes a few guesses.
Ask one child be in charge of keeping the time counting or using a stopwatch on a cell phone , and ask another child to keep score. Kids young and old love to tell stories. A great way to engage children is to have them make up their own storyline and act it out. Pretend you are part of a large audience and watch as the children show off their creativity.
Encourage them to dress up and use props to enhance the performance. If your little one is still feeling shy, reverse the roles and let them watch you tell a silly story and act it out. This will help them feel more at ease around a new person. Break the ice and get kids moving with a game of freeze dance! Play a kid-friendly song and stop the music. Each time the music stops, the child must stop or freeze in position until the music plays again.
Chalk offers endless playtime possibilities for all ages. While many kids have chalk at home, bring some with you just in case. For older children, fun chalk games include hopscotch, foursquare, sidewalk Twister and more. For the younger ones, just coloring alone might be enough to occupy them, or for an educational twist, write out a handful of numbers and letters and allow the children trace over each one.
Best of all? It requires only four supplies paper plates, tape or glue, Popsicle sticks and balloons that can easily be packed in your purse. Oh, and did we mention the easy cleanup? To make the racket, tape or glue popsicle sticks to the back of a paper plate. This is probably one of the easiest yet still most exciting slumber game to play.
One child whispers a short, usually unclear, message to another. The second child whispers the same message to the next kid, who passes it on to the next person. The last person to get the message announces it to the group, with the punch line being the errors that arise as the message is passed across. Would You Rather is a fun sleepover party game where participants must choose between two challenging and usually uncomfortable scenarios.
A great way to make this slumber party game even more exciting is by asking the respondents to explain their answers. Never Have I Ever is great slumber party game to play for kids that wish to learn about the quirkiest things that their friends have done before. Ideally, Never Have I Ever is played in pubs where the punch line would be taking a sip of actual beer.
But since you want the game to be kid-friendly, ensure you replace beer with healthier drinks like fruit juice, milk, or water. Start by rounding up basic make-up supplies, such as eyeliner, mascara, lipstick, blush, and foundation. The make-up supplies are placed in the center at the start of each game. Then, one child has to blindfold themselves and apply make-up to the kid next to them. The second child blindfolds themselves and does the same to their neighbor and the chain continues until everyone is wearing a make-up.
Lastly, the blinds are taken off. The winner is either the child who applied the cutest make-up or the funniest-looking kid.
Children sit around a board containing a large, unwrapped chocolate bar. The kids take turns rolling a dice. The idea is to have the first child who rolls 6 put on a hat, scarf, and gloves, then cut and eat from the chocolate bar. You can make this even more fun by raiding the closets for costumes. Puppet Show — It is a good idea to bring a few supplies for this game. Paper bags, socks, buttons, markers, and yarn are all good choices. Have the kids use the materials to make puppets that they will later use to put on a show.
If so, these are always a big hit:. Water Limbo — Put the kids in their bathing suits and grab the hose. Aim a steady stream of water horizontally at different heights and see if the kids can limbo underneath it. Water Paint — This is another great hot-day activity.
Talk about easy clean up! Bedtime and Restaurant Games Sometimes you might need to dial down the energy a bit! Gather some small objects such as coins, small toys, utensils, and pens. Place seven or eight on the table for the kids to see — give them 10 to 20 seconds to try to memorize what is there. Quickly remove one of the items and cover the rest with a towel. Have the kids look again to see if they can guess which object is missing.
Foldover Figures — Take a sheet of paper and fold it horizontally three or four times. The first person draws a head on the top fold, turns it over and passes it to the next person.
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