You can either take it in turns or play that whoever guesses correctly picks the next word. With older children change the colour to a starting phonic sound or letter. Surely the most classic of all kids mental games? With younger children you can begin “ I Spy with my little eye something that is coloured…(red/blue/green etc)”. Can you guess in 20 questions or less? I Spy The other player(s) must ask questions to guess who/what they have in mind, but they can only ask questions which have the answer yes or no. One player thinks of a famous person OR thinks of an animal, vegetable or mineral and says which category they have in mind. Possible categories are endless but here are some suggestions for a variety of interests and ages: Play goes on until nobody can add any more (or you could stop when your first player runs out of ideas). Once the category is decided, players take it turns to name something within the category.
Players take it turns to name a category. In current times you could also adjust it to be “I wish I could go to the shops and buy…” CategoriesĪ popular and simple game for two or more players that helps build vocabulary. This makes recall much easier.įor variety you could change supermarket to toy shop or pet store or clothes shop. How far can you go?Īn easier variation is to add the items in alphabetical order (an apple, biscuits, carrots, dog food etc). Each turn you repeat the items already said and add one new one. The next person continues “I went to the supermarket and I bought a banana and…a pint of milk”. The first person begins “I went to the supermarket and I bought…a banana (or fish fingers/bubble bath/Lego etc”. This game builds vocabulary, close listening and memory skills. However, it could be helpful to have a list of them here for when you have run out of inspiration… I went to the supermarket and I bought… You probably know most, if not all of them. They are also handy for when you want to engage your children whilst also hanging up the washing, cooking the dinner or wherever task you need to be getting on with. In lockdown these games can be useful to occupy young children on their daily exercise (and may convince reluctant walkers to go further).
In usual times these games would often be classified as “car games” though they have always been played on buses and trains, in kitchens and in parks.
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