Place a Ping-Pong ball on the mouth of an empty plastic soda bottle, then try to knock off the ball with the snowballs without knocking over the bottle. Before play begins, create a safe zone to which the children may run.
The other players pretend to ice-skate, ski, or play in the snow. With a larger group have 2 or 3 snowball throwers. Adapt tic-tac-toe to play at different seasons and holidays. Take a large piece of poster board and draw the tic tac toe lines on it and laminate if possible. Cut out the shapes laminate if possible and play as usual. Supplies : Blackboard and chalk or a Dry Erase board.
Example of winter Pictionary words : mittens, coat, snowflake, sled, ice-skates, snowman, etc…. Divide the kids into teams.
The player up draws a slip of paper from the bowl and then reads it silently and hands to it to the facilitator. The player must then draw clues as to what was on their paper — their team guesses what it is. If the playing team guesses correctly, before the timer runs out, they get two points.
If the playing team cannot guess correctly, before the timer runs out, the opposing team may take one guess. If the opposing team guesses correctly they get a point and the playing team loses a point. Most points win. Just play until someone in the class yells out the right answer. So, each December with my older group of children we assemble about snowballs using newspaper and masking tape.
Divide the group into two teams. Put each team on opposite sides of the room with the pile of snowballs in the middle. I usually time them for about minutes. At the stop, all of the snowballs are on the ground, and staff assists the children in gathering them into one pile and counting. The team with the least snowballs is the winner. Have fun!! Race against time and competitors to puff your ball to the finish line. Fill each cup halfway with small prizes. Give the first two players paper towel tubes and explain that when you place a Ping-Pong ball in front of each of them, they must blow through the tubes like a snowblower.
Can you wear me? At the end of the time, ask if anyone knows what they are and then have them take off their sheets to check. Some winter words to use: snowman, sled, mittens, icicle, snowboarding, hot cocoa, ice skates, scarf, snow boots, snowshoeing, tubing, etc. Sneak a little social-emotional learning into your winter party games with this Snowman Kind or Unkind Sort Game.
One of the hardest parts of hosting a party for a large group of kids is time management. Some things you think will take a few minutes can take forever and activities you assume will take a while will be done in minutes.
Bring in winter-themed music like Frosty the Snowman or Let it Snow or Jingle Bells and let the kids play freeze dance until the time runs out. Remind them to freeze like a snowman when the music stops. Or grab these adorable winter-themed charades cards from Buggy and Buddy. Are you looking for more ideas or do you need more quiet activities for kids who need some downtime? Do you want to build a snowman? This sweet invitation to craft a snowman from Fun With Mama will be a hit.
Set up a coloring spot with these gorgeous and free winter-themed coloring pages from Kiddy Charts. Create these Snowman Masks out of paper plates from Meaningful Mama. Take a look at this list and find the perfect party games for kids at your next school party. The following are fun games to play in person at school parties or at your home. If you need to social distance this year many of the games you can space the kids out or visit the post below for virtual ideas.
All you need is your phone with music and maybe a speaker. The kids have tons of energy at the school parties and are always ready to dance around. This is a great way to get their wiggles out! What You Need — a long stick and some music. Super easy and fun game. Have two people hold a long stick and the kids line up behind it. The kids then try to go under the stick without falling or touching it. Each time the kids come around lower the stick a little until there is one child left.
They are the winner. Ask the kids silly questions like Would You Rather have bad breath or stinky feet or Would You Rather eat worms or beetles? Kids can raise their hands to vote or yell out their answers. The answers are the funniest part! What You Need — buckets and items to throw.
This is another game easily customizable to the time of year your party is held. If you have a Halloween party get some plastic pumpkin buckets the kids trick or treat with and some fake eyeball ping pong balls. I get these at the dollar store. For a Winter or Holiday party use red or blue buckets and white fake snowballs. Line up 4 or 5 buckets and have the kids try to toss the balls into each bucket. And for End of year parties just use colorful buckets and bean bags.
Challenge the kids with a fun escape room party. They are hugely popular right now and a really fun activity to play in the classroom. One of our favorites to use is the Escape Room Geeks — Printable escape room kits.
Each kit has a suggested age range and comes with a printable storyline, puzzles, and clues for the kids to follow. The best part is you just need to download the game, print it out, and play. Plus the kids will have a blast playing together in teams. Students will put their mathematical skills to use to get the most out of their special day. This activity is designed for grades and comes with two different versions making it easy to differentiate. There is a lower version for grades 2 and 3 and an upper version for grades 4 and 5.
The upper version includes more difficult calculations and advanced math concepts like decimals and multiplication. Both options provide lots of opportunities for problem solving and collaboration.
There are many ways to use this activity in the classroom. You can work through the activities as a class, assign to students to complete individually or in small groups, place the activities in centers, or use them during guided math groups to provide more support. This activity should take between minutes to complete in class. Much easier than learning how to snowboard. All you have to do is print and teach. Another great way to keep kids interested in the winter games and practice important math skills is to graph the real life medal counts.
In lower elementary grades you might want to just graph the U. You can have kids color in circles on picture graphs or create a large classroom graph on the wall with paper cutouts to represent the gold, silver, and bronze medals. In upper grades, you might want to keep track of which country wins each event or make a large bar graph with the Top 10 countries represented.
You could also have individual students pick different countries and keep track of their medal counts. This is also a great way to practice research skills. Demonstrate where students can find the daily medal counts and then assign pairs of students to keep up with the task each day. I love read alouds.
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