Group Games for Kids
Get kids moving, creating, and learning together with our collection of group games for students of all ages. Whether you’re stuck indoors or looking for some educational outdoor games, we have plenty of hands-on activities that fit the bill. From alphabet tag and letter-sound hopscotch to vocabulary building games and card games that hone maths skills, there are tons of options to support learning and cooperation.
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Play an ABC Balloon Game
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Play an ABC Balloon Game
Celebrate Read Across America Day with your kindergartener by playing an alphabet balloon volley game inspired by "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" by Dr. Seuss.
Year one
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Five Stones
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Five Stones
Stuck inside on a rainy day? Teach your child a classic kid's game: Five Stones. All you need are five stones and a flat surface.
Year 4
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Prediction Game
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Prediction Game
Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.
Year 4
Social studies
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Conkers: A British Kids' Game
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Conkers: A British Kids' Game
Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.
Year 6
Social studies
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Map My House
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Map My House
Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?
Year 3
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Unwrap the Gift Game
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Unwrap the Gift Game
At your next party, play this amped-up version of hot potato that comes with a prize!
Year one
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Twenty Questions
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Twenty Questions
Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.
Year 6
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Candy Hunt
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Candy Hunt
Entertain your next batch of energetic youngsters with a Halloween-inspired candy hunt!
Year one
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Flying Potato
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Flying Potato
These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.
Year 5
Science
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Catch a Leprechaun
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Catch a Leprechaun
Your children will squeal with delight when they discover all the mishaps that come about after a visit from the leprechaun.
Year one
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Drawing Game
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Drawing Game
Kids get to play mad scientist in this wacky drawing game that's a great way to help kids to mellow out after the high-energy antics of recess.
Year 4
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Toss and Blend: A Carnival Game
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Toss and Blend: A Carnival Game
This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.
Year one
Reading & writing
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Play Find It!
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Play Find It!
This hunting game is just as fun outdoors as it is inside. And while they'll never suspect they're learning, it helps kids develop listening skills, too!
Year one
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Play the Game: Itsy Bitsy May I?
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Play the Game: Itsy Bitsy May I?
Like "Mother, May I?", this following directions tag game focuses on gross motor skills, but to the theme Itsy Bitsy Spider. Fun indoors or outside!
Year one
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Play Animal Exercises
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Play Animal Exercises
Preschoolers need to practise hopping, skipping, and other "gross motor" skills. Why not make it fun by challenging them to move like their favorite animals?
Kindergarten
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Go on a Direction Scavenger Hunt
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Go on a Direction Scavenger Hunt
This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your child with the directional vocabulary he should master in time for year one.
Kindergarten
Reading & writing
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Pinball Machine Game
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Pinball Machine Game
The next time you're trapped indoors on a dreary day, try this take on dodgeball. All you need are a group of kids, an open area and a soft, spongy ball.
Year 3
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Over and Out! 2 Great Obstacle Courses
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Over and Out! 2 Great Obstacle Courses
When it comes to working kids' muscles, nothing beats an obstacle course! Here are some easy ideas for creating your own course at home.
Kindergarten
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Play Sardine Hide and Seek!
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Play Sardine Hide and Seek!
This twist on the same old Hide and Seek is a great weekend or rainy-day activity.
Year 2
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P.E. Party
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P.E. Party
Throw a P.E. party in your own backyard that will make fitness fun!
Year 4
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Wolfie Wolf! An Outdoor maths Game
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Wolfie Wolf! An Outdoor maths Game
Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.
Year 2
Maths
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Homonym Beanbag Toss
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Homonym Beanbag Toss
Homonyms are those tricky little words that tend to confound early learners. Help your second grader ace the challenge with this outdoor game.
Year 3
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Estimation Game
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Estimation Game
Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!
Year 3
Maths
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Geography Game with Dr. Seuss!
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Geography Game with Dr. Seuss!
Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".
Year 5
Social studies
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Make Your Own Badminton Set
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Make Your Own Badminton Set
Help your second grader make his own badminton set--out of your old pantyhose! He'll delight in his crafty independence, and you'll love saving money.
Year 3
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