Boules
Although typically played with metal or wooden balls this can be played with any ball… just bear in mind that boules when thrown are not expected to bounce when they…
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Sent in by Mark Vaughan Very simple catching game for a group. Up to 20 children can play. Have the children spread out in the playing field and stand in…
Continue readingChildren need to play, it is not a luxury.
“Children need the freedom and the time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity.” (Kay Redfield Jamison). Came across this great quote by Kay Redfield Jamison…
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[Also known as: “Ball Bop”] A lot of fun and used to be a youth club favourite. Needs a fair number of players to make it work though (minimum 8?)….
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An old one, very simple, but still good to have up your sleeve, that I was reminded off at football training today. It’s a nice one for parties and works…
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Welcome to the flip side – or at least my efforts to try and bring a different perspective to parenting. That father’s can be just as good at being a…
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Came across this one at football training and being played by some 4-6 year olds. Looks a good one for a bit of fun and developing some shooting skills and…
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Attributed to Freddie, Reading, UK It is always fun watching or hearing about games that children invent using what is available, so it was nice to hear about this game…
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Have a large feather and wondering what to do with it? What about making your own quill pen? Quill pens are traditional and have been supplanted by metal nibbed pens…
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If you don’t know what quilling is, its that craft where varying lengths of fine strips of coloured paper are rolled into tight spirals, molded into the required shape and…
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