Games for carnival in kindergarten
Successful games in kindergarten are usually the "good old classics". Games that you already enjoyed playing in your kindergarten years can also be a good choice for a children's party on Mardi Gras or Carnival. But brand new game ideas are just as much fun.
Classic games in kindergarten
Surely you have great childhoods Games in the kindergarten or met at school. A little food for thought is the game "Quark, quark, frog" explained below, which may also remind you of other great game ideas.
- This game combines phases of movement and concentration. Since it is not too strenuous, it can also be played for warm-up phases in children's gymnastics. It can also be done without gym equipment and is therefore also suitable when the children wear their costumes for Mardi Gras.
- All children sit in a circle on the floor. Make sure that there are no large gaps between the children. Sometimes you have to help a little with the formation of the circle.
- Pick a volunteer child to play the frog first. The child walks around the circle of seats and taps every child they pass on the head and says "Quark".
- After multiple quark calls, it can say "frog" to a child of their choice. This is the signal: The selected “frog child” has to get up from the seat circle and try to catch the other child. This child walks around the circle once and then sits down in the gap that has become free in the circle of seats. The "frog child" now runs around and continues the action by also tapping children on the head, saying "Quark" and at some point saying "Frog".
- If a catcher catches a child, the roles are reversed and the catcher becomes the hunted and has the opportunity to walk around the circle and sit in the free space.
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The game is relatively simple and many children have a lot of fun with it. Don't be afraid to play along. The children will surely like that. The game "Quark, Quark, Frosch" is also available under different titles and slightly different types of games. Perhaps you remember a game like this yourself.
Carnival and costumes - a competition
Top model shows and singing competitions on television are often watched and acted out by even the youngest. You can take advantage of this trend in kindergarten when choosing modern games for a carnival party.
- Prepare a kind of stage or a catwalk and put three chairs together for a small jury.
- Find a jury together with the children. Sometimes it makes sense for an adult to sit on the jury and take part in the role play.
- As with a television show, any children who feel like it can enter the competition by showing their Introduce carnival costumes or maybe even perform a little trick, sing a short song, dance or one Say saying. The jury awards points after each performance.
- At the end, the winner is chosen based on the highest number of points.
Of course, you can change the role-play as you wish and, for example, let all the children choose the winner by clapping or cheering, or appoint more people to the jury. There are many ways to conduct the game in kindergarten. It is particularly suitable as a carnival game, as everyone can admire the costumes of the others and these are also brought into the game.
