Fun construction party games!Build a fab party with these construction party games for little kids ;)
Both girls and boys will enjoy these games, because if there's one thing little kids love doing - it's building and creating something new. And the great advantage of this construction party theme is that you'll probably have everything you need for these activities in your home already. You can use paper and crayons, some kid building blocks or just plastic cups, some toy tools, and any other kid construction toys you have. Now, this first activity can be used as an icebreaker as the kids are arriving: Color it, draw it!Prepare a table with paper, crayons, markers, and stickers. Your kid guests might like to color in my free castle printable:
Budding artists can decide to draw their own creation - for example:
And of course you can give prizes for the best creations! Talk about the different kinds of buildings before you start, so that the kids can choose one quickly and get to work! Some kids find it hard to choose something by themselves. Buildings of the world quiz
Number each picture, and pin them around the room. The kids must work out: What each landmark is... ... and where it is. Give your kids paper and pencil, and get them going round writing their own answers down, with a prize for those who get every answer correct. Here are some examples - tailor your questions depending where you are around the world and what your kids will be familiar with:
Build it high...I think the easiest tower to build - and the most fun! - is using plastic or paper disposable cups to build the highest tower, in a pyramid fashion.
Start the kids off by getting them to build a simple tower with three cups at the base. Then they can try building with four at the bottom, five, and so on. Who can build the highest tower without it falling down? Tip: get kids playing this in twos or threes. You'll need a large sack of plastic cups - a tower with eight cups at the bottom will use 36 cups, so count how many you'll need beforehand. Toolkit puzzleA feeling game! Use a
Wrap each tool and the nails up in a paper or plastic bag, or one made of fabric - just make sure the kids can't see what is hidden inside. You can pass the items round in a circle, one by one and see if the kids can guess what they are. Add a little fun by including some totally different items - a bar of candy, a banana, and a small ball, for example. Then you can unwrap everything, check the kids know what each item is, and have a laugh about the suggestions they made for the surprise elements! You can also ask them why a bar of candy isn't a tool; and ask them for suggestions of other tools. Then you can use these items in the next game. Kim's construction party game
The children have to turn away from the table, and then you can remove one item. The kids turn round and guess what has been removed. They'll love to take turns "removing" themselves. Make it more difficult by removing two items. On the last go, take everything off the table. Then the children have to try and remember everything that was there!
Construction party play stationsLet them build! Prepare four small tables or areas with Lego, building bricks and other construction toys you have - or that you can borrow. You need one table for two or three kids each maximum.Give the children five minutes on each table. When the whistle blows - they move onto the next table. Make sure you have an adult helping with each activity. Children love spending a little time just playing. And they look forward to moving onto the next activity. This also makes a nice "break" before your party food. You can ask the children one table at a time to go to the bathroom and wash their hands for this. Keeps things nice and calm! |
