This page covers ideas for four year old fun - all submitted by visitors to the site!
Games for 4 year olds help keep these energetic little folk occupied - as well as teaching them yet more about the great wide world around them!
As your four year old begins to find a new-found sense of self-importance and confidence, playing games helps create an imaginative place where they can express themselves with humor or seriousness.
Humor inevitably gives way to silliness, and four year olds love to be silly or funny - and they're still learning the difference between the two! They're learning what's acceptable, what's not, and how to control their words and actions to suit different situations - quite a complex skill, and one that we all strive to perfect throughout our lives :)
Your child at four is beginning to be a "big" little person, rather than that demanding, still somewhat toddler-like three year old. So these games for 4 year olds will, I hope, help them let off a bit of steam - as well as explore those new horizons they see opening up for them.
Walking through the jungle Walking through the jungle - say 'walking through the the jungle, what can you see...can you see a...' at this point make the noise of the animal or do an impression of it & your child guesses what the animal is. Can alos do 'walking through the rainforest, park or farm'. Cathi, United Kingdom
Balloon tennis Two (or more) badminton rackets and a balloon. Two or more players hit the balloon back and forth to each other. Good for developing eye hand coordination and can be played indoors. Ken, United States
The penny game My son Reilly and I play the penny game. You take ten pennies and you line them up in a row and you count them out loud and you take another ten pennies and you group them in groups of 2 and then you ask which group has more, and then you can add more pennies or subtract. It is a good math lesson. Regina, United States
Digging in the dirt :) My boys will play for hours just digging in the dirt and pretending they're the actual equipment and not just moving the toys. Logan, United States
Puzzle fun and more! I have a son of 4.5 years. We play a lot of games together. The most enjoyed ones by him are the puzzles and knowing more about animals and birds. He is good at putting all the puzzle pieces together. He solves the 32 piece puzzle on his own. He does not need guidance from anyone. He has a keen sence of observation and analytical mind.
We enjoy the game of puzzle solving in the minimum time required by either of us. He usually solves the puzzle along with me after 2 to 3 tries on the same puzzle.
We also make animals or shapes or designs using modeling clay to gether. Playing basketball and football together is also fun with him. Prateek, India
Supermarket alphabet game Alphabet naming game, based on items sold in a supermarket. Example: A is for apple and so on. Deane, United Kingdom
Musical animal stretch! I put music on and I teach them how to stretch. Then we take turns picking which animal to be, and we dance to the music pretending to be that animal. Julia, Canada
Beach ball fun I throw up the ball and he tries to keep it off the ground for as long as he can. If he misses the ball and falls on the ground he starts giggling like crazy. Caty, United States
Stomach-hockey Use a large or medium sized beach ball. Hand your child a paper towel roll tube and keep one for yourself. Both of you lie down on your stomachs, a few feet apart, facing each other. Keeping your legs straight, lift your backs to hit the ball with the tube. This is huge fun and a great way to strengthen muscles. Joy, South Africa
Nature trail We go for nature walk and pick up things of our interest. Later we stick them up together. Nithya, India
Image creator! I trace my little one and let him create his own image inside. When he goes through different interests his image of himself changes, creating knew ideas and thoughts of himself. Cynthia
Hide and seek Lots of times a great game of hide and seek can be a fun way to streangthen your childs skills, of a treasure map to a prize, like candy or something. Katie, United States
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