Games for 4 year olds

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.

Games for 4 year olds - your ideas

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