This game is particularly good at family parties or with mixed
age groups, and is definitely a warm weather game!
Age: any
You will need:
2 plastic bottles
Small plastic cups
Divide the players into two teams. Choose a good sport
(perhaps a parent) to sit, cross-legged, with an empty plastic bottle on their
head.
Line up the rest of the team and give the first in line a small plastic cup.
Fill up a few large buckets with warmish water and place them between the team
members and the good sport.
At the signal, the first team member runs to fill up their cup and then pour it,
quickly but carefully, into the plastic bottle. Either continue until one bottle
is filled up, or call time and see who has collected the most water.
Give the good sports a towel, and the winning team a prize!
Make A Ping Pong Bat And Net
The Chinese introduced table tennis to the world and have always been extremely
good at the sport. You can make your own ping pong bats and net and have a go!
Make A Name Book
More of a craft activity than a game, this is a great way for kids to get to
know each other at the beginning of the school year.
Fishing (Tiu-u or Chinese Dominoes) This game of Chinese dominoes sounds a little complicated to
begin with but is in fact very simple to play. The name ‘fishing’ comes from
the idea that players ‘fish’ for matching dominoes. You can either print out
our dominoes or make your own more authentic version with popsicle sticks
(instructions included!)
Matching Game cards can be used to play Memory
(Concentration), Go Fish and many other card games, as well as played with
our sorting mats by one child on their own. Printable Games
