Ideas to play with children and participate in their games

The game can promote spontaneously and naturally the creativity of children. It is the moment in which the child brings out everything he would like to become, represents the hero he admires, invents objects that do not exist, but it would be great if they existed ...

There are many types of games: directed, guided, with established norms ... but the best way to encourage creativity is through free and spontaneous play. Let them believe, elaborate, think ... that they take out all the creativity and imagination that they have inside them.

But if that creativity does not come naturally, by themselves, we can help them. Let's start the games, let's take out our creativity, provoke situations that make them think, solve situations, etc.


To play in a fun and creative way, you do not need many media. That is, it is not necessary to have many toys, or great games. On the contrary, with a few things - and often objects and materials from day to day (old clothes, cardboard boxes, pots *) - they can make beautiful and funny stories.

The freedom to play without limitations for children

Frequently, some parents they make the mistake of correcting the child in their games: for example, if the child is playing with his dolls and he introduces them in his little house through the window, they are warned that he has to enter through the door. This is not done with bad intention and the child is expected to learn, but we must bear in mind that play is one of the most spontaneous activities of the child. Therefore, we must try not to cut that imagination, or limit it. Many of the inconsistencies or illogical situations for them have a meaning or, even, they can teach us some traits of our son.


The game does not have to be a carbon copy of reality and more taking into account the high degree of imagination and fantasy that invades the head of the smallest. This does not have to be dangerous, but on the contrary, as long as it is able to distinguish fantasy from real life. The child has been able to freely choose to introduce the dolls through the window because even their dolls are lucky to be able to fly ...

However, always try to give them correct information or a good model, but this does not have to be correcting but doing it correctly. In this case, we can play with them and have our dolls enter the door.

What we should not do when playing with our children

The game is the basis of childhood and the greatest source of fun for the child. With a certain degree of exaggeration we could say that the game is the small farm where the adult has a ticket for certain moments, as long as the owner, who is the child, wants to invite him to enter. Therefore, we should try to respect that moment of yours. Let him choose who he wants to play, with what and in what way.


We must not condition their game, or interrupt their stories, or restrict them. Nor of course, choose us for them. We can always be there helping them to choose, suggesting, contributing ideas ... but leaving them free to enjoy the beauty of the game and get the most out of it. Especially because when you grow up you will not have the possibility of enjoying it in the same way.

Ideas to play and participate in children's games

- The game can provide us with information very detailed of the child but without discarding a certain degree of uncertainty because of the overflowing imagination of the children. They are not always what they show, if not what they would like to be

- Our two-year-old son is entering a fantasy world and imagination in which he will be submerged until he is six or seven years old. If we are not able to introduce ourselves to him, we can not share his games and illusions.

- We can not be mere spectators. We have to actively participate in our son's game even if it means throwing us on the floor to do "the Indian" behind a sofa.

- If we want to enjoy and that the child enjoys, we have to put ourselves at his height and take our role as wolf, train, horse ...

- However important our occupations may be, even more is to play with our son a few minutes at least every day. We can not afford to miss the appointment.

- Playing with him does not mean directing his games, but to give him the protagonism and allow him to take the lead in order to develop his creativity, his freedom and his expressiveness.

- If we enter the world of our son's game, We can not ask him to adapt to ours at any time. We are the ones who enter, not he who comes out.

- The child needs to play with his parents, but as it is not a question of quantity but of quality, we must both dedicate a little while to it.For example, if Mom is busy, Dad can play warrior and chase the child, and before sleep it will be mom who participates with him in a more serene game, allowing him to sleep relaxed.

Conchita Requero
Advice: María Campo Martínez. Director of Kinder Schools Kimba

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