Before I had children I had this idea that they would all be perfectly presented, immaculately clean and sit around reading books and doing puzzles. Instead, they are usually covered with bits of food and run around shouting ‘Lets play….‘
Running and falling over
Aim of the game:
To get hot and sweaty, Z runs around then falls over on purpose usually dangerously close to a wall, door or the top of the stairs and little S falls on top of him. They giggle and start again.
To be the winner:
Last the longest without crying. Bonus points for making the other player cry just a little bit, but not enough to stop the game.
Game ends when:
I decide its too dangerous, or baby H wants to join in.
Car Racing
Aim of the Game:
To race around on ride-on vehicles for as long as you can without being told off for riding over toys, hitting doors or biffing each other.
To be the winner:
You get to keep the ride-on car for the longest….the trike or scuttle bug are seen as inferior. Bonus points for doing the biggest skids round the corners.
Game ends when:
Someone falls off or crashes into something valuable.
Tower building
Aim of the game:
To build the biggest duplo tower.
To be the winner:
Build the highest, wobbliest looking tower. Dangers include baby H who has a tendency to push the towers over or other players being sneaky and ‘accidentally’ knocking over your tower.
Game ends when:
Part of the tower falls on me or baby H, or when participants jump on the play table to reach the top of the tower.
Pirates
Aim of the game
To make as much mess at tea time as possible, so it takes ages for me ages to clean up, giving Z and S time to turn the sofa into a pirate ship.
To be the winner
Jump off the sofa base onto the cushions. Try not to land in the sea.
Game ends when
Someone lands on the wooden floor sea and cries, or crashes into baby H.
Do your children play games like these? Please tell me its not just my 3!!
Sound like children who know how to have fun and can play beautifully 🙂
Ha, the certainly know how to play…not sure about the beautifully bit! 🙂
My kids would be awesome at this, shall we have a tournament?
oooh yes…might need the stair gates up! 🙂
hehe I love reading all your posts as it reminds me of just what I have got to come!! xx
oh yes, its just gets more fun!
sounds like loads of fun in your house….top game in our house is to see who can bounce Jack the highest on the trampoline!
The pirates game reminds me of what me & my brother used to do when we were kids…I can’t imagine my mum letting us do that so it makes me wonder where she was…….perhaps clearing away the mess from tea!!
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If we had a trampoline, i’m sure bouncing H would be high on the list too!
Ho sweet, this is why I can’t wait to have my first born and in age to play those games! As a Lego fan, I hope he/she will enjoy the tower building one 🙂
oooh yes. i love that mine love Lego! x
I think F would love to come and play at your house. These are all her favourite games at the moment. She’s also just got into hide and seek. I lost her for 2 whole minutes this morning, only to find she’d managed to climb behind the TV cabinet in the corner and was sitting there, amongst all the wires going “Shhhhh”. Terrifying.
eeek, scary!
Oh yes, these sound just the sort of games my 3-year-old likes. The trouble is, as she’s an only child she expects Mummy or Daddy to enjoy joining in with them just as much!
We do have to join in sometimes…as the sea monster :-0
I still don’t have kids, but when I read post like this I can’t wait.. I am really wondering what kind of games will my kids think of 🙂
They are very amusing!
Today I caught my five-year-old daughter in her bedroom jumping from the windowsill to the top of her chest of drawers, to her spinning egg chair. I wonder how many times I will have to explain the danger, or how many times she will have to ignore me and ending up hurting herself, before she learns it’s not the best game…
Oh no….I am just waiting for an accident…we’ve been lucky so far!