Any ideas on what to do with kids at a daycare?

Question

I just got my newest job at a daycare and was wondering if any parents(?) or anyone knows some good things to do with the kids. Things kids like to do.

Answer 1

Crafts, art projects, singing songs. It depends on what age group. Younger kids love to do very simple things. Older kids are a little bit more complex.  

Answer 2

Try to look on the web for some activities www.activities for daycare kids.

Answer 3

Stuff that's tiring. Both parties benefit from stuff like that. Tag, relay races, stuff on bikes, jump rope, kickball, soccer, baseball, ect.

Answer 4

When I worked at a daycare before the kids came in we made home made play dough. and then choose a food color dye. Bring out the cookie cutters of all shapes and sizes and just let them play.

Put on a puppet show with the paper bag puppets that they can make out of scrap materials.

Put on a movie

Go to the park and let them run around for a few hours and have a picnic lunch. If you dont live by a park you can have a picnic lunch on a blanket on the floor and pretend that youre at the park.

Most kids like to dance so bring in a few kids song cds a pop it in and let them dance.

Do kid exercises like jump up and down pop corn popping

Make an obstacle course and have them go through it. Children love to go in tunnels and crawl through things.

Bring them to the local wading pool with the moms permission and stay for half the day and the other half they take a nap and have a snack.

Bring in guest speakers like a zoologist, or a magician.

Show and tell week.

Answer 5

Play with play dough, color, board games (chutes and ladders, candy land, number bingo), chalk outside or on a chalkboard, read them books, do movement songs~Hokey Pokey, Head, shoulders, knees and toes, etc.  Paint with them.  Take them outside...

Answer 6

play soccer or play on the swings watch movie eat snacks play games listen to music

they like it when u read to them  

Answer 7

I'm a teen and I work at a preschool/daycare as an assistant.

Here are some things the kids like to do:

coloring

painting

cutting paper/shapes

boardgames (for older kids)

building blocks

puzzles

singing (have them put on a concert)--make tickets. : )

talent show

puppet show (kids love any types of shows)

I taught the kids some simple ballet steps and other dance steps

london bridges

ring around the rosie

duck duck goose

bake cookies (have kids decorate)

have the kids make their own books to take home

hide and go seek (they like to hide under tables lol)

There's so much you can do with kids! Just try to think of everyday tasks that you might do like baking cookies and try to find something that the kids could do that is creative and fun for them.

Hope I helped a bit!

ooooh story time is a favorite too! have them act it out afterwards too (depending on how old the children are.)

good luck!

Answer 8

are they preschool age?  Have a set schedule that you will follow each day - cooperative games, songs and fingerplays, read stories, play outside on the playground, snacks, etc.

Answer 9

i just found this site a little while ago i love it

http://www.education.com/activity/all-gr...

here are a couple favorites

Get ready for a cool activity! Have your child build an ice sculpture that's so fast, fun, and messy that she may not even realize she's learning a lot about science.

Materials:

Plastic containers of different shapes and sizes

Food coloring

Kosher salt and table salt in salt shakers

Turkey baster and container of water

Gloves/mittens

Directions:

Several days before this activity, freeze water in many different plastic containers. For extra interest, add food coloring to some of the water.

Unmold the ice on a table. It's about to get messy and wet, so you might want to do this outside.

Have your child build sculptures with the ice, if there's more than one child challenge them to work together.

Let your child experiment with the salt and water to see how it affects the ice. (Salt helps the pieces stick together and water, well you get the idea.)

Have gloves and mittens available to protect hands.

After your child sees first-hand (literally) how such a simple thing as salt can have such a big effect on ice, she'll be looking at the world wondering how other objects interact. Without even knowing it, she just conducted a science experiment and art project all in one!

WHATS IN THE BAG

How to Play:

For this game you will secretly place an everyday item in a paper bag and then give different clues to your child, who will then try to guess the item. Too often we don’t give kids enough thinking time when we ask them for an answer. So be sure to allow them a minute or two between each clue for reflection.

Here’s how to start. Let’s say you choose to hide your favorite cooking spoon. You might say “It is made out of wood……. I keep it in the kitchen…… I use it to stir the lemonade…….Do you have a guess?” If your child gives an incorrect answer, then repeat the clues, leaving time for thinking between each statement, and then add more clues until the correct answer has been reached.

Once your child has guessed correctly, give him the bag and let him look inside. He’ll get a big kick out of seeing the object in person.

At first, kids may have trouble guessing what’s in the bag. Start them off with a set of very common objects and later, begin adding more unique items. You can do this activity indoors or out. What will seem to your child like nothing more than a fun game is actually a lot more. Because in between all that play, your kid is building problem solving skills that will serve her well in kindergarten…and beyond.

ITSTY BITSY MAY I

Directions:

Decide who will be Itsy Bitsy.  (NOTE: For the first game, it helps to have the adult act as Itsy Bitsy, to give a solid example for others to follow when it’s their turn.)  This person is the designated spider. She should stand on the opposite side of the room (if indoors) or across the playground (if outdoors).  Itsy Bitsy stays stationary until they reply NO to a request.

Now, choose a base location for the game that is opposite Itsy Bitsy and on a flat surface.  This is the starting location for the players and a base to run to in order to be “safe”. If you’re playing indoors, a mat makes a good base. Outside, a paper plate does the trick.

Now the game begins.  Itsy Bitsy will say a phrase like, “Jump six times towards me.”  All players respond, “Itsy Bitsy May I?”  If Itsy Bitsy says, “Yes”, the children move forward, according to the given command (for example, six jumps forward.)

Play continues with Itsy Bitsy giving different orders each time. Stuck on what kinds of commands to give? Try asking kids to run in place, skip, hop, walk backward, gallop forward, slide, or any other movements that work on big muscle coordination.

As the children get closer to Itsy Bitsy, and ask, “Itsy Bitsy May I?” the spider may respond, “No!” at any time.  When Itsy Bitsy says “No!”, it’s a signal that the spider will try to tag as many children possible before they can arrive safely back to base. Whoever is tagged before making it to base sits out until the next game starts.

It’s important to remember that just as in “Mother May I?”, the tag works both ways! Those who make it back to base safely continue to play all the players have been tagged OR until a child tags Itsy Bitsy in her home.

This is a great way for kids to let off some steam, to practice listening to directions, and to get a workout. Make sure you continue playing until everyone has had a turn to be Itsy Bitsy

I CANT WAIT TO GO CAMPING THIS WEEKEND AND TRY SOME OF THESE! GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN :)