What not to give
Before buying a gift for your baby, you should find out which items neither the six-year-old birthday boy nor adults will like:
- surprise out of season . Children wait for gifts all year and they want to use them here and now. It is unlikely that the summer birthday boy will be delighted with a snowflake or sled;
- ordinary things - it’s unlikely that a six-year-old dreams of receiving clothes as a gift;
- certificate or money - at 6 years old, a child has little idea why he needs a piece of bright plastic or an envelope;
- items for which you will need to purchase additional parts . This puts parents in an awkward position; they will have to allocate money from the budget. It is ideal if you agree with other guests to purchase such add-ons.
Games for children from 5 years old
Stringing hearts. Cut out hearts from colored paper. We make a hole in each heart and string it on a cord. We hang the chain.
Outline the hand. We place our hand on the paper. Draw along the outline with a pencil. Cut out and paint with colorful patterns.
Let's draw little people. We wet our finger. Then we dip it in ink and press it to the paper. We draw a little man from the print: we finish drawing the face, arms and legs.
We put up gates from bottle caps. We install a corridor of several gates. To do this, we put two caps together. We push the coins through the gate with our finger.
We count cars. We look out the window. We make a bet on how many cars (or how many cars of a certain color or model) will pass by the house over a period of time.
Guessing the animals . Each one depicts an animal. Others must guess which one.
Game of steps. We climb the stairs step by step. We come up with a name for each new step.
Toy money. We put the coins under the paper. Using a soft pencil, rub over the coin. We cut out paper money.
Swing. One lies down on the blanket, the others lift it higher and swing it.
A room out of a box . We make a room out of a cardboard shoe box. We draw furniture on paper, cut it out and paste it into the box.
Matchbox beds . We make cribs from matchboxes, and cut out suitable size pillows and blankets from paper. We draw little people on paper, cut them out and put them in bed.
We make paper animals. We draw any animals on thick paper. Cut it out. Glue a strip of cardboard as a stand.
Mosaic . Cut out a rectangle from paper. Then cut it into 10 pieces of different shapes. Mix the pieces. You need to make a rectangle out of the pieces again.
How to celebrate a child's sixth birthday at home?
Today it is important to celebrate a child’s birthday on a large scale, inviting not only relatives, but also all the friends of the birthday boy. For such a holiday to be a success, it is necessary to approach the organization of celebrations and entertainment with all responsibility. To do this, it is worth following several organizational steps in sequence.
- Preliminary preparation
- Entertainment
- Discussion of the event with the birthday boy
- Children's birthday party for children only
A few weeks before the holiday, start thinking through all the nuances so that in the future they cannot ruin the evening. Among such details, it is important to pay attention to the location, menu, and festive program of the event. Moms and dads hope to do this a day or two before the celebration, but this is a mistake.
Decide in advance what style your celebration will be in: funny, intellectual, fairy-tale, etc. It is necessary to create an entertainment program, choose competitions, games, or maybe a quest. If you invite an animator, you must agree in advance and book the date of his participation. In the current daylight, animators are in great demand, sometimes you have to stand in line. Therefore, take care in advance so that the children are not left without a cheerful companion.
You can immediately choose an interesting and current birthday program. You just need to decide on the theme (Cinderella, Harry Potter, Frozen, Minions, Pirates, etc.), and a professional team will do the rest for you. The script should be moderately active and easy to understand. Consider the child’s desire for the baby and guests to have fun.
Even though you are an adult and you know better, do not forget to check with the hero of the occasion what kind of party he wants. You can seriously upset a child if the holiday is not his dream.
You shouldn’t interfere with a feast for adults and a party for kids in one evening. This evening all attention should be focused on the children. They are the main ones at this holiday. It is better for parents to choose another date or time to serve the buffet. Therefore, a healthy party will only work when the main participant is the birthday boy or girl.
Games for children from 4 years old
We dress up the dolls. We make outfits for dolls from scraps. We fasten with ribbons or paper clips.
Throwing up a balloon. Throw a well-inflated balloon into the air. You need to push it up with your index finger, preventing it from falling.
We crawl on our backs. We lie on our backs and move around the room, trying not to touch anything.
We come up with hairstyles. We bring bows, barrettes and hair hoops. We give each other unusual, fantastic hairstyles.
Scratched pictures . We paint the surface of the paper with colored wax pencils, and on top with black paint. Using some object, we scratch various squiggles and lines so that the colored base appears through the black background.
We tell stories. One begins to tell a story. In the middle he is interrupted, and the next one must continue the story.
Drawing musical pictures. Let's turn on the music. On a piece of paper we draw colorful shapes that are associated with music.
Folding pictures. We draw a head on paper, bend it back and pass it on to someone else, who draws the stomach and arms and bends it back again. The next one finishes drawing the legs and feet. Expand and look at the drawing.
We count the points . We throw the dice one by one and count. The one who scores more points wins. You can draw a circle on paper with a felt-tip pen and throw peas or seeds over it from a small height. We only count those that are in the circle!
Let's guess the sounds. One player closes his eyes and tries to guess which of the other players just snored, grumbled or meowed.
Learning to jump. Jump on one leg for as long as possible. On two legs in place, “backing up”, etc.
Figure-rug. Using trousers, a shirt and boots, we lay out a figure on the floor. Draw a face of suitable size on paper, cut it out and apply it.
Finger caps. From the circles we glue our own pointed hat for each finger.
We flip the coin. Two players place a coin on the table and use their finger to shoot the coin from one to the other.
I see something that you don't see. We wish for some colored thing in the room. We name the color and ask you to guess this item.
We think quickly. One player quickly names a word. The other person should immediately say what came to his mind in this regard. Then we change roles.
Let's put on makeup. We paint our faces with mom’s cosmetics (or gouache, but we don’t do that for long!)
We make wishes about people. We look out the window. We come up with various stories about the people we see below.
Ghost game. Everyone wraps themselves in white sheets and circles around the apartment like ghosts, making terrifying sounds.
Making a picture book. Cut out pictures from a catalog or magazine. Glue it into a notebook and decorate the cover.
Let's play robbers. We hide several objects in the room that are in their usual places. Players returning to the room must guess what has disappeared and find it.
Magnet game. Place a magnet under the paper and a coin on the paper. Use a magnet to move the coin along the paper.
Drawings continued . Place a red dot in the center of the sheet of paper. We invite the next person to continue the drawing with a dot or line. Then the turn goes to the first player.
Holiday format
At the age of 6 years, children are adapted to almost any holiday format, the main thing is that they receive attention, love and have fun without stopping. A birthday can be celebrated perfectly both inside and outside the home. You can choose:
To create a festive mood in the cafe, you can invite animators. You can choose a cartoon character, a fairy tale, a game, etc. Today children really like the game Among As. In other words, a lighter version of the adult game "Mafia". You can invite animator Among As, who will entertain your children and occupy their free time with an interesting game.
