Preschool Games That Burn Energy!
Preschoolers have an early bed time, which is good because you need that “mommy time” at the end of the day to unwind.
The problem is that preschoolers having seemingly boundless energy during the daylight hours. How do you channel The Force and keep them from turning your house upside down?
Hasbro has the right idea with their Elefun and Friends collection of games, designed for active play and lots of laughs!
Games in the Elefun and Friends series include Hungry Hungry Hippos, Gator Golf, and two new games that Hasbro sent us to try out: Giraffalaff Limbo and Hasbro Scatterpillar Scramble!
Giraffalaff Limbo is a kid-friendly limbo game in which players spin a spinner to find out which of the 6 ways (classic limbo, crabwalk, crawl, giraffe walk, forward, and backward) you have to limbo.
If you bump into Giraffalaff, he starts laughing! The player who goes the lowest is the winner!
Giraffalaff Limbo is contained enough to be played indoors, but it can really be a workout!
Scatterpillar Scramble focuses on fine motor skills, as players hurry to place all of their 8 marbles in Scatterpillar’s hands as he wiggles about! It is actually quite challenging!
Scatterpillar Scramble and Giraffalaff Limbo are great games to pull out when you are trying to resist the urge to turn on the television.
Jojo loves playing online games. He just turned 5 so I’m always on the look out for age-appropriate online fun. Elefun & Friends has online action at www.elefunandfriends.com.
Find the special code inside each Elefun & Friends game box, enter the code, and kids can access The Tangled Tale, an Elefun & Friends animated short.
The Elefun & Friends online experience also lets kids play games and sing along to songs.
If you want to buy one of these games, be sure to download a printable coupon for $4 off any Elefun & Friends game! This valuable coupon offer is valid until December 31, but it’s only available for download through October 31, so print yours off today!
Through Hasbro and My Blog Spark, I got these two great games to review, and I also have a set of two games to giveaway to one reader!
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24 October 2009, 2:04 am
My little boy (who is 16 months old) loves to play hide and seek…it’s hilarious to watch because he’s always in the most obvious places or just covers his eyes with his hands! It’s fun and he always gets very silly!
24 October 2009, 2:06 am
We love to go and play in the grass and act like we are explorers. It is so much fun ~ you never know what is going to jump out at you!
24 October 2009, 2:06 am
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My kids and I like to build “forts” in the living room with blankets and chairs, and when they get hungry, I supply them with food they eat in their “forts!”
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24 October 2009, 7:46 am
main entry: my 5 yr old grandson is with me each day after school so now that it is fall season its the perfect time to be outside and enjoy it. And he loves playing pirates so I draw on a scetch pad pictures of about 10 items that are outside and number them 1-10 and x will mark the spot for his treasure he will find. He goes to each of the items drawn on the map and under each will be other treasures maybe a eye patch or a old key and play money etc until he finally reaches the last one where his treasure will be found usually real money maybe a dollar and coins, he loves it and it keeps him busy searching but he loves the adventure of it all. and he will add all these things to his little treasure box he keeps here until he pulls them out for another day of hunting fun with me. great offer he would love these games, thanks
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24 October 2009, 7:55 am
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My Grandson and I love to play hungry hungry hippos, and we dance a LOT! As long as I am actively MOVING with him, he is one happy camper!
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24 October 2009, 2:02 pm
When I have all my grandkids over we bring out the Candyland DVD Game and the babies have fun hopping from color to color. It ends up being so funny seeing 9 kids trying to play a game with it being so crowded. Its just so much fun for all of us. Thank you!
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24 October 2009, 2:45 pm
Lately, we have really enjoying playing tag or hide ‘n seek with our 2 year old…she is finally old enough for some more structured games!
24 October 2009, 4:30 pm
I am always encouraging my daughters to be silly because really I am too! We make up silly songs and then dance silly dances to them…we have lots of fun!
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the boys are big fans of wrestling, so it keeps them active
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24 October 2009, 10:54 pm
My youngest and I have been catching leaves (or trying to catch them!) as they fall from way up high off the tops of trees. I pick her up and we try to run in the direction of a leaf attempting to grab it. We laugh the entire time!
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My son loves to play Indiana Jones, so we go outside and have adventures: find crocodiles, look for treasure and run from enemies.
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26 October 2009, 7:34 am
we make up silly games and play them - my husband and i will chase the kids around saying squishy ball and try and grab them and hug them and tickle them - the kids laugh hysterically the whole time
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Besides playing family games, we go outside and play old school…hopscotch, hula hoops, sword fights…you name it!
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My kids and I love to play outside on the trampoline. We also go to the park and play. Some of the silliest times we have had has been when I have let them dress up in my clothes - silly part is my son!! We have so much fun just being us!!
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I guess this would be considered silly, but certainly active; my almost 2 year old and I try to march every where we go around the house. She now calls out a beat and starts marching.
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28 October 2009, 6:56 am
I let my daughter make up games with a soft ball that she is sled to play with in the house. Usually the game involves her rolling the ball down the hallway and she tries to sit down before my husband or I come back with the ball. She’s always changing the rules to the game, which makes it fun for her and for us.
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29 October 2009, 8:34 am
We dance around the house when cleaning up. They also like a little game that we play with stickers. I give each of them a pack of those colored DOT stickers and tell them to go around the house and stick them on certain items……usually we focus on a certain letter or color. Whoever “stickers” the most items within the time limit wins!
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