game help: what are some cool games to do with all kids while babysitting? - Help.com

Who can fall asleep the fastest…

Maybe hide & seek…..

it helps me to make up games
kids are super creative and they generally can entertain themselves
at least the kids i watch do…

or try combining a bunch of games together…

ahhh babysitting is a fine art.
you have to stay calm and in control of the situation.
i can’t give you any advice.
you have to use your own judgement.
what exactly are they doing?

Make a contest of who can go without talking the longest. Whoever does wins a prize. It’s funny and quiet. Sometimes just lowering the overall noise level in the house can be calming. Also make sure the lights aren’t too bright. I don’t mean to make everything dark, but particularly if you have been asked to put the children to bed (if their parents are out late), turning off unnecessary lights and turning off the TV can begin to get them ready to sleep. Also, if you expect to limit their time in an activity (video games for example), start out with a reasonable time limit on the game based on good behavior, then as the end of their game/tv time approaches, give them 5-minute, 2-minute and 1-minute warnings, so you want be bombarded with pleas for just a little more time. Kids like to know what to expect; the like a routine.

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sansceriph wrote:
Make a contest of who can go without talking the longest. Whoever does wins a prize. It’s funny and quiet.

i have heard this suggestion several times, but i feel that parents aren’t home, and they kids can go a little crazy…

just my personal opinion and if you keep a handle on the situation then every one has fun!

Well depending on the age I think games that can use their imagination and how they feel are great. Like telling them to draw what their favorite season is or food. Maybe even what they want to be when they grow up. sometimes games need to involve a leader like you or an older child. I teach dance and we play a lot of creative moment games. as a reward. but it gets their minds thinking. or they could help clean by making it a game. the trash can is the goal and the kid who can throw in the most trash wins..?

Bring some magazines and let them make a collage. Preferably mags without Britney Spears.

or lindsay lohan!

A game I used to do with kids I babysat (and my own kids) was I’d give everyone paper and crayons, including myself. I’d say draw a tree, and when they finished that I’d say draw a house, etc.. give them ideas of what to draw but let them do it their own way, then when everyone finishes their picture, compare how different they are. It’s amazing how children have their own creative ideas and interpret the same cues differently =]