How useful are hide and seek?
- Training of qualities and skills. Hide and seek help to develop such important properties of the human psyche as attention, perception and memory. The search teaches the child of purpose and awakens curiosity in him. Ability to rejoice. The element of surprise in the game, enthusiastic surprise to simple things helps a little person to look at the world positively.
- Creative thinking. It is necessary to "supplement the picture" and find the clue key even if there are no prompts. On the development of imaginative thinking are directed games "guess the part of the whole": on the tail - an animal, on the sheet - a tree, etc.
- A holistic perception and understanding of time. Looking for a lost toy, the kid realizes the important property of objects: even if they are out of sight, this does not mean that they have disappeared forever, and the mother leaving for work will certainly appear in the evening and play it. The search not only trains the child's mental faculties, but also helps to adapt to public life, prepares him for independence.
Auxiliary materials
The more diverse the objects that the kid uses for playing hide-and-seek, the sooner he will become acquainted with the properties of the most diverse things, their color, shape and texture. In front of the baby, bury a bright mold in the sand - let it dig. At home, small toys (for example, from kinder- surprises) can be "buried" in a bowl with croup or vermicelli. Hide and Seek on a plate. This game helps feed the mare. Buy a bowl for a crumb, at the bottom of which is painted a bright picture, And help "look" for a bear or a donkey, eating a spoonful for a spoon.
- Affectionate search. Allow the child to look for something interesting in the pockets of your skirt or coat. Let it be a surprise - a handkerchief, a toy, a wheel.
- Birthday gifts or New goal can be wrapped in several layers of rustling foil or bright paper. For young children, the process of unfolding packaging is almost more interesting than the gift itself. Just do not get carried away and do not make of a small typewriter a giant package, so as not to disappoint the child.
All ages are submissive
- Up to 3 years. Be sure, if the newborn baby has a tongue showing his tongue, he will pop out his answer. And then hide it, as mom did. Try to close your eyes first with your hands, then - the eyes of the baby. After that, cover the children's eyes with his palms. Hide behind the diaper. Look right and left, top and bottom, hide behind a big toy. All this causes a violent joy in the baby. Show the baby his reflection in the mirror. Step away from the mirror - hide. Come again and show where the mother is in the mirror, and where - the baby himself.
- 6-9 months. Ask the child to remove the sock ("Where did the fingers hide?"). This game will help develop the child's psychomotor. Throw a diaper over your head ("Where's Mom?"), And when the baby pulls it off - joyfully exclaim: "Here's Mom!" Now turn the crumbs away, and yours - to look and be surprised. Be sure to rejoice and hug the baby when he appears or finds you. Hide in your hand a small interesting or squeaking toy. Open your palm, show your baby and close it immediately. Let him look for a hidden toy. If confused, show the toy again.
- 10-12 months. Children love to hide the right things in the most unexpected places, Take away the keys, remote controls and mobile phones from the field of view. Hide any sounding object (ticking clock) with a half-cup. Let him look, orienting himself by the sound. Buy a toy like "devil from a snuffbox". It will cause real delight. Hide behind the chair, and let the child try to find you. This game stimulates walking and crawling. Now, ask the little one to hide, and you will look for him. Do not find him right away - let him watch the search for his mother and laugh at her inadequacy (excellent training of sense of humor).
- 1-2 years, During this period, hide and seek best stimulate the development of the child. And it does not matter what exactly disappears and appears again - toys or people - the kid invariably gets excited.
- Blindfire. The bell or rattle is handed to the one who hides. He who seeks, closes or blindfolds. A child by sound should understand which way to go. The game perfectly develops the hearing and concentration of attention. With a long rope or a bright strong drink, tie a toy and hide it, for example, in a closet. From another stash drink the room, passing under and over the chairs, sofa, carpet, the child must follow the string-rope, overcoming obstacles and trying to find a toy. First, play together, then you just need to tell the crumb: "Ribbon under the rug." You can also use arrows, drawn with chalk (on the street), or traces cut from paper (in the room).
- 2-3 years. The child already understands that the diaper, thrown over his head, will not hide it. Now he is hiding under the blanket, sticking out his nose or heel, and trying to remain unnoticed. My favorite pastime is to hide in a dark bathroom (always leaving a slit), under a large box or climb under the bed.
- "It's cold hot." The room hides a toy, and the baby should find it by her mother's tips. Do not forget to change with your little roles. If there are more than two players, you can hide not a toy, but a person.
- 3-5 years. Hide and seek can be attracted to get acquainted with books and teach reading. In each book in the pictures you can search for something interesting: only red objects, or "hidden" bear cubs, or objects of triangular shape, or certain letters (especially those that are not given to the baby). This process develops attention, memory, and at the same time - parental fantasy.
A long road by car or train will fly unnoticed, if from an unpleasant sensation to be distracted by a search: who is the first to see a house with a red roof? The concept of "right-left" can be learned through playing hide-and-seek. Let the child guess, in which hand you hid a small toy or candy. If you guess, it's his turn to hide (and at the same time regale). It is important that the child does not just show his hand, but call it. The game "Learn by touch" will bring pleasure to the children's holiday, both small and adult. Sketch "prizes" (toys, pencils, candy, apples, etc.) in a large bag. Let each one blindly try to grasp and identify the object to the touch. Guess becomes a gift. And you can play differently. Cover with a large veil of several children, and let the person in charge identify them by touching the silhouettes. Classic hide and seek, with which you can play at least in a small apartment, even on a playground, is not only a developmental, but also a mobile game. It is important that they play a big company: the kid will seek a common language with other children.