Games to play with preschoolers

I've realised that I really have to stop calling Tee a toddler as she is almost four and is technically a preschooler. *sigh* These babies are growing up way too fast!!! What happened to this little thing here on the left??? This was when Tee was just 3 months old at Christmas. She had spiky hair and a wicked temper that showed us who was really boss.

Today, we learnt a new fun game from a dearest friend called 'Guess Who?'. What you have to do is think of someone you and your preschooler know but keep it a secret in your head. Then make your preschooler ask you lots of questions about this person until they are able to guess who the person is.

For example, I'm thinking of Daddy (the secret person). And Tee starts asking me; is this a girl or a boy? is it a child or an adult? does he wear glasses? is he hairy? does he work? does he have children? is he grumpy? And she continues asking until she is able to guess the right answer!

This game is good because not only does it make them think (you can take turns being the guesser and the answerer) but it is very interesting getting into a mind of a preschooler to view how he or she perceives certain people. Also, it forces the preschooler to be more creative the further away she is from guessing who the person is. And, as an adult, you could actually drop new vocabulary into the game each time and teach your preschooler something new! For example, instead of using all the simple ways to describe someone, make your language more articulate. Ask her if this person has ever had laryngitis? To which she would ask, what is laryngitis and you can then tell her. Ask her if this person has bad habits? Discuss what bad habits are. Ask her if this person has any siblings? Ask her if this person resides in a foreign country? See? So many new words for a preschooler to learn.

And never, never underestimate their ability to learn them because believe you me, they are more than capable. It is always us who are pulling them back, thinking they are too young to be absorbing such big words. Preschoolers have incredibly mammoth capabilities!!!

Read How to play a fun chain story game with children.