You know you have a winner when your kids have asked to play this game everyday this week!
You need: Straws, bits of paper, goal markers

Preschooler:
You put a goal marker on one end of your kitchen table. Then set several small bits of crumbled paper on the other. Show your child how to blow them across the table and into the goal. You can make this competitive, but we had so much fun just blowing them across the table and between the goal markers, I thought it wasn't necessary. I also allowed him to crawl on the table if the "ball" was in the center of the table and he couldn't reach it from standing on the side. This may have been what made the game super exciting.

I also had a straw and so did my husband to help.  Then everyone had their own paper to move toward the goal. Lastly, we found if two people blow at the same piece of paper at the same time it will "jump" in the air. This produced squeals of delight!

This game could also be played outside with the field and goals drawn with chalk.

Toddler:The toddler version of this game can really be called "Where is it?" Just ask your toddler where things are and they will have fun looking for and bringing things to you. You can try and describe it such as; "Can you bring me the animal that says meow?" or "Can I have the person INSIDE the car?"

Preschool:
I spy with my little eye something that is "______________."
OR
I spy with my little eye something that can "_____________."

Ok, this where the game is RICH in language. Fill in the blank with colors, directional locations, size, etc.

Directional locations: On, Under, Beneath, Inside, Next to, Above, etc.


Preschoolers are old enough to understand the game and ask you questions too. My favorite is when my son says "I spy something with my little eye that is red. It's a stop sign!" silence "oops!" and cracks up because he didn't mean to tell me the answer!

The best thing about this game is it can be played ANYWHERE! ANYTIME! Once they know it play it while waiting at the doctors office, traveling in the car, or sitting in the backyard!

You will need three shells, cups, or small boxes and one object to put underneath.

Toddlers:Put three cups facing down on the table. Put an object under one cup. SLOWLY move the cups around and ask your toddler where the object is. Please remember this is a fun game and NOT meant to trick or frustrate your child. Cheer for them if they guess correctly and encourage a second guess, third guess if they are wrong.They have just learned object permance and will try to figure out which cup the object is under.

Preschooler:After you have played this game a few times your preschooler will enjoy moving the cups and asking you to guess where the object is!