103 games and activities that work well for children in this age range.
Indoor Treasure Hunt is a screen-free birthday game for children aged 4–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Musical Chairs is a screen-free birthday game for children aged 4–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Pass the Parcel is a screen-free birthday game for children aged 4–10. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Blanket Fort is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 2–10. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Kim's Game is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 4–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Shadow Theatre is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 4–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Nature Bingo is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 3–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Freeze Tag is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Water Relay is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Hide-and-Seek is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 3–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Tidy-up Relay is a screen-free group activity for children aged 3–10. It works well at preschool or school and can be adapted to the group.
Five-minute Dance Break is a screen-free group activity for children aged 2–12. It works well at preschool or school and can be adapted to the group.
Car Bingo is a screen-free travel activity for children aged 4–12. It works well while travelling or waiting and can be adapted to the group.
Twenty Questions is a screen-free travel activity for children aged 4–12. It works well while travelling or waiting and can be adapted to the group.
Round-robin Story is a screen-free travel activity for children aged 4–12. It works well while travelling or waiting and can be adapted to the group.
Calm Children's Yoga is a screen-free calm activity for children aged 2–10. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Massage Story is a screen-free calm activity for children aged 3–10. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Cardboard Robot is a screen-free creative activity for children aged 4–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Paper Plane Contest is a screen-free creative activity for children aged 4–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Kick the Can is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 5–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Tag is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 3–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Bat-and-ball Game is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 6–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
The Sharks Are Coming is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–10. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Capture the Flag is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 7–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Red Light, Green Light is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 4–10. It works well indoors or outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Doctor Tag is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 5–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Hawk and Dove is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 5–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Team Challenge Relay is a screen-free group activity for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Hopscotch is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 5–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Jump Rope is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Chinese Jump Rope is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 6–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Tail Tag is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–10. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Cops and Robbers is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 6–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Simon Says is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–10. It works well indoors or outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
All My Chicks is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–9. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Blind Man's Buff is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 5–10. It works well indoors or outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Dodgeball is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 7–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Rounders is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 8–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Egg and Spoon Race is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Sack Race is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Tug of War is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 6–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Target Toss is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 3–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Telephone Game is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 5–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Word Guessing Game is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 5–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Charades is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 5–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Draw and Guess is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 5–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Balloon Game is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 4–10. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Newspaper Dance is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 5–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Limbo is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 5–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
The Floor Is Lava is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 3–10. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Who Am in? is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 6–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Musical Stop with Challenges is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 4–10. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Story Dice is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 5–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Homemade Memory is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 3–10. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Fairy-tale Relay is a screen-free calm activity for children aged 5–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Letter Game is a screen-free calm activity for children aged 5–12. It works well indoors or outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Colour Hunt is a screen-free calm activity for children aged 3–10. It works well indoors or outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Stick The is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 5–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Stone Balancing is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Nature Art is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 3–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Mini-beast Safari is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Bird Bingo is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 5–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Snow Lanterns is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Snowball Relay is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 5–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Snow Sculpture Contest is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Sledding Challenges is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Snow Track Hunt is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Snow Treasure Hunt is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Water Balloon Relay is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 5–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Sponge Toss is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 4–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Chalk Art is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 3–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Frisbee Contest is a screen-free outdoor game for children aged 6–12. It works well outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Colour Story is a screen-free creative activity for children aged 4–10. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Paper Bridge is a screen-free creative activity for children aged 6–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Paper Figure Workshop is a screen-free creative activity for children aged 4–10. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Sound Painting is a screen-free creative activity for children aged 4–10. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Scribble Workshop is a screen-free creative activity for children aged 4–10. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Pattern Workshop is a screen-free creative activity for children aged 4–10. It works well indoors or outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Rhymes on the Road is a screen-free travel activity for children aged 5–12. It works well while travelling or waiting and can be adapted to the group.
The Imagination Suitcase is a screen-free travel activity for children aged 4–10. It works well while travelling or waiting and can be adapted to the group.
Rhythm Journey is a screen-free travel activity for children aged 4–10. It works well while travelling or waiting and can be adapted to the group.
Three Things in the Window is a screen-free travel activity for children aged 4–10. It works well while travelling or waiting and can be adapted to the group.
The Window Poem is a screen-free travel activity for children aged 6–12. It works well while travelling or waiting and can be adapted to the group.
Secret Pattern is a screen-free calm activity for children aged 5–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Sound Map is a screen-free calm activity for children aged 5–12. It works well indoors or outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
Mirror Drawing is a screen-free calm activity for children aged 5–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Calm Director is a screen-free calm activity for children aged 4–10. It works well indoors or outdoors and can be adapted to the group.
One Line at a Time is a screen-free calm activity for children aged 4–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Sock Pairs on the Go is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 4–10. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Cup Tower Builders is a screen-free indoor activity for children aged 5–12. It works well indoors and can be adapted to the group.
Take a short camping trip and involve the children in choosing the spot, pitching camp and planning a calm evening outdoors.
Walk through the forest at the children's pace, with small stops for listening, looking and exploring along the way.
Bring small containers on a berry-picking trip and let the children search, pick and collect at their own pace.
Build a parachute or protective capsule and investigate whether an egg can survive a controlled drop.
Build a small temporary dam in a shallow stream and watch how the water finds new paths.
Choose a card game that suits the children's ages and the number of players, then learn it together around a table.
Choose a simple dice game and play a few clear rounds, helping one another with counting and rules.
Visit the library, explore the children's section and let each child choose books to borrow and take home.
Choose a fairy tale, settle somewhere calm and read aloud with short pauses for questions and predictions.
Bake a simple cake together and divide measuring, mixing and decorating into clear jobs.
Plan a meal with two to four courses and give each child primary responsibility for one course with support from an adult.
Let heads or tails choose the direction at each safe junction and discover where the walk takes you.
Create a trail of word puzzles and codes for small teams to solve at stations indoors or outdoors.