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Kids Social GamesKids social games are excellent for creating a friendly and relaxed atmosphere and producing an informal, easy way for children to get to know each other. Kids social games also encourage spontaneity and are fun. 
Songs of Animal SoundsWhat you needA group of at least nine childrenInstructionHave children form a circle. Pick up a simple, familiar song and sing it through once. Split the children into smaller groups of two or three and let each group brainstorm an animal sound that can be used to sing the song. Have children try it out to see if it works. Make sure each group has chosen a different sound. Then ask each group to sing just one line in their chosen animal sound respectively. The purpose is for them to sing it in the right time and rhythm. For example, If Group A has chosen "moo," Group B, "woof," and Group C,"meow," try pointing to Group B for line 1, Group A for line 2, Group C for line 3, then Group A for line 4, etc. Instrument " Go fish"what you need16 to 20 blank cards in playing card size InstructionHave children make four or five sets of four cards. let children to draw an instrument on each set of cards, for example, four cards with a bongo drum, four with a guitar, four with a kazoo, etc. Guide children to use different colors for each set, so that children will have a red, yellow, green, and blue bongo, etc. shuffle the cards and deal them out to the group. The propose for this game is to make up complete sets. When one child asks another for a card, she should specify the color and make the sound of the instrument requested. Guide children to imitate these sounds in advance. For example, a drum could be "boom boom", a bongo, "tacka, tacka, tacka," a triangle," ting, ting" If the child asking makes the sound correctly and the child being asked has the card, the asker receives the card and can take another turn. If she or he asks a mistake in the sound or is asking for a card the other child doesn't have, the child being asked gets a turn. The winner is the person who collects the most sets of four. Musical hatsThis is the most fun game among kids social games What you need:Hats, Chairs, MusicInstructionPut the chairs in a close circle, one behind the other. Have the children form a circle around the chairs. Put a hat on the head of one child. When the music starts, the child with the hat puts it on the head of the child in front of her or him, who then passes it along in the same way. When the music stops, the child wearing the hat must leave the circle and take a chair with her or him. The hat is given to her or his neighbor and play continues, until only one child (winner) is left. Living "Go Fish"What you need:Index cards an pensInstructionGive each child an index card, have them write the name of a well-known signer or a singer who they like. Have children fold the index cards and return them to you without telling anyone the name they have chosen. During the game, each child becomes singer.
Next, split the group into four or five smaller groups and have them seat away from each other. Read out the singer's names aloud. If any name appears twice, both children have to hand in a new name.
Designate one group to begin. Members of that group ask for a singer from any other group. If the singer is in that group, she or he must move to the first group. If the singer is not there then the second group gets to ask for a singer. The game is over when one group brings everyone together.
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