I'm learning how to wait my turn, Mumma!
Hey Mumma, it can be hard to learn to wait my turn, but it's so important to me. You can help me develop toddler social skills with these four fun turn-taking games:
Build a Tower Together
Game Setup:
Build a tower with a set of blocks. This easy activity helps me learn how actions happen in a certain order.
How to Play:
Start building on a level area. Set a clear plan for who takes turns, like "first I, then you." Don’t move me unless you have to in order to keep the tower from falling.
Learning Outcome:
Teaches patience and balance. To help me learn to wait my turn, gently remind me of the pattern if I place two blocks during my turn.
Pom Pom and Skewer 'Jenga'
Game Setup:
Get a colander, some skewers (or pipe cleaners), and some pom poms for crafts. Put the pom poms in the sieve and use the skewers to make a grid that will hold them in place.
How to Play:
Set the colander on something high. Every player gets a chance to pull out a stick as the pom poms fall out.
Learning Outcome:
Improves patience and anticipation while enhancing small motor skills and spatial awareness.
DIY Bowling Alley
Game Setup:
Make a bowling lane by filling empty bottles with a little sand to keep them steady. Use a soft ball for rolling.
How to Play:
The bottles should be set up in a triangle. It's a game of turns to roll the ball and break the bottles. Place the bottles back together after each turn.
Learning Outcome:
This game teaches you how to be more powerful and how your actions have consequences.
Turn-taking Ball
Game Setup:
Use a softball or something that can be passed back and forth.
How to Play:
The person who is holding the ball can do something, like sing, talk, or jump. Let everyone have a chance by passing the ball around.
Learning Outcome:
It teaches people how to wait their turn and can be used in many games and conversation starters.
Conclusion: Fostering Social Skills Through Play
Playing turn-based games is a pleasant approach for me to learn patience and wait my time. They are also beneficial for early childhood growth because they require kids to work together. I hope that by playing these games with my child every day, I can help him learn important social skills and get better at playing. Thank you for your help, Mumma.