Quest for children 4-5 years old

Birthday is a special holiday for every child. Long-awaited gifts, sweet food, many guests and interesting entertainment - that's what awaits the baby. For 4-5 years old, many parents throw a party at home. And more and more often a game such as a quest is used for entertainment.

Quest is a game in which little ones search for treasures hidden at home using clues located in different places. Each clue points to the location of the next, and so on in a chain until the child finds his prize.

The quest for children 4 or 5 years old differs from the options for schoolchildren, since toddlers do not yet know how to read and write. But at the same time, they are already well versed in household utensils and can build an associative array from pictures. That is why the main feature of home quests for preschoolers is bright cards with pictures, but without inscriptions.

Each card, in addition to a picture indicating the location of the next clue, may contain a small task that is feasible for kids.

You can organize a game for one child or for several. Some manage to do team quests, dividing the children into groups, each of which must find a prize before the rivals. Of course, when it comes to preschoolers, each team should have their own treasure chest so that there are no upset kids and everyone is left with souvenirs and sweets. First you need to prepare everything and, as it were, accidentally throw up an introductory letter or a hint. And then everything will go on as usual, because children's excitement and imagination know no bounds.

To create a real atmosphere of celebration and mystery, prepare interesting costumes in advance. For example, a pirate hat and a sword, a pistol and handcuffs, a magic wand and wings. It all depends on the theme of the game and the gender of the birthday person and his guests.

In order to script your home quest, you will need to exert your imagination and artistic ability. Even if there are none, do not hesitate, because children who are involved in the game do not care with what quality everything is drawn. The main thing is that the object in the picture is guessed.

So, you will need paper, pencils or markers and scissors. First, you need to divide a sheet of paper into several small squares: it is on them that the tips will be applied. Draw different places in your apartment that are familiar to your baby. This could be a bed, a wardrobe, a bathroom sink. In general, whatever, if only the children could easily get the cherished card.

It is advisable to have at the ready about 15 pieces of paper with tips, and if the house allows, then more can be. Often, having found the coveted treasure chest, the kids get upset, because they really liked all this running around.

The first piece of paper should be put aside, as you will hand it to the preschoolers as an input to the game. The rest must be hidden as follows: the second clue is sent to the place drawn in the first, the third to the place in the second, and so on. Where the last card points, the prize is hidden. Try to make all the necessary preparations so that the child does not see or even suspect anything. The quest is a surprise.

Let's look at some interesting scenarios for kids of different genders.

Girls aged 4-5 years love everything pink, they love princesses, fairies and unicorns. You can use this knowledge and create something on a similar topic. An excellent option would be cards, where on one side the place of the next hint is drawn, and on the other, questions are written related to the heroines of your favorite cartoons.

At the end of the journey, a bright box will be waiting for young seekers, but to open it, you will need to dance, sing or tell a rhyme. As prizes, put gifts in the box in an amount equal to the participants in the quest, because they were doing the tasks of the game with such zeal. These can be princess crowns, mini-bags, dolls, sweets, magic wands and much more, depending on the preferences of the daughter and her girlfriends.

Games for growing men should have more brutal themes. You can develop the idea of ​​a space quest and put each clue in an envelope in the form of a small rocket. Of course, the star theme will delight the kids. The final prizes can be folded into a large rocket made from colored cardboard. When children open it, they will see figures of astronauts, sweets and books about space as gifts.

The pirate theme will also be interesting. Here you can dream up and draw a large treasure map that will be a guide. Such a map will show the children the way to the treasure, and at the stops marked with a cross, interesting tasks should await the kids.

You can also do a classic quest, but in each place, in addition to the card with the zone of the next hint, put a piece of the card. Only after receiving all the pieces of the map, it will be possible to determine the location of the coveted chest. For greater effect, put inside not only gifts, but also chocolates in the form of gold coins. This will give the game even more fun and realism.

When all the tips are laid out in their places, the search begins for that corner in the apartment where you can safely hide the gift. It is important that the children do not see it ahead of time. Prizes can be hidden in a cupboard with dishes, an oven (if you do not plan to use it), mom's bag, pantry and even in the refrigerator. If the quest is being prepared in a day, then the place of the presentation should be chosen so that the child does not even think to look there.

To make the game more interesting, you can slightly complicate it.

• Children of 4-5 years old are already quite good at assembling puzzles from 4-6 parts, so you can cut the card into pieces so that they can assemble it.
• As pictures, you can use not a specific place, but associations to it. For example, a waterfall is a bathroom, a wardrobe and a snowflake is a refrigerator.
• Make it harder to get the hint. Wrap it in an envelope, put it in a plastic bottle, wrap it with threads. You can put a note in the nesting doll and wait for the children to open it.
• Give the children activities they can do, such as singing a song, jumping on one leg, telling a rhyme, counting to 10, drawing an animal, or drawing something interesting.

Such difficulties will add excitement and make the quest longer. After the game, eating the birthday cake, the kids will be happy to share their impressions of the difficulties. Try to make sure that all children are involved in the process, because a birthday is a holiday for everyone.

How to make a quest at home, see the video.