With an emphasis on teamwork and cooperation, these group activities for kids will have kids working and playing together for hours! Try a few at your next play group or birthday party, choose one to add in to circle time in your classroom, or use them as ice breaker activities for camps and other kids’ groups.
Cooperation: 12 Group Activities for Kids
Looking for fun group activities for kids? These cooperative play activities are perfect for parents and professionals to use with kids at home or at work!
Backyard Games for Kids: When it comes to outdoor activities for kids, sometimes the good old classic games are still the best! Work in some gross motor fun with one of these old school summer favorites.
Scavenger Hunt Ideas for Kids [FREE Printables]: Looking for fun ways to keep a group of kiddos entertained and occupied while working on a whole slew of developmental skills? Check out these scavenger hunt ideas! From free printable templates to awesome Amazon finds, we’ve got you covered!
Who’s Missing: See if your children can guess who has left the room is this great game for enhancing visual perceptual and social skills. No peeking allowed!
Blind Play: How many times have you told your kids to “turn on their listening ears?” This activity makes learning to listen fun as kids explore their environments while taking turns being blindfolded!
Rabbit Hole: Run away from the fox and into the rabbit hole in this challenging game of motor control and motor planning that also emphasizes the concept of personal space!
Partner Painting: In this activity, fine motor and visual motor skills are working hard as friends take turns being the leader to create a masterpiece!
Mirror, Mirror: This activity can be as simple as it can be challenging. Children try to mimic each other’s body positions as if they are looking in a mirror! Great for body awareness, direction following, social skills and more!
Sensory Motor Scavenger Hunts: These Sensory Motor Scavenger Hunts will get kids moving, touching, noticing, and interacting with their surroundings in a totally different way! They’re a great way to show kids how to explore their sensory systems!
Obstacle Courses for Kids: Check out these fun twists on the traditional obstacle course, including ideas for working on teamwork and cooperation!
Create Your Own Rollercoaster: Grab a sheet and take a ride! The simplest motor activity with great developmental benefits!
Hand Clapping Games: One of our most popular posts at The Inspired Treehouse! Who would have thought that hand clapping games could address so many different developmental skills at once?
Wacky Relay: A relay race turned on its head! Can kids carry a ball cooperatively using only their index fingers? Kids will love the fun twists in this team game!
Partner Yoga: Building muscle is fun with this set of yoga poses that children can do together.
Trace Me: Children trace each other and fill in distinguishing characteristics of themselves and their friends in this activity that addresses fine motor skills, social skills, body awareness, and more!
DIY Friendship Bracelets [FREE Printable]: This is a great activity to help kids get to know each other by telling a little bit about themselves as they make a cool bracelet.
Tag Games for Kids: Indoors or out, you can’t beat tag games for kids when it comes to whole body movement and instant entertainment.
