printable games for kids

Printable Games for Kids

Printable games are a great way to keep kids occupied and let them enjoy themselves, especially while traveling or when their movement is restricted from playing outdoors. This article will discuss a few of them.

Connect the Dots
Kids love the excitement of creating something they can recognize. The dots are usually numbered in a serial order, and connecting them brings out an image of different shapes and sizes. This game is also known as draw-by-numbers.
Other Popular Games
  • Jigsaw Puzzle: This is an interesting game that requires a little help from an adult, especially if downloaded from the Internet. One would find an image of an object or animal printed on the paper, with lines earmarked for cutting them. Once the paper is cut as per the instructions given, it is piled up and handed over to the child to arrange it, in order to bring out the image.
  • Coloring: This is really easy, and children can spend hours entertaining themselves with it. They can use crayons, sketches, or water-paints to color the pictures on the paper.
  • Match-the-Object: This is a theme-based game and is quite similar to the 'match the number' game above. Two rows of objects (pictures), or object-words are printed opposite each other. For example, one image could be of raindrops, which should be matched to the randomly printed image or word of an umbrella.
  • Maze: A maze is printed on the paper, and the kid has to find his/her way out of it to reach a particular destination or an object. Make sure the maze has plenty of twists and turns, and that it is age appropriate.
There are many more such games which you can print and use to engage a child. These can be used when one is traveling, on a rainy day, or on a family-spending-time-together day. Most of these kids' activities and crafts are educative and are a lot of fun to play.

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