GAMES IN THE QUEUE There is nothing worse than waiting and catching up (c) We often observe that children languish in queues, get bored, do not find anything to do, and as a result they bother their parents. Parents get annoyed with their children, who are already tired of waiting. But they can spend this time usefully. All you need is to find something to keep the child occupied. Option: let the child play with the phone, we don’t consider it, it’s harmful to the eyes, ask any ophthalmologist. And then, let's combine business with pleasure, and stand in line and take care of the child. Option one: When the line takes you by surprise and is at hand, WELL THERE IS NOTHING AT ALL, or for example, you are eating in transport, where it is impossible to do anything with your hands due to the shaking. In such a situation, verbal games will come to the rescue. For example, you can think of a color and take turns with your child to name objects of that color. (green: apple, grass, candy, blanket...) Instead of color, you can wish for a figure. What is round? With an older child, we complicate the task by adding the condition only those objects that are visible at the moment. And “voila-op”, you are already developing attention. From about 4 years old, you can play the snowball game: we call the words one by one, before repeating all those named before. ( first participant: table second participant: table, closet first participant table, closet, forest. etc. This is a simple way to while away the time and train your memory. 5-year-olds and older can play a rhyme game. The parent names the word, and the child comes up with a rhyme for it. Remember in Dunno?: Stick - Jackdaw, Stove - Candle... And my favorite: Game of opposites. We take turns calling the quality, and the opponent guesses the opposite. harmless, and if you are not the “shy” type, you can practice tongue twisters, or write poetry, or whatever you want, as long as it’s fun. Option two: If you see that the CHILD NEEDS TO MOVE AT LEAST A LITTLE, or whatever. I’m tired of playing the games from the first option. There’s still nothing at hand. “With a bang,” the children play the Game: rock, scissors, paper. For those who have forgotten: On the count of “three,” all participants in the game show one of three signs with their hands: scissors, paper or stone. In this case, the stone defeats the scissors, the scissors defeat the paper, and the paper defeats the stone. You can develop a sense of rhythm, the leader beats out the rhythm with his hands and the participant repeats. You can draw icons, letters or numbers on the child’s back. guess. You can play clapping with the little ones, and for older children this game can be made more difficult by clapping each other’s hands and speeding up the rhythm. At the same time, the child will eat great, and he will also remember some rhyme, because he probably has several in stock. Option three for advanced parents: You are already an experienced parent and know that from time to time, for your own peace of mind, your child should be occupied with something. And for this occasion, STOCK WITH A COUPLE OF TOYS in your bag or glove compartment of the car. The first on the list will be a pen and paper; children love to draw. If the child resists drawing on a free topic, come up with a task, for example, draw a labyrinth. Or draw a plan of what we will do when we return home. The main thing is to get interested, and after a few seconds the child will get involved. In many banks, they know about the need to keep children occupied and organize a corner for children, but if there is no such place, (for example, at the post office), I think the employees will not refuse a request to provide a piece of paper and a pen. Our recent discovery is counting sticks. THING ! size, which is inversely proportional to the ability to captivate. The sticks can be counted, (that’s why they are counting) they can be arranged by color, you can make figures out of them, and if you don’t limit your imagination, you can come up with a lot of other ideas. Kinder surprise toys, quietly waiting in the wings in the pocket of a woman’s handbag, are also effective. I don’t recommend soap bubbles and balloons, as the former spill, and children run after the latter, knocking passers-by down. But a set of stickers stored by mom in advance (but only stickers in mom’s notebook) will distract!