Rise-N-Shine-Kids is a daycare in Brampton where the emphasis is put on preparing your child for the future while teaching them life skills. Visit http://www.rise-n-shinekids.com to view their programs. They are located at 255 Queen Street East #5 Brampton, ON L6W 2B8‎ (416) 648-4567.

1. Fun Activities for
Daycare Kids

2. Introduction
According to a report by the Canadian Council on Learning,
child care is now a significant factor in the way kids live,
learn and grow. More and more kids continue to enter
daycare facilities, and daycare is a big part of their early
development.

3. Introduction
Not only is a daycare facility supposed to keep your kids
safe, they are also supposed to educate, teach them to
socialize and entertain. For most toddlers and
preschoolers, there is less emphasis on the learning and
more on the entertaining. Daycare is a place to play
games and have fun.
Most quality daycares have a full range of games and
activities to keep kids busy and entertained. Here are
some good ones that work for multiple age groups.

4. Crafts
Preschool kids and even some toddlers learn a lot of
valuable skills doing crafts at daycare. It also gives parents
a chance to see what their kids do during the day and get a
sense of their level of creativity. Seasonal crafts are
always popular, as are makeshift piggy banks and objects
made out of old boxes.

5. Crafts
The Family Education website suggests keeping old boxes
you were going to throw out or recycle and let the kids
make things like:
•Boats
•Cars
•Doll houses
•Robots
•Buildings
•Trains

6. Silly Putty
Playing with silly putty is always fun, but making it first and
then playing with it is even more fun. Family Education
suggests combining two parts white glue with one part
liquid starch, and mixing them together well in a bowl. Let
it dry until you can work it with your hands and then have
fun. You may have to adjust the recipe to get the right
consistency. Store the homemade silly putty in an airtight
container.

7. Sharks in the Water
Sharks in the Water is a game where you use chalk or
masking tape to make a big square on the floor. The area
inside the square is the safe zone or island, and everything
outside the square is the ocean. The game is played
similarly to Musical Chairs, as music is played and the kids
‘swim’ around the island.

8. Sharks in the Water
When the music stops, the sharks are coming and the kids
have to jump into the safety of the island. Unlike traditional
Musical Chairs, no one is tossed out of the game, and the
kids are encouraged to work together to find a space for
everyone, as the island is made smaller and smaller.

9. Mirror Mirror
This is a mimicking game where a leader is chosen and
everyone else has to try and mimic his or her movements.
There are no verbal cues like Simon Says, and the goal is
quick reaction so it looks as though the kids are looking into
a mirror with their movements.

10. Let's Pretend
Many child care games also double as exercise sessions,
and Let’s Pretend is one such game. All you have to do is
encourage the children to pretend they are different
animals or objects, and you can get them squatting,
running, skipping and jumping as part of the game.

11. Keep it Up
Balloons are inexpensive and a fun accessory for many
daycare games. For Keep It Up, blow up one or more
balloons, then encourage the kids to work together to keep
the balloon up in the air. You can modify the rules by
having them sit in a circle, not letting them use their hands
or having them hit the ball in a specific order.

12. Ball Bounce
If you have a parachute or a large bed sheet, playing Ball
Bounce is a fun game at any child care centre. Have the
children hold the edges of the sheet so it is off the ground
and taut. Place a ball in the middle of the sheet and have
the player pull on the sheet simultaneously to bounce it up
and down. This game may be best suited for older kids as
it requires quite a bit of coordination and is challenging.

13. Free Time
Free Time, where kids are able to interact and play games
and play with toys on their own, is important to develop
social skills and use their imaginations. Places like
Brampton Child Care Centre Rise-N-Shine Kids has
different programs for different age groups, which allows
kids to experience free time with their own peer group.

14. Advice
Rise-N-Shine-Kids is a daycare in Brampton where the
emphasis is put on preparing your child for the future while
teaching them life skills.
Visit http://www.rise-n-shinekids.com to view their
programs. They are located at 255 Queen Street East #5
Brampton, ON L6W 2B8‎ (416) 648‎-4567.