This is a Wiki of games for radical childcare, including cooperative games, learning games, radical games etc from various sources. You are encouraged to add to it!
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Bay Area Childcare Collective. We are committed to offering childcare resources to grassroots organizations composed of and led by m/others who face multiple oppressions, primarily by providing competent and politicized childcare to low/no income immigrant m/others and m/others of color.
We play lots of games with the kids we work with (and ourselves!), and thought it would be good to share as many games as possible as a resource for others doing childcare. These are compiled from various different sources.
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Game Name: Name and Action
Game Type: Name learning and energizer
# of Players: all of the people in the group
Ideal Setting: at the beginning stages of group interaction
HOW the game is played: Players stand in a circle. Each person introduces themselves, by saying "Hi my name is " and they say their name in a particular way accompanied by an action, Everyone else then repeats back to the player their name and action in the same style it was delivered. As it goes around the circle, the group reviews each name and action that came before it, adding one name at a time to the list. When the last person has introduced themselves, the facilitator gets the group to go around one last time really quickly. By the end everyone knows each others names.
Variations: Name and super power; name and dance move; name and action related to a theme i.e. "your favorite activity to do with kids" or "a representation of how I'm feeling right now"
Tips: Keep it moving quickly
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Game Name: Name Juggling
Game Type: Name Game, juggling coordination
# of Players: at least 5
Ideal Setting:in a clear open area, standing in a circle, with a few soft objects for throwing. Balls or teddy bears or something like that.
HOW the game is played: The group juggles objects together, throwing and catching, before they throw the object they have to say "Here X" (name of the person they are throwing it to) and then they throw the object, and the catcher says "Thanks X" (the throwers name) and they pass it on to someone else. After the object has gone through the whole group at least once, the facilitator starts the object going again, saying to pass it to the same person the players did in the first round, when the object gets part way around another object is added and then another and another, until there are almost as many objects as people, and each person has very little time between throwing one object and catching the next.
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Tips: Encourage eye contact and clear communication.
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Game Name: Name Picnic
Game Type: Name Game
# of Players: as many as the group
Ideal Setting: at the beginning of a group interaction where the group doesn't know each others names.
HOW the game is played: The facilitator explains to the group that they are going on an imaginary pic nic, and they all can bring one item that begins with the same letter as their first name. The group goes around introducing themselves and each other in this manner. "My name is Chris and i'm bringing the Cheese" "My name is Kat and I'm bringing the Kite, and this is Chris and he's bringing the cheese." "My name is Don and I'm bringing the Dog food, and this is Kat and she's bringing the kite, and this is Chris and he's bringing the Cheese."
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Game Name: Stuffed Animal Catch Chaos
Game Type: Name Game
# of Players: 4 & up
Ideal Setting: Open space
Supplies: Soft stuffed animals or soft balls
HOW the game is played: Start with one stuffed animal/ball; call someone's name and toss it to them. Then add lots of stuffed animals/balls until chaos occurs. Continue. This game was invented by the kids at the Women's Collective.
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Game Name: Point and Duck (Aka Sit and Say)
Game Type: Name Game
# of Players: 5 & up
Ideal Setting: Open space or chairs in a circle
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HOW the game is played: Start by standing or sitting in a circle, with one person in the middle. The person in the middle points at someone and says that person's name. That person immediately ducks or sits. The two people who are next to the ducking person immediately face each other and say each other's names as fast as possible. The loser exchanges spots with the person in the middle.
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