We’ve gathered 6 + 1 ideas on what activities, games, and conversations you can use to commemorate World Water Day (March 22). This is a great opportunity for joint skill-building games, as water is not only an essential component of our lives but also a lot of fun to play with.
Talk about water and its importance!
How does it feel to touch water? What happens if you get splashed with it? Why is water important? We drink it, animals live in it, we water plants with it, we go to the beach on its shores, we can travel on it by boat, transport cargo, flush the toilet with it, etc. It’s worth going into detail only according to the child’s age. The more uses we list, the more connections we can explain between water and the basic phenomena of our everyday lives, the better. Where do we find water? How does it get into the tap? Where do rivers come from? Where do they flow into?
Pour and Measure!
Using glasses and cups, pour water from one bowl into another! Once they get the hang of it, you can try pouring predetermined amounts marked with tape on the cups. This is a good opportunity to talk about quantities. Which cup has more? Which has less? Which is heavier? Which is lighter? Pour the same amount of water into the two cups!
Experiment!
What can water become? What can we turn it into? Make lemonade, syrup, or tea! Discuss how water turns into something completely different! You can also explore the states of matter. Freeze some ice cubes, boil a pot of water, and analyze what happened!
Water Skill Games
Fish bottle caps out of a basin of water using a teaspoon! You can even turn it into a competition: race to see who can collect the most caps from their own basin. If they get too good at this, you can try it with your feet 😉
Exploring Wildlife
List animals that live in water! You can even draw them. Imitate the animals! What sounds do they make? How do they move? You’ll surely have a funny time imitating the gaping of fish, the quacking of ducks, the croaking of frogs, and the ominous sneaking of sharks. And speaking of water and wildlife, water the plants around the house!
Rhyming and Singing
Learn water-related songs and nursery rhymes! A song like “Rain, Rain, Go Away…” can be an ideal starting point. Then come the other hits: “Itsy Bitsy Spider…”, “Five Little Ducks…”.
+1 Have Fun with Water!
Blow bubbles, shoot water pistols, throw some water balloons, let the foam party begin! The point is water and laughter.
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