Games Children Play II Games to Develop Social Skills, Teamwork, Balance, and Coordination by Kim John Payne and Cory Waletzko

237 fun games for groups and families Games Children Play II  brings together a collection of 237 tried and tested games to play with children and groups of all ages. A companion to the Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years (2020), this is a thoroughly updated second edition of the classic, Games Children Play  (1996) with new games added in response to popular demand. Kim  John Payne and Cory Waletzko’s Waldorf and Spatial Dynamics® approach  is uniquely focused on how games develop children’s spatial awareness,  social skills, confidence, and movement in age-appropriate ways. Each  game is clearly and simply described, with diagrams and drawings showing  how to play. Included are games for improving graceful movement,  cooperation, fairness, and equality for the 7- to 10-year-olds, and for  11- to 12-year-olds, games for strengthening courage, accuracy, and  teamwork, plus gentle preparation for sports, as well as games for  renewing playground culture and holding a DIY Olympic Games. Ways  to develop spatial awareness are described through sports, gymnastics,  and outdoor games. Also included are sections on child development,  introducing game sessions, children’s temperaments, the senses, tackling  children’s problems with play or sports, teaching movement to children,  and cultivating the lost art of real-life play with digitally  challenged children. Games vary, depending on the age and number  of players. The authors offer tips for the game leaders on meeting  various social and emotional needs of the players in a group. Certain  new games are highlighted “for children who may struggle to play this  game.”