Games & Activities

Games

  • Hide and seek
  • Sardines
  • I Spy
  • Make a crossword puzzle (keep it easy)
  • Hopscotch
  • Hot and cold
  • Any arts and crafts
  • Card games
  • Concentration
  • Simon says
  • Hangman
  • Limbo
  • Hokey pokey
  • Apple bobbing
  • Tic-tac-toe
  • Make a scavenger hunt with clues

Creative activities

Games which may require 2 or 3 more people

  • Telephone 
  • Duck, duck, goose
  • Kick the can (and other night games)
  • Follow the judge
  • Capture the flag
  • Musical chairs
  • Red rover
  • Sharks and minnows
  • Red light, green light
  • Ninja
  • Mother May I​

Get to know them

  • Ask questions about them (favorite food, color, sport, animal, etc.)
  • Let them teach you a skill

Tell them about yourself

  • Your country’s holidays and traditions
  • Your family’s traditions
  • Stories (family stories, your favorite books or movies, etc.)
  • Jokes
  • Hobbies and interests
  • What your daily activities are
  • Your friends, family, and/or pets
  • Your future plans, etc.
  • What your hometown is like and how it compares to their city

Other helpful resources

 

Note: Religious discussions or distributing printed materials about religion are prohibited (unless specifically requested by the host parents after the program ends).

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