{"id":1377,"date":"2021-11-07T17:41:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T17:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allroundclub.com\/blog\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2021-11-07T17:41:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T17:41:18","slug":"country-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allroundclub.com\/blog\/country-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Countries-of-the-World Activities Your Kids Will Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are your kids fascinated with maps and the different countries of the world?<\/p>\n<p>Or do you want to introduce your kids to different cultures and show them various countries around the globe?<\/p>\n<p>Whatever your reason maybe, if you are planning on just getting started, we have a few fun activities that you could try out!<\/p>\n<p>Here are <strong>easy and fun ways to do a countries-of-the-world study with your kids<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ee9214c1036\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0645ad;color:#0645ad\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0645ad;color:#0645ad\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ee9214c1036\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/allroundclub.com\/blog\/country-activities\/#1_try_some_world_culture_studies\" title=\"1. Try some World Culture Studies\">1. Try some World Culture Studies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/allroundclub.com\/blog\/country-activities\/#2_hands-on_activities\" title=\"2. Hands-on Activities\">2. Hands-on Activities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/allroundclub.com\/blog\/country-activities\/#lets_fly_paper_planes\" title=\"Let\u2019s fly paper planes!\">Let\u2019s fly paper planes!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/allroundclub.com\/blog\/country-activities\/#the_benefits_of_conducting_this_activity\" title=\"The Benefits of conducting this activity?\">The Benefits of conducting this activity?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_try_some_world_culture_studies\"><\/span>1. Try some World Culture Studies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You can have weekly discussions and readings from various world culture books. Books that depict families from around the globe and their cultures, their foods and their way of living is a very interesting way to introduce your kids to different countries and cultures.<\/p>\n<p>You could also pick a craft from different cultures around the world and learn more about it with your kids. Maybe you can try creating this craft at home too!<\/p>\n<p>Every week that your kids learn about a new country, make a special dish from that particular country to help them appreciate it better.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_hands-on_activities\"><\/span>2. Hands-on Activities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Flying paper airplanes to the countries of the world<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the many fun hands-on activities that you could try is paper airplanes. If your kids love any excuse to throw paper around the house, why not use this to your advantage?<\/p>\n<p><strong>What materials will you require?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For this activity, you will need the following materials<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>White paper<\/li>\n<li>Big pieces of colored paper<\/li>\n<li>Pen\/marker<\/li>\n<li>A globe or a map for reference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"lets_fly_paper_planes\"><\/span>Let\u2019s fly paper planes!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>This is how you go about this activity<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> To start, outline each continent on a different piece of paper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Next, label each continent and have your kids begin making their paper airplanes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Place your continent drawings around the house or outside.<\/p>\n<p>Now it\u2019s time for your kids to travel with paper airplanes across the world!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> For smaller children, you can name continents and have them try to land their paper airplanes on them.<\/p>\n<p>For older kids, you might have to think of something more complex. Maybe call out names of various countries and have them try to land their paper airplanes on the corresponding continents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> After your kids land their airplanes, you could ask them to name a few cities inside a particular country. They could also say one fun fact about any city of their choice from the given country.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_benefits_of_conducting_this_activity\"><\/span>The Benefits of conducting this activity?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Your children are learning geography and essentially \u201cmapping\u201d the world as they go around flying paper airplanes around your home.<\/li>\n<li>Another great thing about this activity is that your kids are kept interested and engaged the whole time.<\/li>\n<li>You can involve both younger and older kids together and have everyone absorbed into the game.<\/li>\n<li>As an alternative to manually drawing out the continents, you could use actual maps!<\/li>\n<li>Think of variations to conducting this activity; your kids could use their toy nerf guns to \u201cshoot\u201d different locations on your world map.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The best thing about these activities is that they\u2019re extremely easy to execute and even easier to have fun with. 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