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Stuffed animals aren’t just to collect and sleep with! These are some fun games to play with stuffed animals and other soft toys you have lying around (even balled up sock or bean bags work for these).
If your kids are anything like mine, they have an over abundance of stuffed animals.
Whenever we go somewhere and they get to choose a souvenir, and what do they choose… another stuffed animal.
So many stuffies and not much to do with them.
This is why I’ve come up with 3 quick activities your kids can do with all those stuffed animals or other soft toys. Really, whether you have teddy bears, lovies, stuffies, or you can use bean bags, balled up socks, or sponges, for example! Any soft toy or item will work for these stuffed animal games.
On the other hand, this really cute Bear Hunt Scavenger Hunt, is also a lot of fun!
What can you play with stuffed animals?
These 3 activities are quick and easy to put together with any stuffed animals or soft toys you have lying around.
- Feet Toss
- Target Toss
- Tummy Toss
- BONUS: Crab Walk Stuffed Animal Transfer Activity
These are all great activities to get energy out and do indoors since stuffed animals are soft.
In other words, break these out in the cold winter months, on a rainy day, or when it’s too hot to play outside. Or just any day you’re looking for something quick and easy to do.
Stuffed Animal Game 1: Feet Toss
For this game, you will need stuffed animals and a laundry hamper. That’s it!
Have your child lie on their back with a pile of stuffed animals at their feet.
Place a laundry hamper near their head.
Next, have your child pick up one soft stuffed animal at a time with their feet and place it into the laundry hamper over their head.
After that, just keep repeating until all the stuffed animals have been transferred into the laundry basket!
This is quite a workout and tons of fun!
My daughter giggled quite a bit on this one. Especially when the stuffed animals went flying!
Check out this bouncy ball throwing activity that also uses a laundry hamper.
Stuffed Animal Game 2: Target Toss
For this activity, you will need a hula hoop and a laundry hamper/bin.
In a doorway in your home, suspend a hula hoop using string and painters tape.
Place a laundry hamper on one side of the the hula hoop and a pile a stuffed animals on the other side.
Have you child throw their stuffed animals through the hula hoop and into the laundry hamper.
For younger children, you may want to eliminate the laundry hamper.
Both of my girls loved this one! They spent about 30 mins throwing all of our stuffed animals, teddy bears and other soft toys through the target.
At times, the hula hoop would spin around which would provide an added challenge them.
Stuffed Animal Game 3: Tummy Toss
For this game to play with stuffed animals, you need all the soft toys you have and large area, such as your living room!
Move your coffee table away from the the couch and then have your child lie on it, or turn dining room chairs sideways and lie on those.
Yep, you heard me correctly! Have them lie on it.
You should have seen my girls faces when I told them to do that.
They were absolutely shocked as I am normally telling them to stay off the coffee table.
Just this alone had the girls intrigued as to what we might be doing.
Place a pile of stuffed animals on the floor or in a laundry hamper in front of them.
Then have your child throw the stuffed animals to the couch.
This was actually a lot trickier than I expected! Throwing while lying on your stomach is difficult.
I actually had to move the coffee table a little closer for them.
However, even though this was a bit of a challenge my girls still loved it.
They did it multiple times! Back and forth they went!
Now, in our house, stuffed animals aren’t just to cuddle with. There are lots of games to play with stuffed animals!
Why not! It’s so much fun!
What games have you played with soft toys?
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ok Win says
These game ideas are so creative! My kids loved the “Stuffed Animal Olympics” challenge. It’s a great way to engage them while using their favorite toys. Thank you for sharing these fun activities!
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I absolutely love these ideas! My kids have so many stuffed animals, and it’s great to see them engaging in play that sparks their creativity. Can’t wait to try out the animal charades! Thank you for sharing such fun activities!
dialcious says
I was thinking…. Maybe a teddy talking game? Basically, you grab a teddy and you have to speak to it. There are 2 players; one talks to the teddy while the other hides from view and make whatever sound to talk to her. After a few talks, when the player asks Who are you, the other player jumps out and says I am the teddy voiced! And the game starts all over again. Maximum up to 20 talks\ sentences or up and then you say Who are you?. Its called Who’s Voicing? The player has to be selected without the other one knowing.
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I love these quick games! They’re such a creative way to engage kids with their stuffed animals. Can’t wait to try some of these ideas during playtime with my little ones! Thank you for sharing!
Teer Win says
What a fun collection of games! My kids love their stuffed animals, and I can’t wait to try these ideas at our next playdate. Thanks for sharing such creative ways to keep them engaged!
Y89 SLOTS says
What a fun list of games! I love how you included options for different age groups. My kids are going to have a blast with their stuffed animals this weekend! Thanks for the creative ideas!
YTmp3 says
What a fun idea! I love how you came up with these quick games for stuffed animals. My kids are always looking for new ways to play, and these will definitely keep them entertained while sparking their creativity. Thanks for sharing!
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I love these creative game ideas! My kids have been enjoying playing with their stuffed animals in new ways, and I can’t wait to try out the scavenger hunt. Thanks for sharing such fun activities!
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What a fun and creative idea! I love how these games can encourage imaginative play with stuffed animals. Can’t wait to try them out with my kids!
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I love these quick game ideas! They’re perfect for keeping my little ones entertained while also encouraging their creativity. The stuffed animal scavenger hunt sounds like a blast! Can’t wait to try these out!
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What a fantastic list of games! I love how creative you are with using stuffed animals for playtime. My kids are going to have a blast trying out these ideas, especially the animal scavenger hunt. Thanks for sharing!