Child Development Activities

noun a long plank balanced in the middle on a stationary support, allowing one end to go up as the other goes down, used as a plaything by children in playgrounds.

verb to move up and down or back and forth on a seesaw.

• The children played on the seesaw in the park.
• Let's go on the seesaw, it'll be fun!
• Hey, wanna hop on the teeter-totter with me?
• Their relationship was like a seesaw, constantly shifting up and down.

noun the action or sensation of lightly touching someone's body, causing amusement or laughter

verb gerund form of the verb 'tickle', which means to touch someone lightly in a way that causes laughter or amusement

• The sensation of tickling is caused by light touches on the skin.
• I can't stop laughing when someone starts tickling me!
• Tickling is a sure way to get someone to crack up.
• The idea of moving to a new city was tickling her adventurous spirit.

noun a game in which players use a mallet to hit toy moles that pop up randomly from holes

• The children were entertained by playing a game of whack-a-mole at the carnival.
• Let's go play some whack-a-mole at the arcade!
• I totally dominated at whack-a-mole, I'm a pro!
• Dealing with all these unexpected problems is like playing a game of whack-a-mole.