List of Interesting Games:
(These games aim at increasing concentration/IQ of children and also having fun while taking the name of God.)

1. Hari-Om Says:: The student has to follow the command which is preceded by “Hari Om” e.g., “Hari Om Stand Up ” and not follow the command without “Hari Om”.
Example of commands/activities: HariOm jump, jump 2 times, HariOm clap, HariOm do Tar Aasan, Hands Up, HariOm Gyan Mudra, Vriksha Asan, and so on. Children have to do all activities which are preceded by "Hari Om".

2. Raam Raaghav
a. Name alternate kids as Raam & Raaghav.
b. Then saya Raaa..m sit down : all Raams sit while all Raghavs do the opposite.
c. Use either Raaa… mm or Raaa…ghav to test the wits

3. Passing the ball(s) with Pujya Bapuji's Kirtan Music
a. Start passing the ball when the music starts. Whoever has the ball when music stops does a Bal Sanskar based activity or Q/A.
b. One can use more than 1 ball (different colors or kind) if kids are enough & then ask different things like
    i. Red ball – DO an activity like Asan or Pranayam
    ii. Green Ball – Answer a question on Spirituality & Gods
    iii. Small ball – Question on personality/ India related
    iv. 4th ball – any of the above choice
Game ends when most of the kids have answered atleast once (or one can eliminate kids who already have answered.)

4. Vriksh aasan competition- who lasts longest with one leg

5. Hari Om (or Narayan Hari): One face of hand is Hari & the other is Om. The teacher can say: Hari Om Om Hari Hari…. The student has to follow the hand pattern according to the words. The teacher will do the same hand pattern everytime so as to distract the student.

6. Aum- Hari- Raam : Associate hands taken out as Ram, hands on shoulders as Hari, Hands in Namaskar as Aum & do similar to Hari Om or Narayan Hari game above.

7. Tujh main narayan, Mujh main Narayan: Teacher starts by singning Mujh me Narayan, Tujh Me, Sab Me Narayan kirtan & then pass on to students who have to say the name of kids sitting next to him/her as “Amit me Narayan” or “Radha me narayan “ & so on..

8. Cycling game with lying on back & using both legs to start & stop cycling motions with Kirtan/Bhajan Music.

9. Vitthal-Vitthal, Narayan-Narayan, Hari-Hari, Ram-Ram, Krishna-Krishana, Vishnu-Vishnu: This is a dancing game where on Vitthal-Vitthal children dance with hands on waist, at Narayan-Narayan they do like Narad ji (make a fist, hands up & dance), at Hari-Hari they clap with hands up, at Ram-Ram they act like shooting an arrow, at Krishna-Krishana they act like playing a flute, at Vishnu-Vishnu they act like throwing the chakra. The teacher can do a wrong hand pattern but the children will win only if they do it correctly.

10. The Guessing Game:
One person thinks of one God's name. He/She tells one Akshara (letter sound) which that name has. The others guess the correct name of God. For eg. One thinks about 'Shiva' & says that there is 'va' in the God's name. The others can guess Vishnu, Maadhav, Raaghav, Mahadev & so on. This question can be given in the morning and the answer be disclosed in the night. Those who are guessing will keep thinking about God's names and they can even make a list. This is a way to direct thoughts towards God.

One person thinks of the colour of dress he/she wants to offer to God (Shri Krishna or Durga etc.). The others have to guess it right. In the same way more such games can be played by guessing the prasad or garland etc. one wants to offer to God.

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