Simple words for kids — an Alias set

Everyday nouns a preschooler already knows. The safest pick for a family game.

A set for playing with children from about five, and for mixed groups where adults and kids share teams. Only concrete things here — objects, animals and food a child has actually seen and can picture.

When this set fits

A child loses a round not because they explain badly but because the word sits outside their experience. "Melancholy" is a dead end for a seven-year-old; "ice cream" is an explosion of joy. This set removes that problem entirely: nobody can draw a word they have never met.

• Let the youngest use their hands — relaxing the no-gestures rule costs nothing and the game only gets better.
• Set rounds to 30 seconds instead of a minute: children tire of sustained pressure faster than adults.
• An adult paired with a child should explain below their own level: not "domestic fowl" but "it says cock-a-doodle-doo".

cat, dog, ball, sun, water, bread, table, chair, window, door, spoon, fork, plate, cup, bed, pillow, blanket, book, pencil, notebook, backpack, bicycle, car, bus, train, plane, ship, tree, flower, grass, apple, pear, banana, carrot, potato, candy, ice cream, cake, milk, cheese, egg, fish, chicken, cow, horse, goat, duck, rooster, butterfly, bee

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