Zoom Games to play

I Spy
One of the easiest games for young kids to play on Zoom is I Spy. Players will have to
scour each other's backgrounds to find named items. The more players you have, the
more things you'll have to look at.

Game Setup
This game works best if you make sure your camera points toward a background that
includes a lot of objects. If you want, you can even create a busy background by adding a
crazy virtual background to your screen or pinning images and items to a large bulletin
board placed behind you.

Zoom Features Used

 Video
 Microphone

How to Play
1. One player says "I spy" and describes something they see on any other player's
screen.
2. Players can take turns calling out guesses.
3. The player who guesses the answer first gets to spy something next.

Family Charades
Charades is one of the easiest and most fun games for kids and adults of all ages to play
on Zoom. This group game needs at least three participants, but more is better.

Game Setup
The host of the Zoom call should choose a few general categories and write each on a
separate piece of paper. These categories can be kept in a bowl. Simple kid-friendly
Charades categories include:

 Animated movies (could be titles, songs, or characters)

 Animals
 Actions
 Things you do in the house
 Things you do in the summer

Zoom Features Used

  Video
 Microphone
 Chat
 Share Screen

How to Play
1. Game play will go in alphabetical order of your first name in Zoom.
2. To start a round, the Zoom host will pull one category out of the bowl.
3. Each participant (which includes all the family members sharing one webcam) will
have a turn to act out something during each round.
4. The participant whose name is first alphabetically acts first. If there are multiple
people on that webcam, they have to choose one actor and secretly choose one thing
for him to act out.
5. The actor clicks on "Share," then chooses the screen option that show what his
webcam sees. Make sure your microphone and video are on, but all others should
have their microphones off.
6. He acts out his chosen word or phrase that fits the category pulled by the host.
7. To guess the word or phrase, all other participants must type their guess into the
chat.
8. Whoever guesses right first in the chat gets a point.
9. Every participant takes a turn acting out something from the same category for this
round.
10. To play additional rounds, the Zoom host can pull out a new category for each
round.
11. The player(s) with the most points at the end wins.

Name, Place, Animal, Thing

This popular kids' game works well on Zoom. To play, pick a letter. Each player has to list a
famous person's name, a place, an animal, and a thing that begins with that letter. The first
person to type them into the Zoom chat wins.

Zoom In
-Screen shot pictures of animals. Zoom in really close & screen share your screen. Let kids
guess what the picture is, zooming out a little at a time until someone guesses it.

Indoor Scavenger Hunt

-name common household items- something round, spoon, Kleenex, something square, a pen,
something green, a can, lego, book, cracker, brush, stuffed animal, something red,
What is that Sound?
-use sounds off of the computer & kids have to name the sound.

Simon Says-
Online version