• Island games for kids teach valuable lessons about natural island resources.tropical island, paradise island image by Mikhail Basov from Fotolia.com
  
  The natural island resources available on an island provide loads of adventurous learning opportunities for children. Games that explore island resources teach kids valuable lessons about ocean, volcanic and forestry life. Scavenger hunts and water games give kids the opportunity to interact with island resources that teach them the value of preservation, regeneration and ambassadorship, all while having hours of playful fun.
  
  

Scavenger Hunt

• A scavenger hunt helps kids explore the natural world of an island. Depending on what type of island you live on--such as the tropics, atoll, volcanic or continental--you can organize a scavenger hunt based on the island's characteristics. Things to find can include: insects, beach creatures, shells, stones, driftwood, plants and flowers.
  
  

Water Racing

• Some islands offer a variety of water sources such as freshwater springs, waterfalls, rivers and the ocean. Racing games are always fun activities for kids to enjoy. Organize a race with each child wearing an inflatable tube. The race course can be a straightaway or a challenging obstacle course. An obstacle course can include directions that challenge memory retention. For an example of an obstacle race game, you might tell them: "Swim to and tag the large moss rock near the waterfall, then the mango tree with the rope swing, over to the ginger patch and pick a white blossom (not the yellow one), and swim with your flower on the top of your head to the finish line."
  
  

Kids Care Game

• Beach walks let kids explore treasures of the sea and unfortunately the neglect of humankind. Turn a beach walk into a game that teaches kids a lesson about the importance of recycling and proper disposal practices to keep the ocean and shores free of man-made debris. Send each child on the beach with a re-bag to put items into that wash up on the shoreline. Give them up to 30 minutes to scour the shoreline for debris. The child who returns with the most debris wins the game, but explain that the true winner is the natural environment and its inhabitants.