You look different! But why?

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	Advanced
	Age: 4-7
	20-30 min
	Children try to identify changes in the appearance, clothing, or accessories of another person. The task of this activity is to compare, decide, and think critically.
	Critical thinking
	Cognitive task Conversation Movement
	Scarves, hats, glasses, hairpins... Screen or a small tent for hiding

Preparation

Prepare a screen or a small tent for hiding and a box or a basket with scarves, hats, glasses...

Implementation

Invite children into the circle. Explain that we are going to play a new game and describe it.

Choose one child to be the “changer”.

Everyone looks carefully at how the child looks - clothes, shoes, hairstyle, or accessories.

Then the child hides behind a screen or in a small tent and changes one small thing about themselves (e.g., takes off a hairband, switches shoes, rolls up sleeves).

When the child returns to the circle, the others observe carefully and try to guess what has changed.

Children take turns being the “changer.”

Reflection

Ask children how they felt in this game, what they liked, and what they found difficult.

Variations and Additional Ideas

Use puppets or toy animals (like avatars). The child chooses and presents a puppet/animal.

Differences based on feeling expressions: happiness, sadness, anger, fear.