At this stage in their development, rather than teaching information, it is more important to focus on teaching children thinking skills and structure their learning. This game puts the emphasis on encouraging other players, not competing against them, so preschoolers learn to help each other out in a fun setting.

The "Hotter/Colder" game gives children the ability to remember where they placed an object and lead other peers to locate the object. Patterns allow children to remember sequences and identify next part.
This is a great way to inform your child of concepts of near and far and also of relative terminologies and their inferences (cold, colder, coldest).

Steps:

1. Hide something in the play area or the backyard

2. Guide your child with clues to proximity - say 'hot' when the child is getting closer to the object and say 'cold' if he drifts further away!

3. It is even more fun if played with a bigger group of children!