There are activities that can be played between children irrespective of their ages, or you could have activities where the younger children are looked after by the older children.
There's no need to worry about what you can do to accommodate each individual age group. Here are a few tips on what activities are available to you if you are in this situation.
Craft classes are a good idea for kids of all ages. These can be done indoors or outdoors, and so it does not really matter where you are, or what the weather is like. If it is fine you can go outdoors, but if it is raining there are still plenty of craft ideas that can be done indoors.
Let the kids just run with their own ideas. You could just be there for them in case they have any questions or queries. You supply the materials and let them do the rest. You should quietly be impressed with the variety of work that each age group will turn out.
Other ideas to get everybody involved in could be playing Hide and seek, this can be played by all the age groups together, it does not really matter how old you are, you could even decide to join in yourself if you so wished.
If there are games that are really only suitable for the younger children, then why not let the older children organise and run the games themselves? Looking after the young children is a good way to teach the older children about responsibility. This can be handy for them in later life and make them more independent and confident.
Do not think that you have to always tell the children what they should and should not do. Let them organise their own games occasionally, you could always be on hand in case they need any help.
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