Need resources for teaching 5 year old

I just got my 5 year old boy a guitar. I want to teach him some things, but it is too soon for chords. I don't want him ot get bored or see it as work rather than fun.I play as well.
Anyone have suggestions for things I can do with him that will be fun, but will teach him as well?
Do you know any resources for information like this?
Thanks!

At that age I think you should focus on the fun-part,
because like you say, I think he's too young to start
playing chords and scales and stuff.
I think you should find some fun stuff to play
so that he becomes interested in playing guitar.
Go to the local bookstore or musicstore or something
and buy a beginners book. Thats what I did when I started
playing at about 9-10, and I think its good because
in those books you learn finger placement, what
certain things are called and so on, and there is
alot of fun stuff for kids to play.
You get a good foundation, which makes it alot
easier to develop in guitarplaying later on.
And another tip: have ALOT of patience.
My guitarteacher had (has) unlimited patience,
He never got angry, he never yelled, I think if you look
optimism up in a wordbook, there will be a picture of him.
I think that if he had been like many other guitarteachers
I've heard about, I would'nt be playing today.
So just buy a childrens guitar-book and have fun with your boy!

I wish you all the luck.

Sounds like great advice. Patience is definitely the key. I want him to have fun with it. I thought maybe I could teach him a simple melody line to give him a sense of accomplishment, and allow to him to "play" something for others. I am also trying to come up with a game or something that we can play with two guitars that would help him learn, but would also be fun.
Maybe "Follow the Leader". He could just play the note that I play. I could just play notes one finger at a time. He would work out his fingers a bit, learn the names of some notes. I'll try it.
Thanks for the advice.

Yankee Doodle!

Teach him some kid's songs ... Happy Birthday , Jingle Bells , Twinkle Twinkle , etc.

I learned these stuff when I started too , I was 14 though & that stuff was realy boring ! :)

Do they make kid-sized guitars?

They do make kid size guitars. It's called a 1/2 size. I got him a reallty inexpensive one. It doesn't stay in tune long, but I'm not out much if it gets trashed, or he is not interested.

I used to have one, theyre the same size as ukeleles I think. Nylon stringed

They have really cute Mini Flying V's at Musicans Friends

I don't know about stuf to use,but I want to suggest that his guitar have nylon strings.Kids don't like things that hurt.They don't know anything about getting goog stuff frfom suffering.and stell strings hurt a lot when you're starting.
And what's too bad about chords?I mean,twinkle twinkle can be played with chords.it would probably help him(eventually) ubdeerstand the relationship between chords and scales blah blah blah.
Dunno.

The guitar that I got him has nylon strings. I thought that would be critical too. I made that mistake when I got my wife a guitar years ago. I got her one that had a slim neck and light touch, but the steel strings bothered her.

I sat with my son over the weekend, and had him help with tuning the guitar. I tuned mine, then had him play the strings on mine while I tuned his. I tought him the names of each string. I figure if I just keep repeating that, he'll remember at some point. Then I asked him to tell me which note was higher while i was I was tuning. When we were tuned, i had him play a note on his guitar, and told him that I would try to play the same one on mine.
I really can't teach him chords yet. He needs to learn how to press the strings well enough to get notes.
Right now he insists on laying the guitar in his lap. He won't hold it against himself. (Makes it hard to play chords) I want him to just have fun and explore. I'm not going to push it.

one thing you could do that would help him is teach him the name of the strings and make it a fun game. also you could play the strings open and have him name the string as you do so without looking at which string you are playing and that would help with ear pitch training. theres lots of fun things you can do together,but i think if you can get his little ears trained a little and realy praise him for any accomplishments he makes. its just like teaching them what colors are what. just have him work on hearing a open string and then trying to tell you what it is by sound only. i have a 8 year old daughter and we do this and it is fun for her.it will take alot of patience on your part but i aasure you it can be done. i wish you and your boy alot of fun and luck. god bless

And if he never really get's into it,what the heck.It's not like you're trying to make a Hendrix out of him.

I started playing with a teacher at 9-10, but when I
started becoming interested for the guitar, I was about
the same age as your boy is now.
I also had the guitar in my lap, it felt better.
If he chooses to continue playing he will find out that
when he starts to learn som stuff, its easier to hold
it against his body, so thats nothing to worry about.
My brother did it too, and he was 14 when he started!

He does have to learn how to press the strings first.
If you start playing when youre a bit older, that isnt
as much of a problem as it is for younger people, since
their fingers are'nt as developed.
It's hard to press the strings with small fingers, and it can hurt.

I would suggest that when he wants to hold the guitar
against him, use the textbook way first:
place the guitar on the left knee, not the right,
use something that elevates his left leg (I dont know
what its called in english) and sort of tilt the guitar
so the head is pointing somewhat upwards.
That makes acoustic guitarplaying alot easier for
everybody, but especially for kids that have small arms and fingers.