There is something to say about good outside games at camp. While there are many common ones to choose from sometimes it is fun to bring indoor table games to
My kids are my life. I love hanging out with them and coming up with fun things to do together. With it being summertime we are pretty much living outside from the time we get up until we are off to bed. I noticed the kids were starting to get a little bored lately, so I […]
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We all love a good board game, right? Whether it's the strategy of Chess or the luck of Snakes and Ladders, there's something about these timeless games that
Ignite the fun at any party with the wooden ring toss game set. Ring toss is a timeless game and is fun for all ages. The target is made of high-quality wood and the rings are made of a plywood material. Assembles in seconds to start a classic game anywhere outdoors Package includes: wooden target 94cm/37.01" 5 wooden sticks 15 plywood rings
My baby is now 5 years old! I can't believe it. In fact, I don't want to let myself believe it. I miss the little baby I once held. Zechariah is one of my greatest blessings from God. I cannot put into words how much this little boy means to me. We had beautiful weather for Zech's party. It was a perfect day to celebrate! I wanted to keep things really simple, so there wasn't much planned for the party. Zechariah invited all his friends over to play his favorite board game, Trouble. The twist on it, I made it life-size. I thought he would have more fun if we played outside and used people as the pieces. It was so much fun! I honestly thought the kids were going to get bored and I was going to end up disappointed with how little we used the game. I was very wrong. We played the game for over an hour and made sure to "help" a team end the game for us. Otherwise the game would have gone on for much longer. Most of the preparation for the party was making the game board. It really was easy to make, however, very time consuming. The painting took me somewhere between 25-30 hours. It wasn't hard. It just took forever to paint because the fabric soaks up all the paint not allowing you to spread the paint much. I started by shopping at Goodwill for some used white sheets. I love that store! I bought 4 flat sheets of various sizes for $6 total. The whites were similar, but not exactly the same. I knew once it was painted, the color of white wouldn't matter. I sewed all four sheets together into a giant 12 foot by 12 foot square. Once it was sewn, I took it outside to draw the game board. The board was too large to lay out flat in any room of my house. I used our 1986 version of the game to copy. It's what Zech is familiar with, and I wanted him to recognize it when we played. The large circle in the middle of the game, I used a hula hoop to trace. The smaller circles that the people pieces stand on were a plastic lid to a giant bowl of mine. The game is primarily circles and straight lines. This made it very easy to duplicate. Once the game was drawn, and my lines were taped with painters tape, I brought the game down to my basement. I put a vinyl tablecloth underneath to protect my floor and took it one color at a time. For the paint, I used the small craft bottles of acrylic paint from Wal-Mart. The bottles were 50 cents apiece, and I needed 3 for each color. The game was a total of $12. Not bad! The only other thing I needed to buy was the giant inflatable dice. I found some online for $10. It was a very inexpensive birthday party. I had found some of these life-size games online for purchase but they started at $90!!! I knew I wanted to make it myself. It was much cheaper, but the labor was very extensive. To secure the game board down to the ground, I applied large eyelets around the edge of the game board. I then purchased golf tees to use as stakes. It worked really well! I didn't want the game board to be getting twisted beneath our feet and this solved the problem. On our invitations we sent out, we assigned each person to a team color. I had picked out two kids for each team, and then split up the adults that were also invited to the party. Each person was supposed to wear a shirt of their team color. It made it really easy to tell apart the players on the board at any given time. If I use the game again, I might buy different color bandanas for the players to wear. I think the most fun part of the game for the kids was throwing the giant die. They would send it flying high in the sky, and then everyone kept continually bumping it with their heads and body. Towards the end we had to restrict the kids from touching it unless it was their team rolling the die. It made it unfair for kids to bump the die when the rolling team had originally gotten a high number. The green team won! They were also the first team to get anyone home. For the winning team I found some really inexpensive Popper Magic games, AKA Trouble. They were at Wal-Mart for only $2.50. The rest of the kids at the party were given a sack of candy and a couple card games. My mom did an amazing job on Zech's cake. It looks just like the board game! She even made a flag out of the birthday invitation. It says, "Zech's been caught turning 5. He's in TROUBLE!" I was so happy that the trick candles worked this time. When we used them on Zech's real birthday not a single one would relight. This time they did it several times and got a good laugh from Zech. For fun, we made sure to pass out the cake color that matched their team color. It was fun to see everyone match their food so well. We also had the table full of small games for the kids to play while they ate. There was Old Maid, Pick-Up-Sticks, Blink, and Rock-Paper-Scissors. It was such a fun time spent with friends and family. I don't think there's a thing I would have changed about the entire party. It was the perfect afternoon. I hope it makes a lasting memory for Zechariah. He's five years old now!!
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Our Bishop just held his annual life-size foosball game for all the ym and yw. I love this activity because it involves everyone. We divide them into 2 teams--mix 'em all up. Adult leaders are on the side-lines keeping the ball in play and making sure they do not use their hands. Line up just like a foosball table, alternating direction and team. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 They hold onto pvc pipe that varies in size. The hands are not allowed to let go of the pipe and cannot be used to swat the ball...only feet. The middle rows are 4 kids across--facing each other. With this closer contact, may I suggest a beach ball. The next line-up is 3 across and they are trying to score. The next row are the defenders, 2 across. The goalie just has to hold their own pipe but they cannot use it to defend, just feet. While some were waiting for their turn to play we had an oversized game of twister going.
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We all love a good board game, right? Whether it's the strategy of Chess or the luck of Snakes and Ladders, there's something about these timeless games that
Once the school year ends, my studio starts what I call, Summer Flex. All my students have the option to attend one of my summer camps or to have 2 "double" lessons in July. The studio is closed in August. This year I ran two camps, A Composition Camp and a camp I called, "GAMES, GAMES, GAMES!". I wanted (NEEDED) a bit of a simpler summer this year so I put these two camps together and they were certainly much easier than in years past. Here's a look at what we did: These 7 adorable girls started out the summer in my composition camp. In addition to working through learning to write our their own songs, we played some games, worked on our rhythm and just plain had a really fun time! Happy Campers! Great Compositions! Our second week of camp was all about games! My students constantly asked to play games during lessons so I pulled out a bunch of their favorites, made a few new ones and ended the week with two days I called, Crazy Carnival! Here's a look: 17 Campers (not all pictured!), 5 teen leaders and loads of carnival games! Silly, silly fun! Kerplunk! Note value style! A teen clown! Rhythm races! Terminology, with a water twist! Loads of musical learning! All in all? Two fantastic weeks! How's your summer going?
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To keep you and your family entertained while you're outside this summer, try playing some of these fun backyard games that both kids and adults can play.
I was obsessed with matching games as a kid. This giant lawn matching game is so fun for the backyard, picnics, even beach trips and it’s made with cork tiles so it’s totally reusable and easily transportable. I made mine summer themed (duh!) and included printables for all the symbols so you can too. This …
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Giant Game of Operation: I was recently asked to be in a dunk tank at my elementary school's end of the year carnival. As much as I love being continuously dropped into a tank of cold water by vindictive elementary students, I instead offered to make a game. What I c…
