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Go Play Outside
If you’re like me, you’re much better at watching sports than you are at playing them. But that doesn’t mean you can sit inside all day. Why? Because you have kids, dummy!
(Remember, this is “if you’re like me.”)
Let’s say you have kids that are done with camp and have not yet started school. And let’s say there’s a hurricane that is keeping you and yours from the beach. You have to get them outside so that you don’t lose your damn mind.
Wired has a nice list of outdoor games, complete with instructions. Hide and Seek, Tag, Simon Says, and the politically incorrect named Chinese Jump-Rope, plus 26 more. Check ‘em out here.
I’d forgotten about TV Tag, that was a good one. Anyone have a game to add to the list?
Source: Wired
Image: Baby Blue Cafe
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Mistress_Scorpio commented on Aug 25 09 at 4:08 pmWhen I was younger and babysitting, I would pay the kids to play “Statue.” Whoever sat there and was quiet the longest would get a dollar.
Brett Singer commented on Aug 25 09 at 6:21 pmThat’s brilliant. I’m going to try that with my kids.
beep commented on Aug 26 09 at 8:35 am“Shadow tag” under bright lights at night–tag a person by stepping on their shadow. It is a good equalizer among older & younger kids, since the shorter you are, the shorter your shadow. Also it is fun to watch the crouching contortions as people try to minimize their shadows.
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