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How to Play: Ducks and Hens

Filed under: Activities: Toddlers & Preschoolers, Activities: Big Kids, Activities: Tweens, Activities: Family Time

Ducks and Hens game

QUACK! Credit: Uli Deck, AFP/ Getty Images

What you need: You need two random objects, such as toy cars or marbles.

How to play: Have players sit in a circle. Give one player the two objects. One object represents a duck, and the other represents a hen. The person with the two objects is the vendor, and it is his job to sell the duck and the hen.

The rules: To start the game, the vendor passes the first item to his right, and says, "Do you want to buy a duck?" The buyer says, "Does it quack?" The vendor says, "Yes it quacks." The duck continues to be passed to the right with the question and answer session going all the way back to the original vendor. Immediately after the duck is sold, the original vendor turns to his left with the hen, and says, "Do you want to buy a hen?" The buyer asks, "Does it cackle?" "Yes it cackles." Same deal with the hen, the question and answer session goes all the way back to the original vendor.

What else you need to know:
There is no winner in this game, but the fun comes when the messages start to cross. It's hilarious!

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Start by teaching him that it is safe to do so.