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How to Play: Apples to Oranges

by Sally Worsham, Posted Mar 15th 2011 7:00AM

Pass the fruit! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You will need an apple, an orange, scissors, pencils, paper, a container, and music.
How to play: Cut up slips of paper and label them as ...May the last one standing win!
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How to Play: Do You Love Your Neighbor?

by Sally Worsham, Posted Mar 1st 2011 7:00AM

Remove one chair each round. Credit: Corbis What you need: You need chairs for this game. How to play: Arrange chairs in a circle. You will need enough to have one chair for every player ...Don't get your seat stolen!
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How to Play: Circle Delight

by Sally Worsham, Posted Feb 28th 2011 7:00AM

Pass it quickly! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need two balls.
How to play: Divide the children into two teams. Give each team a ball, and have each team stand in a circle beside ...All you need for this game are two balls and two teams.
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How to Play: Blindfolded Shoe Shuffle

by Sally Worsham, Posted Feb 24th 2011 7:00AM

Where are my shoes? Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need blindfolds and shoes.
How to play: Each player takes off his shoes and puts on a blindfold. All of the shoes will be thrown in a pile in the middle of the room. ...Can you find your shoes without looking? Test yourself with this game!
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How to Play: Killer Frog

by Sally Worsham, Posted Feb 15th 2011 7:00AM

Catch the killer! Credit: Michael Loccisano, Getty Images
What you need: All you need for this game are players.
How to play: Have all players sit in a circle. Choose one player to be the detective. The detective ...Can you guess who the killer frog is?
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How to Play: Hot Valentine

by Sally Worsham, Posted Feb 14th 2011 7:00AM

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What you need: You need a small ball. How to play: Have players sit in a circle with their legs crossed. Choose one player to be the leader, and she will be in the middle of the circle holding the small ...Don't get caught with the hot valentine!
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How to Play: Pass the Parcel

by Sally Worsham, Posted Feb 11th 2011 7:00AM

Get rid of the package before the music stops! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need a chocolate bar, sheets of paper, and music.
How to play: Before the game, take the chocolate bar and wrap it in a layer of paper. On the ...Can you get rid of the package before the music stops?
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How to Play: Twins

by Sally Worsham, Posted Feb 8th 2011 7:00AM

Tag, you're it! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: All you need are players. How to play: Pair each player up with another player, and have them stand in a circle with each pair of partners holding hands. Choose one pair to be ...All you need in order to play this game is yourself!
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How to Play: Big Chief

by Sally Worsham, Posted Feb 2nd 2011 7:00AM

You're it! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: All you need for this game is players.
How to play: Have all players sit in a circle, and choose one player to be "it." After choosing who will be "it," that player must leave the room. ...Will you be the big chief?
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How to Play: Stations

by Sally Worsham, Posted Feb 1st 2011 7:00AM

Where am I? Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need chairs, index cards and a pen.
How to play: Before the game, write down names of destination cities on the index cards -- one city to ...If you are the station master, try and steal a chair away from a "destination".
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How to Play: Musical Hearts

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jan 31st 2011 7:00AM

Have my heart. Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need paper hearts, music, and small prizes like candy and stickers.
How to play: Before the game, cut out paper hearts. Write a prize on ...For this game, you need paper hearts, music, and small prizes like candy and stickers.
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How to Play: Hidden Surprise

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jan 24th 2011 7:00AM

Keep unwrapping! Credit: Carlos Davila, Getty Images
What you need: You need an empty pill bottle, duct tape, newspaper, money, a shoe box, and dice.
How to play: Take an empty pill bottle and put an amount of ...Roll a double and start unwrapping!
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How to Play: Pirate

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jan 10th 2011 7:00AM

Identify theft! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need several rings of keys and a blindfold.
How to play: Have all players sit in a circle. Choose one player to be the pirate. The pirate must sit in the ...Who stole the key ring from the pirate?
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How to Play: I'm Going Hunting

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jan 7th 2011 7:00AM

Don't forget! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: All you need for this game is a good memory.
How to play: Have the players sit in a circle. The rules: One person starts by saying, "I'm going hunting, and I'm ...If you have a great memory then this game is for you!
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How to Play: Shark Attack

by Sally Worsham, Posted Dec 29th 2010 7:00AM

Watch out! Credit: Carl De Souza, AFP/Getty Images
What you need: You need a parachute.
How to play: Choose one player to be the shark and another player to be the lifeguard. The rest of the players will sit on ...Will you be saved by the lifeguard?
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