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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: Talking Behind Your Back

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

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What you need: You will need pieces of paper, washable markers, tape and pencils.
How to play: Each person writes her name on a piece of paper in ...What do your friends say behind your back?
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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: 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

Don't look! Credit: Getty Images
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: 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: Moo Game

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

MOO! Credit: Getty Images What you need: All you need for this game is players. How to play: Pick three players to stand outside while the rest of the group forms a circle. Tell the group that they are going to pick someone from ...The joke is on moo!
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How to Play: What's in Your Bag?

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jan 26th 2011 7:00AM

What's in the bag? Credit: Getty Images What you need: You will need felt to make 2 ½-inch bags, a needle and thread, a white permanent marker, paper and pencil. You will also need items to fill the bags ...The player who guessed the most correct items is the winner!
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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: Un-Cola Pop Off

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jan 21st 2011 7:00AM

What's in the cup? Credit: Getty Images What you need: You will need small bathroom-sized and large paper cups, paper and pencils, and eight to 10 cans of different clear types of soda (Sprite, 7-Up, Squirt, Slice, Mountain Dew, Mello ...This is a game of taste testing. Can you guess which drink is which?
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How to Play: King Bobo's Ring

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jan 20th 2011 7:00AM

It's King Bobo! Credit: Corbis What you need: You need Vaseline, a chair, a stool and blindfolds. You also need an adult male to be King Bobo. How to play: All the players will go out of the ...This is a game of trickery!
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