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How to Play: Big Chief

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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How to Play: Puzzle Piece Search

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jan 19th 2011 7:00AM

Find the pieces and put them together! Credit: Corbis
What you need: You need a pre-cut puzzle and a table.
How to play: Hide pieces of the puzzle throughout the play area while players are out of the room. Have a table set up where ...Hide pieces of a puzzle throughout the play area while players are out of the room. Have a table set up where the puzzle can be reassembled.
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How to Play: Memory Game

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

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What you need: You need objects like cars, marbles, or other small toys, a tray, pencils, and paper. How to play: Place the objects on the tray. Give each player some paper and a pencil. The rules: ...Guess the most number of objects from the tray and you win!
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How to Play: Pirate

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

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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

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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: Rumor

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jan 6th 2011 7:00AM

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What you need: You need a black board and chalk.
How to play: Divide the players into teams. Select a leader on each team. The leaders will go out of the room and come up with a message that all teams will ...The game pictionary and telephone combined!
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How to Play: Simple Scavenger Hunt

by Sally Worsham, Posted Dec 30th 2010 7:00AM

Can you find them all? Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need paper and pencils.
How to play: Before the game, make a list of things people might find in their purses, wallets, backpacks, and/or on ...All you need is paper and pencils!
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How to Play: Fork Over the Chocolate

by Sally Worsham, Posted Dec 28th 2010 7:00AM

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What you need: You need a chocolate bar, knife, forks, dice, and items of clothing, such as a hat, a coat, shirt, pants, hat, gloves, etc.
How to play: Have the players sit in ...Eat the last piece of chocolate bar and win!
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