Play These Games : 101 Delightful Diversions Using Everyday Items

by Swain, Heather

• ISBN13: 9780399537448
• ISBN10: 0399537449
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Perigee Trade

Summary

Simple, low-cost, homemade games made from everyday household items-from the author of Make These Toys.Playing games is the perfect antidote for boredom when kids are tired of their toys-that's where Play These Games comes in. This collection presents homemade activities for kids and grown-ups to create and play together, from Go Fish cards made using family photos to a pinball machine constructed out of clothespins, rubber bands, and cardboard boxes.Following the same format as Make These Toys, this book is organized by materials, each with a short introduction and quirky facts about the objects used. Every project will have illustrated step-by-step written instructions. They're almost as fun to make as they are to play!

Author Biography

Heather Swain is a former third-grade teacher, a mother of two, and an award-winning fiction author. Her articles have appeared in American Baby Magazine and Time Out New York Kids, and on Salon. You can visit her blog, One Cheap Mother, and find out about her young adult novels at www.heatherswainbooks.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xiii
How to Use This Book	p. xv
Materials List	p. xvii
Balloon	p. 1
Loony Balloons	p. 3
Balloon Waiter	p. 5
Balloon Ball	p. 8
Balloon Battle	p. 11
All on One Side	p. 12
Indoor Tennis	p. 14
Beahbag	p. 17
How to Make a Beanbag	p. 19
Beanbag Relay	p. 21
Cornhole	p. 23
Pip, Squeak, and Wilbur	p. 25
Treasure Thieves	p. 27
Beanbag Tag	p. 29
Rabbit Warren	p. 31
Books	p. 36
Finishing School Book Race	p. 38
Book-Ball-Balance Relay Race	p. 39
Name That Book	p. 40
Book-tionary	p. 42
Book Scavenger Hunt s	p. 44
House of Books	p. 46
Buttons	p. 47
Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?	p. 49
Button Catapult	p. 50
Button Toss	p. 52
Money in the Bank	p. 54
Button Battle	p. 55
Button Golf	p. 57
Shuffle Button	p. 61
Button Hockey	p. 64
Button Box	p. 69
Cardboard Boxes	p. 72
Feelie-Whatsie Box	p. 74
Digging for Treasure Box	p. 76
Bigfoot Box Shoe Races	p. 77
Mini Marble Billiards	p. 79
Micro Mini Foosball	p. 83
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