FUN SUGGESTIONS

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Making Games Work For Kids of All Ages

I always had a problem that the games I wanted our family to play together was either to simple for my older kids, or too complex for my younger ones.

So one day I had an idea!

My younger daughter wanted to play "Chutes and Ladders" for our family game. My older boys didn't want anything to do with it. "It's too easy!", they screamed.So I made a suggestion.

After the game, we go out for a snack. The winner gets to choose the place for the snack. But there's a catch!

My daughter rolls once dice to play, but the middle child has to roll 2, and the oldest has to roll 5. And each child has to get an average! So the middle child has to roll his dice, add them together and divide by 2. The oldest has to roll his 5 dice, add them together and then divide by 5. Each child has to do this within 30 seconds. If they blow the deadline, they have to move back one space.

Let me tell you, this was one intense game of "Chutes and Ladders", everyone had a blast, and it was all they could talk about over our snack at the local McDonalds. The winner's choice!

J. Hall