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Heather - 2007-09-27 08:17:52
Old Maid is easy as shit, it's the kind of game that's purely about luck rather than skill. Booger loves that game. Go Fish is easy to catch on to as well. She also really likes playing Memory and Sorry. (She's a pretty mean Checkers player as well.) She also likes this annoying fishing game, I can't remember what it's called. This battery operated thing spins around and fish open and close their mouths. You have to get a fishing pole in their mouths and pull out as many fish as quickly as you can.
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boom boom - 2007-09-27 12:11:36
theres always uno and racko... both only require number knowledge.... they are fun, and more luck than anything else
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terri - 2007-09-27 14:49:38
I was going to suggest Uno also and maybe Yahtzee? Or how about putting jigsaw puzzles together? it takes a little time and might take up 2 or 3 evenings. And you can usually find some on sale every few months.
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webmiss - 2007-09-27 21:02:14
Uno would be a good one. Crazy 8's as well. I did know a card game called SNAP, and there's one I saw at my daughters preschool called Sandwich I think? It had pictures of sandwich makings instead of numbers. For the cooking thing, do you have a crockpot? I love my crockpot and can make some really wonderful meals in it. Just throw the ingredients in, turn it on, and walk away!
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Holly - 2007-09-27 21:25:51
My son loved Go Fish and UNO or Skipbo. Trouble is usually pretty simple too, or concentration {played with regular playing cards}. Or a really simple game like slap, though that has a tendency to get out of hand with some kids. Connect Four is pretty simple too, if he already understands the concept of tic tac Toe and it would be easy to give him an edge until he gets better at it.
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loki-katt - 2007-09-29 22:21:04
I seem to remember someone who would skip Freshman English class to sharpen her UNO skills. You should get the boys interested! :-) Cootie is a fun one (tho OS may feel it's too childish for him) and monopoly JR isn't too bad (at least it ends). Trouble, headache, yhatzee, we used to have a bowling game that was played with dice, checkers, backgammon (probably a bit much for YS yet), puzzles (hmmm...still got your stash of the Hallmark ones?). If you can find it anymore, Ants in the Pants was one I always enjoyed.
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