| Fun Kids Games | | | | |
| | | | - Have the kids sit in the circle (on the |
| Any day's a great day for fun kids games! | | | | floor, or in chairs) and give each a number |
| Rain, shine, or any season is a perfect time | | | | and name of a car (example: 1's are Ferraris, |
| to play games. Has it been awhile since you | | | | 2's are Fords). |
| thought about fun kids games? Here's a short | | | | |
| list to jog your memory . . . | | | | - The game leader calls out a car name, and |
| | | | those cars have to get up and run around the |
| Do you remember "Duck, Duck, Goose"? It's | | | | circle. |
| terrific fun, and can be played outdoors or | | | | |
| in. And believe it or not, it's fun for any | | | | - The first person back to their spot wins . |
| age! Here's how it's played: | | | | . . BUT, the cars can have "mechanical |
| | | | difficulties", as their leader chooses. |
| - Have the children all sit down in a circle | | | | |
| (make a smaller circle for the little tykes). | | | | - The leader might choose to holler "run out |
| | | | of gas!" or "flat tire!" or "no muffler!" or |
| - One person is "It," and he or she walks | | | | "turbo boost!" |
| around the outside of the circle, touching | | | | |
| the other children's heads saying "duck, | | | | - The person has to act/sound out those |
| duck, duck." | | | | commands in their attempt to get back to |
| | | | their seat! |
| - When he comes to the person whom he wants | | | | |
| to chase him, he calls "goose." | | | | Of course, Hide and Seek is always a |
| | | | favorite, and for a sitting game, Old Maid is |
| - The goose chases the "it" person around the | | | | fun for parents, too! Think back about the |
| circle, and the one who reaches the empty | | | | games you played, or thumb through some |
| space first sits down. | | | | magazines. You'll get excited to share ideas |
| | | | with your kiddos! |
| - The other one is now "It"! | | | | |
| | | | Laughter is wonderful medicine, and fun kids' |
| Add a few twists to the "Duck, Duck, Goose" | | | | games are sure to invoke plenty of good |
| game and you have another of the most fun | | | | times, whether there are two or twenty |
| children games called Indy 500: | | | | participants! |