Play These Games

Using simple, everyday items found around the house, Play These Games will inspire kids and the young at heart with a spectrum of ingenious games to make and play so they’ll never be bored again!

•Gather family photos to create a personalized set of Go Fish cards
•Grab loose buttons for button golf, shuffle button, and button hockey
•Unleash your inner pinball wizard with a clothespin and cardboard box version of the arcade classic
•Get out the hula hoops and brooms for a backyard jousting tournament
•Try one of fifteen variations of the classic game of Tag

Whether it’s competitive or cooperative, for large groups or duos, the games in this clever guide are fun to create and a blast to play.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.