Coastguards and Smugglers (Wide Game)
With any wide game always bear in mind rules for keeping safe This is one of the simplest wide games and the basis for many of the more complex wide…
Continue readingWide Games and Night Wide Games
[This post has now been updated and recreated as a page rather than a post for flexibility.] If there was ever a favourite game of mine when I was a…
Continue readingplay:groundNYC – free play in New York, an embodiment of exploratory learning
I might be in the UK, but became aware of play:groundNYC, an adventure playground on Governors Island, New York, through an article in The Atlantic, (oh the advantages of the…
Continue readingCounty Lines: A risk to children
Sounds innocent, but it’s not. “County Lines” is the name given to criminals using children to courier drugs for them often getting them to travel to other counties. Sometimes children…
Continue readingStick (Card Game)
Sent in by Kathrin Logan Silly but fun game for any number of players of 3 or more, but best in small groups. This game can get extremely fast and…
Continue readingSpoons (Card Game)
Sent in by Debbie Reed, Elkhorn Valley Adventures, Bergholz, OH, U.S.A You will need: enough spoons for every person in your group but one, and 1 deck of cards (or…
Continue readingSolitaire (Card Game)
One of those timeless card games you can play by yourself, particularly when looking for something to while away the hours such as long waits or journeys. If you have…
Continue readingSlap Jack (Card Game)
Sent in by Mellisa Bear Requires: Standard 52 deck of playing cards For 2 (or more) players, but best with 2. Shuffle and deal out all the cards in a…
Continue readingRoyal Partners (Card Game)
Game for 4 people. This used to be played by the Prefects at Glyn , Surrey. Players pair up and work out a secret signal between them. Pairs sit facing…
Continue readingEleusis (Card Game) (Educational)
Great way to introduce and experience inductive reasoning Game for three or more players. Many games call for deductive reasoning but Eleusis is exceptional because it gives players an opportunity…
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