Over the summer, I went to a church rummage sale and picked up a Pin the Tail on the Donkey and Two other Games game. I didn't even open it, looked at the box and new I liked it.
The condition was questionable, but again, the box sold me.
And when I opened it up...this was one of the other two games. All the tails and noses were cut out and the tails still had real pins in some of them.
I know! Real pins for kids! My kids surely are sheltered, we use tape.
I never really liked clowns. I always imagined a very sad person under all that makeup. Not sure why, they are funny little critters, but I guess I thought they had to put the make up on to hide who they really were.
Regardless of the happiness on the inside, I still think clowns are creepy.
Before we went camping with all the cousins, ranging in age from 3 to 11, I purchased some sponges to make this craft. It seemed so simple. Almost too simple to be fun.
Boy was I wrong.
On day 1 in 95 degrees of humid heat, we cut up the sponges and tied them with dental floss and the kids got playing.
They got me a couple times, it felt really great and refreshing.
We hit a couple snags in the "he hit me" and "you are supposed to throw it, not tackle" aspects of the fun.
They were all soaked.
And all happy.
Now, that homemade fun was great, but you know what I think was better?
BOOCHIE!
If you have kids, you should get this game. It will become my new standard gift for birthdays. It is made by Gameright and has won all sorts of parenting awards. The game is recommended for kids ages 8 and up. My 5 year old loved it. I would say that if a parent or kind older sibling was playing, the little ones could have fun, too. If they can throw, they can play.
The game is simple, a take on Bocce, with fun twists and turns. It's a really fair game. The more points you get, the harder your throws (or kicks) become. Thinks like, sit on the ground and toss backwards. Or use your knee to move the objects.
I had a lot of fun with it too! The only issue I had, was that two of the wristband velcro straps came out of the fitting and it was a big pain to feed it back through. I am sure this game will be a camping standard, as well as a boredom buster in this house!
