Cup and Ball Toss
Classic game for endless hours of fun for both children and adults. Ages 7 and up.
Rainbow Sky Top
A hand prop that spins and flies like a helicopter propeller. Ages 10 and up.
Hopscotch
Hopscotch is known to many as the sidewalk game of skill and precision. On every playground and most parks in the USA - the hopscotch grid is a common sight. Set includes two giant sidewalk chalks, 1 colorful Hoppy Taw{TM} marker, a color canvas pouch and, for the competitive players, a 20 page handbook with National Hopscotch rules & regulations, winning moves & tactics.
Chinese Jump Rope
A Chinese game resembling hopscotch played by at least three players. An elastic rope is stretched between two players with the goal of the third to accomplish specific moves or jump patterns. 7 foot looped elastic rope & 20 page handbook with jumping games and diagrams. Ages 5 and up. Made in USA.
Anomia Game
This game will have everyone laughing out loud. Players compete to give examples of random information. Normally easy, but can you do it before your opponent? Pay attention. It could be your turn anytime. Winner of numerous awards including ASTRA's Best Toy for Kids 2010 and the Mensa Select Seal. 3-6 players. Ages 10 and up.
Five Crowns Game
A five-suited rummy-style card game for home or groups. The unique deck provides each player multiple options for arranging their hand into books and runs. Easy to learn and fun for the whole family. Winner of five awards including the Parent's Choice Award. 2-7 players. Ages 8 and up.
Xactika Game
A fast-turn card game in the same genre of Hearts and Spades but takes a little more skill. Three ways to play. You can play to win, try to take the most tricks. You can play to lose, try to take the fewest tricks. Or play to bid, where you must win exactly the number of tricks you bid. Can be played with two to ten players, making it the perfect game to play with just a friend and in the classroom or at family get-togethers, too. Parent's Choice and two-time winner of Creative Child's Preferred Choice awards. 2-10 players. Ages 12 and up.
SEt ~ a visual perception game
A compelling game of visual perception; a fascinating challenge for either solitaire or competitive play. No previous knowledge is required so age is no advantage making SET great fun for the whole family. In fact, children tend to do better than their elders! Each card is unique in its four features: color, symbol, shading, and number. A "set" consists of three cards on which each feature is either the same on all of the cards or different on all of the cards. Winner of 29 awards including Mensa Select, Teacher's Choice, Parent's Choice and more. 1-20 players. Ages 6 and up.
Quiddler ~ a game of words
QuiddlerŽ, the short word game - is a breakthrough in word games. Because short words, like 'at', 'is', 'of', 'ax','ow' and 'zoo' can lead to winning, readers of all ages can play and win. The challenge is to arrange your entire hand into words. Draw and discard in turn and try to use those high point letters, but don't get caught with them uncombined. Winner of 17 best game awards! Fast paced, for 1-8 players. Ages 8 to adult.
Rainbow Silk Streamer
9 feet of shimmering, rainbow dyed silk on a wooden waving wand encourages children to delightfully engage in movement while creating beautiful designs in the air. Wand is 18" long. Ages 3 and up.
Skipping Ropes!
Choose a 9-foot Skip Rope with wooden handles and a handbook of jump rope rhymes and games or double the fun with the Super Skip Rope, 15 feet of thick nylon rope with wood bead handles and an instruction card with skipping rhymes for 3 or more. USA
Rainbow String ~ for playing string games
Colorful hand-dyed nylon string for playing string games and making figures. Besides being fun, as with knitting, playing string games and making string figures helps build neural pathways in the brain and can enhance mathematical intelligence.
Read more about String Games and Brain Development from Sarah Lee of Sarah's Silks.
See String Figure Magazine for more information, instructions and free figures.
Free online instructions can also be found here: STRING GAMES by Arvind Gupta or with a search for "string games instructions".
Pick Up Sticks
Originally played by the American Indians with straws of wheat and taught to the pioneers who settled this country. It requires a steady hand and has been an entertaining game in our house over the years. Our Pick-up Sticks are made from birch and tapered to a smooth blunt tip. Each set of 25 ten inch sticks is pouched in colored canvas with history and game rules. USA Age 6 to adult.
Alternatives to TV Handbook by Marie McClendon
I highly recommend this delightful handbook. You'll find so many engaging activities for children ages 1-12 along with do-able suggestions on how not to use the TV as a babysitter and how-to bring out the creativity in your children. A great resource at an affordable price, for you or that spouse or grandparent who needs suggestions or thinks you have gone off the deep end by not allowing TV!
Joyful Movement
This book is not simply another collection of verses, songs and movement exercises. Compiled in the hope of preventing and even possibly correcting challenges a child might have with sensory integration, movement, coordination or other related faculties, this book is a treasure trove of ideas on how to sensitively nurture - not overstimulate - the child's senses and to bring healthy activity to him or her every day. Birth to about 9 years.
Alphabet and Math Cards
Make up fun math and language arts games with these beautiful learning cards from Germany. Standard playing card size.
The set of 32 Alphabet Cards helps with letter recognition and includes all the letters of the alphabet, plus extra vowels, in upper case and lower case for colorful learning and spelling of words. An animal and its name in English is shown on each card. Use as flash cards, spell words or play one of the games suggested on the enclosed idea card.
In the Math Basic Set children count to 10 by ones, then to 100 by tens. Cards 1 through 9 have animal images in a quantity that is representative of each number. Also comes with plus, minus and equals cards. With the Math Full Set individual number counting can go up to 25, with nature oriented images (i.e. 20 morning glory flowers and leaves) up to 21. After 30 there's counting by tens to 100. In addition to plus ( + ), minus ( - ) and equals ( = ), there are times ( ∙ ) and divide ( : ).
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