1.
Pickup sticks
a simple game--requires patience, so may be best for older children (or younger children can play on their own, with fewer sticks)
3 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
2.
Bocce ball
3 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
3.
Monkey in the middle (land or water version)
1 point - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
4.
Juggling
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
5.
Checkers
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
6.
Hangman
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
7.
Four square
the grade school recess standard
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
8.
Potato sack race
hardly any materials necessary, and lots of fun
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
9.
Marco polo
a game for the pool
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
10.
Home-made bingo
children can have fun designing the cards as well as playing
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
11.
Slapjack
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
12.
Dominoes
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
13.
Marbles
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
14.
Charades
lots of fun--some alternative board games are Pictionary or Cranium
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
15.
Croquet
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
16.
Duck duck goose
the classic summer camp lunchtime game
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
17.
Tag
0 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
18.
Mock circus
-1 point - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
19.
Three legged race
all you need is some material and a start and finish line
-1 point - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
20.
Tic tac toe
a filler activity, not one you can spend long periods of time at—unless you do jumbo versions, with people representing the X and O letters.
-3 points - added 14 years ago by amelco7 -
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