Hobbies And Interests
Squares and Dots
Play the game with a pencil or pen, paper and two or more players. Draw a grid of dots on a sheet of paper, small or large, depending on the amount of time you have to play. The first player draws a line between two dots. The next player draws a line between any two dots. Any player who finishes the last side of a square when connecting two dots puts his initials in the square and gets another turn. After all the squares are complete, the player with his initials in most squares wins the game.
Counting Items
Counting items is a simple, car game for children and adults. Select an object to count, such as mailboxes, cows, dogs or blue cars. Decide where the counting will begin and end (such as in between two streets). Each player looks out the window (on her side of the car) and counts the number of objects she sees. The player who counts the most objects wins the game.
Creating Words
Players who can write and spell can play a simple game of creating words. The first player writes down a letter on a sheet of paper with a word in mind. The next player writes the second letter with a word in mind. No one can tell the words he or she is thinking about when writing the letters. If a player writes a letter and another player does not think he has a word in mind, that player can challenge. If he cannot tell the word he was thinking of, he is out of the game. Any player who cannot add a letter to the word is out of the game. The last player who can finish a word when another player cannot is the winner.
Penny Table Hockey
Use five pennies and a table to create a game of hockey. Each player stands on one end of the table and puts two pennies in front of her to make her opponent's goal. The extra penny is the "puck." Be sure both goals are the same distance apart and put a small piece of double-sided tape on the bottom of each penny to keep them in place. Slide the "puck" across the table through the two pennies to make a goal. The first player to make five goals wins the game.