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How to Make Your Own Mermaid Game

Make an underwater mermaid game for your daughter's next party. Toss colorful treasures into the pool and let the mermaids dive for items to collect a complete set. The first one who is "dressed for Neptune's Ball" is the winner. Paint a die for the players to throw to determine which item they should dive for next. Younger mermaids can play the game on dry land by selecting the treasures from a pile and putting them on.

Things You'll Need

Pearl beads
Monofilament beading elastic
Plastic headbands
Plastic bangle bracelets
Plastic rings
Plastic necklaces
Plastic or wooden block, cube-shaped
Acrylic paint
Paintbrush

Instructions

- 1
  String one large pearl bead onto the center of a 10-inch piece of monofilament beading elastic. Thread a smaller bead on each side and tie knots on each side of the beads to hold them in place. Tie the beads onto the center of a pink headband. Tie additional pieces of elastic between the beads to hold them in place. This is a mermaid crown.
- 2
  Make blue, lavender and yellow crowns the same way. Collect bangle bracelets, necklaces and rings in pink, blue, lavender and yellow.
- 3
  Paint a cube-shaped block to make a die. A 2-inch cube would be a good size for the block. Paint a necklace on one side, a ring on another, a bracelet on a third and a ring on a fourth.
- 4
  Paint "any item" on the fifth side of the die and "splash" on the final side.
- 5
  Play the game by throwing the tiaras and jewelry into the pool. Players choose a color and take turns rolling the dice and diving into the pool to collect the item they rolled. If they roll "any item," they can choose any item. If they roll "splash," they have to throw something back. The first mermaid to collect all her items is "dressed for Neptune's Ball" and wins the game.

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