Hobbies And Interests
The Function Game
The Function Game is a math game that also works as a useful concepts review game in classrooms and comes from "Paper and Pencil Games." To start this game, you&'ll need two players, pencils and a piece of paper. The first player is the "guesser" and the second player is the "chooser." The chooser decides on a math rule (i.e. "double the number and add two") while the guesser continues guessing numbers until he or she figures out the rule. For instance, if the rule was "double the number and add two," the guesser might say "4" and the chooser would say "10" (because if you double 4 you get 8, then add 2 and you get 10). If the guesser said "6" the chooser would say "14." Once the guesser thinks he has the rule figured out, he can state what he thinks it is. If he&'s right, he can now be the chooser in another round of the game but if he&'s wrong, the guesser and chooser remain the same. (The two players can also just play until each person correctly guesses a number of rules.)
Foldovers
Foldovers is a fun group game from Today&'s Parent that&'s good for kids of all ages. Everyone gets a piece of paper and will draw a head--animal, human, normal, crazy, etc.--on the top portion. Each person will then fold his drawn head back so that that portion cannot be seen. Then, each person will pass his paper to the person on his left (or across from them or just someone else in the game) and the next person will draw the torso of a body (again, this can be human, animal or whatever the person wants). Proceed as with the first time and fold that section back, then pass the paper around one more time so a third person can draw a bottom (legs, hooves, etc.) to the figure. When everyone has finished, have players hold up their pieces of paper. It will be interesting to see what "creatures" everyone comes up with when the round is done.
Character Drawing Game
Kids may enjoy this character drawing game. Choose some common characters or figures known to kids such as a snowman, a Christmas tree, a pumpkin, a school bus or an American flag. If you have preschoolers, you might choose characters from popular preschool television shows as well. Provide each player with a pencil, a piece of paper and something to serve as a blindfold. Once everyone is blindfolded, call out certain parts of the chosen character for kids to draw. Tell them what to draw, but don&'t tell them what it is they&'re drawing. For example, for a school bus you might tell them "Draw a rectangle shape with four small circles attached to the bottom." Give further instructions such as "In the rectangle, draw small squares, then draw a medium-sized square at one end of the rectangle on the outside." When you&'re done telling them what to draw, tell them to open their eyes and look at their pictures. The winner can be the person whose drawing most closely represents the chosen item based on a vote. You could also award individual points such as 5 points for any medium-sized squares that made it inside the rectangle.