Category: Play

Product & Play – Card Games for Christmas Gifts

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Christmas is quickly approaching; in two weeks, we will awaken to another year of celebrating the Lord’s birth and spreading good cheer and gifts to those we love. I’ve included a short description of three games we learned to play this past year. They are easy to understand and very enjoyable for two people or better, a group. If you still need a few gifts under $20.00 and the recipient loves games, consider these three card games, still available in stores and online.

FIVE CROWNS is a rummy-type game. After you become familiar with the card count bumping up by one each round, the game is very easy.

SKYJO is a fun game of collecting, replacing, and ending with the fewest points for the win.

PLAY NINE is a card game with a golf theme. Drawing, discarding, trading, and sabotaging the player next in line is a wonderful way to spend an hour or two with family and friends.

Even better, we found good tutorials on how to play the games on YOUTUBE. I’ve included the links below to give you an idea of whether your gift recipient might enjoy the games.

Play – Sabbath Day

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I delight in the Sabbath Day. I rejoice in worshipping God our Father on this day of the week he has set aside as holy. It is also a day he asks us to rest. I enjoy the day of rest by forgoing everyday, monotonous tasks and playing a little. Some of my favorite ‘playgrounds’ are the many sites around the web that allow for photo tweaking. The photo above started out rather tame as a still life of one of my Willow Tree Angels amid a patch of ivy in my backyard. The photo was tweaked through the free site LunaPic. I used one of their art filters to alter the appearance of my photograph. It’s easy to upload a photograph and play with it. Have a blessed Sabbath!

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Click here to visit LunaPic.

Phun and Play – Scattering Paint with a Straw

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Once again, I made good use of the Pinterest Boards and found a “phun” project for the grandsons. Materials: paper, googly eyes and other lightweight decorations, markers, washable paints (we used Crayola brand) and a straw.

Using a measuring spoon I doled out about 1/4 tsp of two paint colors onto the paper, fairly close together. The boys then blew on the paint through the straws to move the paint in every direction. The colors blended together forming a third color. Because wet paint acts as a glue when it dries, we added our decorations: pompoms, googly eyes, foam stickers while the paint was wet.

When the “creatures”were dried we drew arms and legs. The boys had a great time making this project. It was challenging enough to keep the six year old interested and easy enough for the three year old to do without feeling frustrated. SO MUCH PHUN!!!

Place and Play – Block Island Day 5

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I am not much of a beach bather, but I am an absolutely avid beachcomber. The evidence sits on shelves in my garage. Stacked in boxes and bins are hundreds of pieces of driftwood, seashells, sea glass and even fishing lures that have washed up on the beaches I visit. I also enjoy creating cairns (more on these tomorrow) and stone sea nymphs. Here are a few pictures of this year’s creations. I named the photo above “Three Sisters.” I am a part of that three sister trio. I am the stone maiden on the right. My sister Amy is on the left, and sister Sue is in the middle.

I also really enjoyed putting together the bride and groom beneath the driftwood arch. Fun! Yes, it’s true…I will never grow up.

Play – Swings!

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Papa loved the new disc swing so much he wouldn’t give anyone else a turn on it. Just kidding though…big boys and little boys, and even Nanny (me) loved the new swing.

This project was so easy to do. Find a sturdy tree limb, buy a wooden disc at the lumber store, drill a large hole, string a strong rope and tie it onto the tree limb. Voila! A terrific swooping swing.

Play and Pinterest – Magnifying glasses and Painting Feet

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I know I’ve mentioned it before, and I’m sure I will mention it again, but one of my favorite sites on the Internet is Pinterest. I have found so many good ideas there for fun projects and activities to do with my grandsons. Here is a link to my Grandkids Fun board.

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We’ve been working on creating pictures using paint on their feet. It’s a “ticklish” business and so much FUN!!!

 

The beginnings of “Butterflies.”

Play – Shake, Rattle and Roll, or, The Pleasure of a Big Box

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Joe brought a big, empty box home from work. Our grandsons were spending the afternoon and quickly took charge of the box.

Papa closed “the doors” and shook the box all around the yard. The grandsons spilled out laughing, and shouting, “Do it again, Papa!” Papa complied and spun the box again, and again, and again.

Our oldest grandson’s pronouncement on the fun, “It’s better than a carnival ride.” What a FUN afternoon!

Papa, happy too, but all tuckered out.