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How to Play Memory

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How good is your memory? Keep an eye on the cards and remember where they were to collect the most pairs and win! Who needs to buy a game of memory with character pictures when you can play with a regular deck of cards. And Bonus! It’s a great way for kids to learn numbers too. [Read more…] about How to Play Memory

How to Play Spit

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In this fast and furious game of quick hand-eye coordination, can you be the first to slam all your cards onto the Spit Pile? This one’s for 2 players, so if your child can keep up and doesn’t get frustrated with losing games where you have to be fast, it’s a fun one to use for one-on-one bonding time.  [Read more…] about How to Play Spit

Tina Fey’s Rules of Improv Comedy Will Change the Way You Play With Your Kids

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Several years ago, I sat by the campfire, completely engrossed in the book Bossypants, by Tina Fey.

I’ve been a fan since Weekend Update with Jimmy Fallon.

But reading this book, especially as a parent, made me love her even more.

As I read her Rules of Improvisation, I couldn’t help but think about how they applied to playing with my boys. [Read more…] about Tina Fey’s Rules of Improv Comedy Will Change the Way You Play With Your Kids

Gift Ideas for Kids Who Love Coding

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I have a confession. I got my boys interested in coding because I am fascinated by everything that’s available to them. I play the Learn to Code apps right alongside them. I even created this Pirate Coding Game to keep them interested when they were first learning, without constantly being on a tablet. [Read more…] about Gift Ideas for Kids Who Love Coding

How to Play Go Fish

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Go Fish is the very first card game I taught my boys. The original object of the game is to win the most “books” of cards. A book is any four of a kind, such as four kings, four aces, etc. We modify the game and aim to collect pairs instead of books. 

How to deal: We deal 5 cards to each player because we usually play with 2 people. If you have 3-4 people playing, deal 7 cards each.

Then place the remaining cards in the center of the table. We spread them out to look like a pond.

How to Play

The first player asks, “Do you have any 8’s?” (Or any number that they have in their hand that they want to use to make a pair.)

If the other play doesn’t have it, they say “Go Fish” and the first player draws a card from the pond. Continue to play like this, making pairs as you go. 

How to Win

The way to win changes every time we play. Sometimes the first player to 5 pairs wins. Sometimes we make books of 4 instead of pairs. Sometimes we just play until we run out of cards.

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