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Tic, Tac, Toe in the  SNOW   If you know how to play Tic, Tac, Toe.... then play it on the snow. Here's how to play: Using the back of a shovel or a piece of heavy ...

CENTIPEDE CRAWL(a swimming game)Divide everyone into two teams and form separate lines in the deep end of the pool, with the strongest swimmers in lead positions. Each swimmer holds onto the ankle of ...

Players must whistle a simple tun with a mouthful of crackers. To set up the contest, you will need a table, chairs, small paper plates, and a couple of boxes of crackers. Seat each contestant in fro ...

Wooden Spoon RelayHaving the biggest hill of beams wins this three-minute relay race. For each team, place a bowl filled with dried beans or "un-popped" popcorn kernels at the starting line. Set a gr ...

Who Can???Simple, simple: Who can keep the balloon up in the air the longest -or- who can pop the most balloons.

Wet Sponge TossAmed with a garbage can lid, one parent must defend himself or herself from kids who each get three chances to make a direct hit with a large, wet sponge. Depending on the weather, par ...

Tricycle RacesDecorate a few three-wheeled tricycles with streamers and bows, and let the children have turns racing their hot rods to victory lane. Make a finish line by hanging crepe streamers betw ...

As each child arrives, trace him or her on a full-size (body length) piece of paper so the guests can design their own clothing. (The child can lay still or put their arms and legs into any position ...

Crayon ColoringDistribute pages from coloring book, as well as paper cups containing a few crayons. Or spread out big pieces of paper and let the children create a mural.

Get some old broken appliances out of your basement, closet or attic and let the kids tinker with real tools. Their faces will light up with wonder as they open up phones or alarm clocks, VCR's or va ...

Egg-Ceptional Easter Cookies Ingredients:2 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup granulated sugar1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine , softened (we recommend LAND ...

The Show: Magician: Have one of the guest shuffle a deck of cards as many times as he/she wants. Ask another guest to pick one card and show it to everyone, including you. Announce that you are tel ...

Rainbow Snow Art Beautiful white snow is a canvas for colored works of art... outdoor fun  for kids of all ages to show the artist that is hiding inside. So simple, so simple.

Divide everyone into wo teams and have them spread out along the gutter at the deep end of the pool. Float two plastic dishpans at the shallow end of the pool corners. In the middle of the pool, dist ...

SHARKS AND JETS TAGDivide eveyone into two teams -- one is known as the Sharks and the other team is known as the Jets. Have both teams line up opposite one another in the middle of the shallow end o ...

DUCK, DUCK (water version of dodge ball)Assemble two teams and designate one as the "Offense" and the other as the "Defense" and position them at opposite ends of the "shallow" part of the pool. A re ...

This is a popular pre-school game because it is easy and has lots of actions. All of the players sit cross-legged in a wide circle --- they are the ducks. One child is chosen to be "It" -- he or she ...

Wolf! Wolf!This is a game of Tag. All the children form a large circle, holding hands, around the person who is "IT". The person who is "IT" is called the WOLF. The children cry out, "Wolf! Wolf! Wha ...

Water Balloon TossKids toss water-filled balloons to each other over increasing distances without breaking the balloons. Have pairs of kids face each other in a line and give one child in each paid a ...

Variations of Pin-the-Tail on the...Many ways of playing this old standby game... here are a few ideas:* Pin the Smile on the Cheshire Cat*Pin the Kiss on the Frog*Pin the Tornado on Kansas*Pin the P ...