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Thursday, May 22, 2008

What will you do this summer?

IT'S
summertime

summer time


Now that school is out and you have ALL DAY to have fun, here are some great summer games that only use things easily found around the house!

Kick the Can
Required: pop can or coffee can
Players: 2 or more

Place coffee can in a large open area to be home base. It counts to 50 while the other kids hide. When It SEES a child, he calls her name. They both race to the can, and try to kick it first. If It kicks the can, the hider is caught and placed in "prison" on the porch. If the hider kicks the can, she and all players in prison are free, and It must count again.


Broom Hockey
Required: Brooms, rubber ball, and goals (boxes or buckets)
Players: 2 or more

This game can be played in any size room, make two goals opposite of each other. You start the game with a face-off in the center of the room. Opponents attempt to hit the puck into the opposite goal. The goalie is allowed to block shots in any way he desires. Penalties may be assessed for delaying the game, holding the puck with hands or feet, high sticking or other unnecessary roughness. The opposite team may receive a free shot (except for goalie) on goal when penalties occur. For large groups limit number of players and substitute once a score is made.

Car Make Scavenger Hunt
Required: List of cars, pencil and lots of time time
Players: Small to medium groups


What kind of summer plans do you have? Lots of fun outside? A vacation to a new place or to visit relatives? Will you be going to Orthodox summer camp or visiting an Orthodox Church in another place? Be sure to tell us all about it (only including your first name and name of the church-no locations please! this is the internet, duh!)

If you have a long car trip ahead, play this game and see how fast the hours fly by!

It’s a car scavenger hunt and here’s a list to get you started. Print this list and mark off which cars you have spotted. If there are several players, take turns as to who marks off the next car that you pass or that passes you.

Accord
Aerostar
Alero
Astro
Audi
Aurora
Blazer
BMW
Bonneville
Camaro
Camry
Caprice
Caravan Caravel
Cavalier
Celebrity
Cherokee
Cirrus
Civic
Concord
Contour
Corolla
Corsica
Cougar
Dakota
Denali Escort
Excursion
Excursion
Expedition
Explorer
Galant
Grand Prix
Hummer
Infiniti
Interpid
Intregue
Jimmy
Kia Laredo
Lexus
Lincoln
Lumina
Mazda
Mercedes
Montana
Monte Carlo
Mustang
Mystique
Navigator
Park Avenue
Pathfinder PT Cruiser
Probe
Ram
Ranger
Sable
Safari
Saturn
Silhouette
Silverado
Suburban
Sunbird
Sunfire
Tahoe Taurus
Tempo
Tracer
Tracker
Transport
Towncar
Venture
Villager
Volkswagen
Voyager
Windstar


A Nature hunt is a great way to find interesting things in your own backyard!

Nature Hunt
Required: Hunt list and good weather
Players: Small to large groups

Make out of a list of known nature finds in search area. Here are some examples that could go on the list.

Pinecones Oak leaf Maple leaf Stick Moss

Bark Bugs Rock Types Acorns One hard to find item

You can make your list as long and specific as needed depending on age group and time available. You can divide up as individuals or small teams. Searchers go out and retrieve items. The first team to collect all items and return to starting point wins. A fun way to add bonus points is to collect really cool things that you find that you never knew existed!

Whatever your summer plans may be, make sure you never forget them by keeping an Adventure journal/scrapbook! Keep any photos, ticket stubs, candy wrappers or other things that will remind you of Summertime 2008!

Be sure to be safe and have fun! May Panagia and your patron saint guard and protect you!

Greek Orthodox Church

1 comments:

kelly said...

love all these ideas! they are great. i used to love kick the can!