Healthy Competition

I for one believe that competition is a good thing and that childhood games offer more than a good time. I feel that many of these games teach life lessons, such as how to deal with disappointment. They also teach children to compete, or in other words, to work harder than others do in order to succeed. One competitive game is musical chairs. The object is simple; you want to be one of the people seated in a chair when the music stops. The game begins with seats that number one less than the number of people playing. Every other … Continue reading

Blast from the Past: Childhood Games

Okay, I’m aging myself here, but some of you may be sneaking up on middle age right along with me. Those of you who are will fondly remember these childhood games. Unfortunately, many of these games are no longer played in school, so your children may not know to play them. If they don’t, take a little trip down Memory Lane and teach them how to play the games we loved as kids. Mother May I One child is Mother. Mother stands several feet in front of everyone else. Each participant then makes a request of Mother, in an attempt … Continue reading