In honor of the movie March of the Penguins (which is a great movie to see with your kids, by the way, if you haven’t already), I offer this game, called Hop of the Penguins. I first found this game in Family Fun’s book, Boredom Busters (Disney, 2002). The endearing thing about this game is that it came from a real event in the animal kingdom – penguins having fun. According to the book, when researchers first observed penguins hopping aboard ice floes and going for a ride, they figured it was to avoid predators or some other practical thing. … Continue reading →