What To Do During Summer Holidays
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Want help with how to spend your summer holidays? Well, you're in the right place! Here are some ideas:
1) Invite all your friends over and tell them to bring their mobile picture phones or digital cameras. Write a list of things and have a photo scavenger hunt; for example, the list might include 'black cat' or 'a couple holding hands'. Whoever gets the most items or whoever finishes first wins.
2) Have a dinner party in your garden with your friends and family. Prepare all the food yourself and serve it, or have everyone bring a dish to pass around.
3) Invite your friends to your house to gossip, watch movies, and have a sleepover.
4) Ask your parents or older family members to take you and a few friends bowling, ice skating, or out someplace with your friends.
By anonymous, 12";
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What If?
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Preparation
Have at least 5 people, and lots of pieces of scrap paper and writing utensils. Everyone gets a piece of paper and writes a 'What if?' question on it. For example, 'What if Bob became president?' or 'What if Susie and Tom broke up?' The question must begin with 'What if'. The sentence should be small and at the top of the paper.
When everyone has finished writing their question, they put it in a box/hat/pile, and everyone draws a new piece of paper from the same pile. Then everyone writes an answer to the question on the piece of paper. Then everyone puts their papers in the middle again and draws a new piece of paper.
Game PlayThe first person reads the question on his/her paper. Then, the person to that person's left reads the answer on his/her own paper. Then, that same person reads his/her question. The person to that person's left reads the answer on his/her own paper. And so on.
Repeat!
TIPS: Don't let anyone know what you're writing when you're writing it so that the questions/answers can be a surprise.
By Emily, 13";
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Hurricane
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Instructions
1. Have a large group, with a chair for everyone but one.
2. The person who does not have a chair must stand in the middle and ask a question/say a statement (e.g. whoever is wearing white shoes).
3. Everyone who the statement applies to must get up and switch seats! The person in the middle also tries to get a seat so that there is someone new left over for the next round.
4. HURRICANE:
(a) a parent or someone who is sitting out for a certain number of rounds may say 'Hurricane' at a random time, and then EVERYONE has to get up and find a new seat. or,
(b) have a timer or an alarm to go off every few minutes and everyone has to switch seats when it goes off
TIPS:
This game is the most fun with lots of people (25 or more) and a large space to run in so that no one gets hurt.
By Eliza, 13";
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Dog & You
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If you have a dog at home, big or small but not lazy, put on some tennis shoes that you can run in and go outside and race the dog. I do it all the time. It's a fun way to exercise!
By Sarge, 11";
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Mafia
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Supplies:
deck of cards
Setting up:
1. Find one king card, one Ace, and one Jack; suit doesn't matter.
2. For however many people are playing, take out that many number cards from the deck minus 4
3. Single out one player to be the Mayor.
KING = Killer
ACE = Angel
JACK = policeman
Game Play:
1. The Mayor is the one who will pass out the cards to each of the other players. The Mayor does not give him/herself a card. The Mayor CAN NOT look at the cards as they pass them out.
2. Once everyone has seen their card, the Mayor says, 'Now everyone can go to sleep.' Everyone will close their eyes and pretend to 'sleep.'
3. The Mayor then says, 'Killer, wake up.' Whoever has the KING opens their eyes, but BE QUIET. The Mayor says, 'Killer, who would you like to kill?' and the Killer will point to whoever they want to kill. They cannot kill the Mayor or themselves.
4. The Mayor says, 'Killer, go to sleep.' The Killer closes his/her eyes.
5. The Mayor says, 'Angel, wake up.' The Angel opens his/her eyes. The Mayor says 'Angel, who do you want to save?' and the Angel points, but BE QUIET! Then the Angel goes back to sleep.
6. The Mayor asks the policeman to wake up. The Mayor asks, 'who do you think the killer is?' and the policeman points. The Mayor nods to indicate if the policeman is right, or shakes to indicate if the policeman is wrong. The Mayor cannot say who it is, though.
7. When the policeman goes back to sleep, the Mayor wakes everyone up. The Mayor then tells a story about what has happened while the town was asleep; if the Angel saved the person that was killed, the mayor tells a story saying that the person who was about to die was saved. If not, then the person just dies in the story. For example, 'Johnny was tussling in a boat with the mafia when the boat capsized! Johnny almost drowned, but someone saved him.' If the person dies and is not saved, he/she reveals their card.
8. If the person who dies is the policeman, then the game ends: the Mafia wins! Otherwise, all the players get to vote on who they think the Killer is. The Killer may vote. Whoever gets the most votes has to reveal their card. If it is the Killer, then the town wins!
10. If it is not the Killer, then the town goes to sleep again and the Mayor goes through the questions again. NOTE: if the Angel is killed, he/she is not asked to wake up and save anyone!
11. A new round begins when the Killer is revealed or the Policeman is killed. Everyone turns in the cards, shuffles them up, the Mayor changes, and the game begins again!
TIPS: Play in the dark or turn off the lights. It's much more fun.
By TwinkleToes, 9";
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Infomercials
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Bored? This activity is quick and simple! You'll need at least two people. To play, just pick up an item and create a comercial for it. The end!
By TwinkleToes, 9";
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Base-Hoop
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Bat, baseball, four hula-hoops
# OF PLAYERS:
An even number for even teams
HOW TO PLAY:
1. Give everyone positions.
2. The pitcher pitches the ball and whoever is batting bats. The batter gets for strikes and she/he is out.
3. If the batter hits the ball, she/he runs to the first hula-hoop and spins it around their waist. How many times they can spin it around is how many points they get.
4. If someone hits you with the ball, you're out.
5. If you get a home run, you get four points.
6. Switch teams after ten times someone goes.
By Anonymous, 9";
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Soccer Tricks
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2. Be competitive.
3. Work as a team.
4. Pass the ball to your teammates.
5. Always have fun.
6. Be a good sport.
7. Always do your best.
8. Always be alert.
Follow these fules and you'll see improvement in no time.
By Meredith, 11";
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Pass the Ball
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By Jade, 13";
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Acting Game
"; s.text = "Get a group of friends and find a place with a good amount of space. Make a big circle and pick two people to be in the middle. The people in the middle-without planning it first-make up a scene and start acting it out. Someone out of the circle can say FREEZE! and the people acting will have to freeze. The person who said freeze can go into the circle to tap the person whose place they want to take and that person. Continue!
By JKS, 9";
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Fun Game!
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1. Either in teams or not, and with a free zone or not.
2. Turn off the lights and start crawling around the floor.
3. You have to try and tackle your friends before they tackle you.
4. If you get tackled after a certain number of times - you and your friends need to decide this - you're out and you get to turn off the lights.
HUMOROUS TWIST! If you get out, you get to crawl around, but if someone tackles you, they lose and have to wait until the games over on the free zone.
HUMOROUS TWIST 2 If you get out, you can hide somewhere and yell or tackle people from behind and try to get them out! I hope you have fun with this game!
By Anonymous, 12";
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Hide and Seek Dodgeball
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First, you pick a base. Next, the seeker counts to 30. Then, you and your friends hide. When the seeker is finished counting, run and hide so the seeker has to look for you. When the seeker finds you, she/he throws the ball at you and if you get hit, you're it! The other players race to the base before they get hit by the ball. I hope you enjoy!
By coolcat8297, 9";
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Getting Better at any Sport
"; s.text = "Are you struggling getting a certain skill in any sport? Can’t seem to reach you goal? Now you can practice sports in the comfort of you own room! It’s that easy.
1. Close you eyes and picture yourself perfecting the skill you are struggling with. For instance: If you want to make that 3 pointer in basketball, picture yourself scoring for the 3 point line.
2. Now get out there and practice, practice, practice!
By Kali, 11";
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How to Play Dodgeball 2
"; s.text = "1. Take a hula-hoop and place it in the middle of your yard (or the setting where you'll play the game).
2. Get a ball about the size of a volleyball.
3. Get one baton (make sure that it is brightly colored).
4. Have at least 10 people to play. Have someone be 'It' and someone to be the 'Carrier'.
The object of the game is to avoid being hit by the ball or you'll be 'It.' But if you are holding the baton (holding it only where it can be seen by the other players of the game and not 'It'), 'It' will be out of the game. If 'It' gets out of the game, then the person holding the baton will be 'It'. The 'Carrier' is the person who transports the baton from player to player. You can only hold the baton for 2 minutes. If you are standing in the middle of the hula-hoop, you are in the Safety Zone. You can't be hit by the ball while there. You can only stand in the Safety Zone for 30 seconds, though. If you are the last person in the game, then you have won.
By Anonymous, 12";
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The Yes/No Game
"; s.text = "1.You can play this with 1-30 people, so get as many people as you like!!
2.Choose someone to ask the questions and get them to choose a person to question.
3.Now the questioner asks them questions, but they can only answer without saying \"Yes\" or \"No\"
By Bubble Girl, 12
Spoon Hockey
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6 plastic spoons and an eraser
Instructions
Break your plastic spoon so you have a round part and a long part, then break your eraser in half. Next, put the eraser in the middle of the table and use the round part of the spoon to move the eraser around. Try to get the eraser off the other person's side of the table to earn one point.
By Clayton, 9
How to Get Better at Sports
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By Blackcherry, 12
Detective
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At least 9 friends and a dark room.
Instructions
One person (they won't be able to play) picks two secret people to be the \"murderer\" and \"detective\"; the rest of the people are \"party-goers\". Turn off the lights and have everyone shake hands. The murderer will shake hands too, but they will also lightly pinch people. If a party-goer is killed (pinched), they sit down, but if the murderer pinches the detective, then the murderer is arrested. The game is fun, so enjoy!
By Allie, 11
To Be a Good Sport
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Yourself, a couple of competitors, a smile, and a handshake.
1. Make sure that you have a good mental attitude before a competition, because you will need it.
2. Prepare well before it, doing a warm-up to prevent injuries.
3. Keep warm at all times to keep from becoming stiff.
4. Wish your competitors \"good luck\" beforehand.
5. If you win your competition, celebrate and tell people they played well. If you lost, shake hands with the winner and put on the smile you prepared beforehand!
6. Now you are a good sport! * Be Happy and Smile! *
By Laurie-Ann, 12
ABC Acting
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You, your friends, and your imagination
First, pick a shouter. Then have everyone but the shouter stand in a line. Then pick one person to start off. The person that you choose moves away from the line and stands on his own in front of the shouter. The shouter counts to three and then names a letter in the alphabet. Whatever letter the shouter says, the person chosen to move away from the line must act something out that starts with that letter. Slowly, the shouter starts naming more letters, and the person chosen to move away from the line must act faster and faster. Slowly, the shouter picks more people to act with the person chosen to move out of the line. Example- Shouter; \"S, P, H, M!\" Actor; \"Somebody please help me!\"
By Julia, 12
Fame Academy With a Twist
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At least six players, some CDs (old songs are best because there's more chance that the contestants won't know them), a CD player with speakers, the song lyrics, and a large space to perform in
Instructions
Three players are the judges and the rest are the contestants. The judges choose a song and hear it in private. Then they give the lyrics to the contestants. The contestants have to sing the song, and maybe do a dance routine, without hearing it before. After everyone has performed, the judges choose the best two. These two players have to sing another song. The judges choose the best one of the two. The winner becomes Fame Academy Queen/King and is given a treat.
By Julia Gozogirl, 12
How to Play Curbs
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A ball and two curbs
1. Get some friends to play with you.
2. You can play individualy or in a team. Half the people go on one curb and half go on the other curb.
3. Try and hit the curb with your ball. If you do, you get one point. If you miss, it's the other team's turn.
4. Whoever has the most points in the end wins.
By Flossy, 8
Sharki
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3-10 players and a ball
Stand in a circle with one player in the middle. The players on the outside throw the ball to each other and the person in the middle has to try and catch the ball and then tag the other player with the ball in their hands. If the person in the middle tags the other player, she then has to swap places with the person who tagged her.
Tarza, 11
Fluffy Bunnies
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1 bag of regular-sized marshmallows and a sense of humor!
1. Everyone sit in a circle and put the marshmallows in the middle.
2. Everybody in turn say \"Fluffy bunnies\". When you have said it successfully, take a marshmallow and put it in your mouth.
3. Now everyone should have a marshmallow in their mouth. You now have to say \"Fluffy bunnies\" again with the marshmallow in your mouth (trickier than it sounds).
4. If you say it successfully, you can take another marshallow and put it in your mouth. If you don't say it correctly, you're out! If you're not sure, the group decides for you.
5. Keep repeating this, putting another marshmallow in your mouth every time you can say \"Fluffy bunnies\".
6. The winner is the person who can say the words with the most marshmallows in their mouth!
Note: you might want a bucket nearby so you can spit out your marshmallows! Also, be sure not to go overboard and risk choking!
By Happy Bunny, 13
Hide and Seek
"; s.text = " 1) Pick someone to be It.
2) Have the person count to 20 while everyone else hides.
3) When that person is done counting, they say; \"Ready or not, here I come!\"
4) Whoever they find last is It.
By Heather
Pool Volleyball
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By Kool Chick, 9
Beach Fun
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Four or more friends, the beach, and one flashlight for each person
This game is like Marco Polo, except it's on the beach at night. The person that's It has to count to twenty while everyone runs and hides. The person that is It flashes their flashlight twice. Everyone else then flashes theirs once. You do this until someone is found, and the game starts all over again.
By The Cuteness, 11
The Quarter Game
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A spoon and a quarter
To play the quarter game, you get a big group of friends. Make two lines sitting down back to back. At one end of the two lines, there is someone standing with a quarter and at the other end you have a spoon on the ground at each person on the end's reach. If you don't have a spoon, you can use something you can easily grab. When you're ready to start playing, you have the players who are sitting join hands (gently). The person at the end with the quarter flips the quarter, then the person sitting down will look at the quarter and see if it's on heads or tails. If it's on tails, nothing happens and you flip again. But if it's heads, then the person sitting nearest to the coin flipper squeezes the hand that he or she is holding. As soon as the next person feels the squeeze, they do the same to the next. The last person in the line tries to grab the spoon first. The side that gets the spoon has the player on their side move down to the other end where the coin flipper is. Everybody else moves down one. The goal in this game is to get everyone on your side to go through the line before the other side does.
By Kate, 12
Donkey, Monkey
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By Rids, 13
How to Make a Dance Routine
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Some mates and some music!
1) Pick a song with a good dance beat.
2) You and your mates have to think up some moves...try spins, shimmys, and more. I can't really describe how to do them like this!! But I'm sure you get the idea!
3) Fit them together in a sequence, someone after the other, or going on at the same time - use your imagination.
4) Practice makes perfect!
5) If it's really good, you could audition to perform in your school's concert or a dance festival to show off your dancing talent!
By Lola, 14
Colored Eggs
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2. Chose a base for the eggs and a base for the wolf.
3. The eggs go to their base and the wolf goes to his/hers.
4. While at the base, the eggs each chose a different color. Together, all the eggs chose a different color to be their 'Family Color'.
5 After each 'egg' has chosen a different color, they all walk to the 'wolf's' house.
6. The wolf guesses colors until he/she guesses one of the colors that one of the eggs has chosen.
7. If the wolf guesses one of the colors chosen by one of the eggs, the egg that chose that color has to run until he/she gets tagged by the wolf or reaches the eggs' base.
8. If the wolf guesses the color the eggs pick for their 'Family Color', everyone has to run.
9. Ihe first person who gets caught by the wolf, gets to be the wolf.
10. After the game ends, it can start over, and all of the eggs can chose new colors.
~TIP~ To make the game more challenging, you can make the bases farther apart.
By princess Gurl, 7
Fruit Basket
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By Angel, 16
How To Play Blackjack!
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To get to 21, but not over.
Scoring
The number cards are worth exactly whatever number they say they are. The jack, queen, and king are worth 10 and the ace can be worth 11 or 1.
To play Blackjack, you will need at least two players. One player will be the dealer. The dealer will hand one card from the deck to each player. This card will be face down. Then the dealer will hand more cards to each player. This card will be face-up. The player will look at the cards he or she has. The player may either hold or ask the dealer to 'hit me'! When the player believes that they have gotten close or that they have 21, they ask to 'hold'. After everyone has gone over the limit of 21 or is holding; they turn over their cards. The person nearest or with 21 wins the game. However, if you go over 21, you are instantly disqualified. If a player ties with the dealer, the dealer always wins. A simple way to win at Blackjack is to be cautious and daring with your cards at the same time. Sounds easy, right? ;)
By Maggie, 14
Super Stars
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3 or more friends, a ton of cool CDs you can use, a stereo, paper, pencil or pen and a hat
Instructions
1.Write down the names of all the CDs you and your friends are using
2.Then put them in a separate pile
3.Write down the names of every song for every CD you have there and put the music from one CD in one pile, etc. (Example: Avril Lavigne's Under My Skin songs would go in 1 pile, then Hilary Duff's songs would go in a pile beside it. Do that for all CDs!).
4.Pick a friend to go first 5.Put all the CD names in the hat and make your friend choose from it.
6.Get the song names for the CD she/he chooses and put them in the hat and make your friend choose a song (No peeking for either one!)
7.Then She/he has to make up a cool dance for the chosen song and has to try to sing it!
By Ashley, 11
Fit & Fab!
"; s.text = "Exercise is a great way to keep fit and strong and there are lots of different types of exercises to choose from. You could try skipping in your back yard, going for a run down to the local park, or walking to school and back with your parents instead of going in the car. You could join a netball or football club down at the community center or you could look on the Internet to see any activities that are going on around your area to see if you could get involved. Tell your parents about your idea and they will more than likely be willing to help and support you and it will help to keep them looking and feeling healthy, fit and beautiful as well! When you exercise, always wear comfortable clothes - skirts and jeans are a big no no! Tracksuit bottoms and a jumper and trainers are practical for the winter if you're going to be outside. But if it's the summer, then the best bet is cotton shorts and a polo neck t-shirt and pumps as you don't want to get overheated. Also, make sure you drink lots of water so again you don't overheat or become too thirsty and worn out. Another good idea is to stop if you feel tired or sick as you'll make yourself ill if you carry on. So keep on exercising and you'll look and feel great inside!
By Jade, 15
Murder Mystery
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Instructions
1) Everyone except the leader closes their eyes.
2) The leader taps someone on the head. This person opens their eyes. This person is murderer!
3) The murderer points to someone who they have 'murdered'. Once the leader sees who the victim is, the murderer shuts their eyes again.
4) The leader will then tell everyone to open their eyes and will announce who has been murdered.
5) Everyone will begin talking and will discuss openly who they think the murderer is. Once the leader thinks that some clear ideas are coming through, they will call a 'meeting'.
6) Here people can voice their suspicions about a particular person. Anyone with a firm idea can say who they think the murderer is and why they think so. People can agree or disagree. The leader will then put the suspects (a few people who are suspected by several others) to a vote.
7) The person with the most votes is out. They must truthfully reveal whether they are the murderer. If they are, the game is over. If not, the game continues in the same way. The aim of the murderer is obviously not to be voted out. If you are the murderer and are last person to be voted out, then congratulations! You are an excellent actor/liar!!!
Note: although the leader cannot join in the conversations, they can be the murderer, can be murdered, and can be suspected. Also, note that the murderer can murder themselves(!) so don't rule out the victim altogether!
By Ami, 14
Song Title
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2. You will need a CD to use. No one but you should know what the CD is.
3. Put the CD in the stereo and play a song on the CD and ask your friends to try and guess the song.
4. The person who gets it right is the next to play a song on a different CD.
By Samantha, 11
How To Dance Like You Don't Care What Anyone Thinks
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2. Make yourself look nice. If you have more confidence, you'll feel better.
3. Get rid of any mirrors. They'll stop you from doing what feels right.
4. Start by just doing whatever you think works. Experiment; don't do what pop stars do, do what you think goes with the music.
5. Continue just dancing to your own beat and steadily have friends over and dance together. They might have cool moves that you never thought of.
6. Take a dance class and learn other new stuff.
Have Fun!!
By ACG, 13
Exercise Tips
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Exercise with a friend; it makes the time go by faster!
Use a timer, because more than an hour of vigorous activity without breaks or water can be harmful!
While riding an exercise bike, read a book!
Make sure that if you’re running, you have good shoes with good ankle support. AND lace up your shoes tightly.
Listen to music with a good beat to keep you moving quickly.
Vary workouts. Your body needs different types of exercise: Running, biking, rowing, and lifting weights.
When lifting weights, make sure to have a partner to spot for you.
Get family involved because exercise is good for everyone! Even 5 minutes of exercise is better than no exercise.
Go for walks after dinner; it’ll help the food digest and keep you from pigging out on food at dinner time because you know you’ll have to go work out later!
By Kate, 21
How to Play Euchre
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2. Find a deck of cards and take out the following numbers: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
3. Use the fives to keep score and let one suit show every time you get a point.
4. Take the rest of the deck and deal it out; there are multiple ways to do this, but you could try dealing two, three, two, three and then three, two, three, two. The rest of the cards you lay face down and flip over the top card.
5. The person to the dealer's left can either tell the dealer to pick up the card facing up so that that suit is trump, or they can pass.
6. You should call the suit up if you have a lot of cards of that suit. The order of the values of cards are as follows:
Right Bower- Jack of the suit called
Left Bower- Jack of the same color suit that is called
Ace
King
Queen
Ten
Nine
(Trump is the suit that is called and it always beats other cards that are not trump. When none of the cards are trump, the highest card of the suit that was lead wins.)
7. Next, if everybody passes, the dealer will have a chance to pick up the card or turn it down. If it is turned down, the suit of the card turned down cannot be trump. When the dealer picks up the card, they may discard any card of their choice and place it at the bottom of the pile of cards laying face down.
8. The player to the dealer's left now has a chance to call one of the other suits trump, and so on if the person passes. If it goes to the dealer, then the dealer has one chance to re-deal if they cannot call a suit and the second time that it gets around to them, they must call a suit.
9. After the suit has been called, the person to the dealer's left puts down a card and starts the game. There will be five hands and each person puts down one card each time.
10. Continue playing hands until one team has ten points. You get one point if you call the suit and your team wins three or 4 tricks. You win two points if you call it and you win all of the tricks or if the team that calls the suit does not get at least 3 tricks.
11. There is a possibility of getting four points and this consists of one person calling a 'loner', in which the partner of the person calling it sits out for one hand. If the person gets all five tricks, they get four points. If not, they get one.
12. One pointer: you must play trump if it is lead and you have it. If not, it is called a renege and the other team gets two points. Your team consists of you and the person sitting across from you.
By Nicole, 21
How to Do a Cartwheel
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2. Put your hands on the ground and lift up your left leg as you go towards the ground.
3. Put your weight evenly on both hands and put your feet in the air.
4. Use your momentum to go over your hands and land with your left leg first.
The most important part is that you make sure your legs go directly over your head so that your body is in one long line. The look of a cartwheel is that of a pinwheel or windmill so keep that in mind while you are doing it. To picture how it is supposed to look, you can stand with your feet apart and your arms above your head in a V-shape. This is how your body should look when you are upside down with your hands on the ground.
If you want to do a round off, start in the same way, but bring your feet together in the air and land with both feet at the same time together and jump up, rebounding as you finish. A round off is a good preparation for a back handspring!
By Nicole, 21
How to Improve Your Soccer Game
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By Tiffany, 28
How to Do a Little Dance to Improve Your Netball Game
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By Sneekysnoop, 10
How to play the What If? game
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Two or more people and one simple coin
Instructions
1. Let the players choose either heads or tails.
2. Flip the coin.
3. The one who guessed it right goes first.
4. Ask the other player a question starting with 'What if', like: What if you rip your pants in public?
5. Just have fun!
By Lizzie, 10
How to Do a Toe Touch
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2. Do a preparation where you bounce onto your toes and lift up.
3. Bring your arms down and cross them one on top of the other and bend your knees.
4. Jump and bring up your legs and put your arms out to reach your toes.
5. Land with your feet together and legs bent and your arms at your sides in fists.
6. Then straighten up with your arms still at your side, but your legs together and straight.
Some tips for successful toe touches:
- Look up because it will help you get higher.
- Keep your toes pointed and your legs straight.
- Use the bend to get power so that you can get up higher.
- Tuck your hips under so that it is easier for your legs to spread and to get higher.
By Nicole, 21
How to Play Four Square
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A large soft ball and some chalk to mark squares
On a large, flat area, mark four adjoining squares, six to eight feet on a side (total playing area is a square, 14 to 16 feet on a side). In the far corner of one square (the server's square), make a smaller square that's about two feet on a side. The squares are numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4, with the server's square being number one.
The server starts, and players hit the ball back and forth between their squares. The ball must bounce in another player's square, and they must hit it to another player before it bounces a second time. A player may hit the ball before it bounces. If a player hits the ball so that it misses another player's square, or doesn't hit the ball before the second bounce after it has landed in their square, they are out.
When a player is out, the other players move up to take their place, and that player moves to the last square, or to the end of the line, if there are more than four players. The object is to try to become the server.
By partydirectory.com
How to Throw a Football
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2. Decide on the number of fingers off the laces. You could use two.
3. Bring the ball near your ear at a 45 degree angle.
4. Once you release the ball, snap your wrist and that will make the ball have a great spiral.
By Needham High School
How to Play Pig
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A basketball and a basketball hoop
Instructions
You can play with as many players as you want, but I would suggest 2. The first person throws the ball from any point on the court that they would like. If they make it, then the second person throws. If the second person misses the basket, then they get a P. If both people miss, then you keep playing until one person gets it in. The next person to throw must get the ball in, or they get a letter. You keep playing until one person has PIG, and that person is the loser. Have fun and enjoy playing this fun game!
By Nicole, 21
Amoeba Tag
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Capture The Flag
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By http://www.gameskidsplay.net/games/chasing_games/capture_the_flag.htm
Hopscotch
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The first player stands behind the starting line to toss her or his marker in square 1. Hop over square 1 to square 2 and then continue hopping to square 8, turn around, and hop back again. Pause in square 2 to pick up the marker, hop in square 1, and out. Then continue by tossing the stone in square 2. All hopping is done on one foot unless the hopscotch design is such that two squares are side-by-side. Then two feet can be placed down with one in each square. A player must always hop over any square where a maker has been placed. A player is out if the marker fails to land in the proper square, the hopper steps on a line, the hopper losses balance when bending over to pick up the marker and puts a second hand or foot down, the hopper goes into a square where a marker is, or if a player puts two feet down in a single box. The player puts the marker in the square where he or she will resume playing on the next turn, and the next player begins. Sometimes a dome-shaped 'rest area' is added on one end of the hopscotch pattern where the player can rest for a second or two before hopping back through.
By http://www.gameskidsplay.net/games/other_games/hopscotch.htm
Chinese Jump Rope
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By http://www.gameskidsplay.net/games/other_games/chinese_jump_rope.htm