Well, today on a whim we decided to play Wacky Saturday as a family. We told Jack to leave the room and we would arrange certain things in a wacky way and then call him back to the room to spot the wacky things. It was a great hit. Even Mom and Dad (okay, I admit especially Mom!) enjoyed the game. Jack really got in to it. We took turns on who was to leave the room. We played the game in our playroom, which made the game more exciting because there are so many items, and it is not that unusual for things to look a little unorganized or 'wacky' in that room anyway.
Two things that were really interesting to Charles and me:
First, some of the most obvious things to us were hard for Jack to identify as wacky. For instance, we put an extra nappy on Theo on the OUTSIDE of his jeans. I was particularly proud of this one, but it took Jack ages to clue in on it. Or I changed my jeans to be on backwards with the zipper in the back, and he never really got that one (maybe in a couple of years!).
Second, when it was Jack's turn to make things wacky he could barely contain his excitement. When the person returned to the room, he would say 'Look, look, the clock is upside down.' instead of waiting for the person to identify it. He was so proud of what he had made wacky.
It was a great time. I would highly recommend it to anyone with kids over 3ish years. A great rainy day activity indeed!
Here is a picture from the game. Even Theo was included!
3 comments:
That's a great game! I love the examples of what was "wacky". And I had noticed that when Jack was playing hide 'n seek and he was hiding, he didn't stay hidden very long. He liked to pop out of his place. :D
You guys are too brill!
That game is just too creative. I wish I could go back thirty years and play it with my chidlren. Maybe a patent is in order.
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