Written by Kara Fleck, Simple Kids editor and Rockin’ Granola mama.
Today’s unplugged play idea is a good one for the bigger kids: we’re going to play games with paper and pencils.
Supplies and materials
- paper
- pencils
At our house we play The Box Game on a pretty regular basis. I’m not sure of the “official” rules of this game, but I’ll tell you the way that we play:
- First draw a grid of dots.
- Then draw a special symbol inside some of the dots (we added about 4 or 5 hearts to ours).
- Each player then takes turns drawing one line to connect the dots.
- The object is to complete a four-sided square.
- Once you draw the line that fills in a square, add your initial, earn a point.
- If you fill a square with a special symbol, that is worth two points.
- After the grid is completely filled in, add up the initials, remembering to give two points for the special squares.
Other games for pencil and paper
- tic tac toe
- hangman
- word searches
- crossword puzzles
Looking ahead
Tomorrow we’ll need some craft sticks or popsicle sticks and bits of felt, construction paper, or craft foam.
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About Kara
Paper and pencil games are fun for us too. One game we like to play is a drawing game that promotes teamwork. The first person draws an object on a blank piece of paper and hands it to the next person. That person draws another object and hands it on until it circles back around. The goal is to draw a scene that incorporates all of the items. The results can be very creative!
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I like every thing related to pencil thank you very much for this lovely games.
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My boys are obsessed w hangman but have played this when we need a break from hangman lol. U can cheat and print out the dot sheets