Estimated time: depends on how long your family wants to play.

Materials-None

Instructions

• “Going on a trip”

• Trip leader think of a “rule” and tells the group she’s going on a trip and bringing an item that plays by the “rule”. 

• For example if the rule is “made of wood”, someone could say “I want to come and I’m bringing a hat”. The leader would then say “I’m sorry, you can’t come.” If someone says “I want to come and I’m bringing a pencil”, the leader would say “You can come!”

• Rules can vary and could include things such as…

• Start with Letter “A” (or another letter)

• Made with…

• Rhymes with…

• Color…

• The goal of the game is for the other travelers to figure out the rule. 

• “Guess in 10”

• The starting person think of an item in a category. For example, the category could be animals, and the animal would be a zebra. 

• The category is shared with the group, but the item is not. 

• The group takes turns asking “yes/no” questions about the item. Once 10 questions are up, the group as a whole guesses what the item is. 

• “I spy”

• One person in the group silently picks an item that everyone can see. 

• They then describe the item in one, simple way.

• For example, it could be “I spy something yellow,” or “I spy something soft”.

• The group then takes turns guessing what the item is. 

• Story Building

• One person starts a story with a sentence, such as, "Once upon a time, there was a dragon who loved to play soccer." Each person then takes turns adding a sentence to continue the story.