Night Games

My kids rarely are playing outside in the summer when it is dark (umm… 10 p.m. or so) … so night games haven’t happened so much around here. But… when it’s autumn and the time changes… and it gets dark at 5 p.m. = perfect time for night games. Hannah taught this one to the kids. They had a smashing great time… and I snuck some glow sticks on them so they wouldn’t ram into each other.
Museum After Dark is a good game to play when your outdoor space is limited. Choose one player to be the “museum guide” and give this person a flashlight. The rest of the players spread out in the playing space and strike an interesting pose, as if they are pieces of art. The museum guide then goes to each piece of “art” and looks it over with her flashlight, describing the piece of “art” in funny ways, but without touching it. If the museum guide can make the “art” laugh or move, the “art” becomes the new museum guide. {LiveStrong.com}