It's "America Day"! What simple activities and games would you suggest for 40 English language learners in China, ages 8-12?
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posted by elisse
on Jul 25, 2012 -
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My 8yo daughter (in a few weeks) and I love playing Plants vs. Zombies, Angry Birds and other games on Android. We play them on my Xoom, Kindle Fire, and HTC Thunderbolt (phone).
Are there any good games like these (not first person shooters, please. She's 8 and we're Quaker) that would allow us to play against o with each other, one on the Xoom and the other on the Kindle?
posted by nathanrudy
on Jun 17, 2012 -
8 answers
Looking for (board/card) games my 12 year old (f) and 6 year old (m) children can play and keep themselves occupied for more than five minutes. Or even other activities Is it even possible?
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posted by aorkis
on Jun 12, 2012 -
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I'm stumped for active games I can play with my 3 year-old that require no props, or only simple props, like a single ball. Parameters inside.
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posted by xo
on Feb 7, 2012 -
12 answers
What indoor games or activities would you recommend for entertaining a small group of younger kids during a dinner party?
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posted by rube goldberg
on Nov 29, 2011 -
7 answers
Does anyone know any good, simple games for groups of children of differing ages to play?
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posted by Pilly
on Aug 1, 2011 -
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My almost 13 year old daughter is bored with Yoville, Farmville, and other FB games. We're in search of free online games that allow her to design an avatar, compete for virtual prizes, and have moderated opportunities for interaction.
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posted by kbar1
on Sep 23, 2010 -
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I work with kids in an afterschool program ranging in age from 3-10. I'm contemplating having themes for a week where we do a lot of creative activities revolving around the theme. So, one week the theme might be "jungle animals" and we could make animal masks from paper plates, draw animals, make jungle animal puppets and do a puppet show, play a game outside involving jungle animals, read a picture book about jungle animals, etc.
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posted by booksherpa
on Sep 3, 2010 -
11 answers
What are some good board and card games for 3-4 year olds that a 6 year old might enjoy too? I'm think of Zingo and the like.
posted by Artw
on Aug 28, 2010 -
14 answers
Got a transcontinental flight in a couple of hours with two adults, two kids and two iPhone 4s. What games or apps will delight, entertain, educate and otherwise keep a 5 and a 7 boy year old occupied?
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posted by digitalprimate
on Aug 14, 2010 -
16 answers
Does anyone have any suggestions for online tutorials to help me teach PHP to a 10-year-old?
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posted by lgandme0717
on Feb 25, 2010 -
5 answers
Under what circumstances (if any) can a child in the UK be legally allowed to play a video game which, under the legally enforceable games ratings system, they are not old enough to buy?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 10, 2009 -
2 answers
Board-games for a small family with a girl, from ages 0-14 (where she stops talking to us and accuses us of ruining her life forever)
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posted by Slap*Happy
on Jul 9, 2009 -
45 answers
A friend of mine is completely convinced that there used to be a children's game which actually pricked a child's finger and drew blood.
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posted by thegreatfleecircus
on Jul 28, 2008 -
19 answers
Are there any FPS-type games other than the early levels of Portal which would be appropriate for my 5-year old?
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posted by QuantumMeruit
on Mar 1, 2008 -
21 answers
My 3.5 year old niece loves this site,
Poisson Rouge, which is a flash-based letters, numbers and object game. Can you recommend any others that are similar or that she might like? Thanks.
posted by emoeby
on Feb 8, 2008 -
6 answers
Please help me remember the title of a particular fictional, young-adult book from the 80s or maybe 90s.
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posted by poopdbq
on Jul 21, 2007 -
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Hi, does anyone have any good recommendations for great web sites for 2 to 4 year olds?
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posted by itchy
on Mar 2, 2006 -
15 answers
Schoolyard game identification: Everyone gathers around one spot, and one player bounces/throws a playground ball as high as they can (and shouts the name of the game?). While the ball is in the air, everyone else runs out from the center. When the person in the center catches the ball, they shout, "Stop!" and everyone has to hold their place. Then the person in the middle tries to hit someone with the ball. What game is this, and what are the rest of the rules?
posted by stopgap
on Feb 27, 2006 -
20 answers
I would like some suggestions for travel games for children. Ideally, they would be games that could be played in a moving vehicle (i.e., no getting up and moving around), and they would not require any equipment or materials. Guessing and wordplay games along the lines of Twenty Questions would be ideal.
posted by orange swan
on Sep 14, 2004 -
26 answers
Ecological/environmental group games for kids ages 6-9, that work from personal experience? (More on the inside)
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posted by nelleish
on Jun 29, 2004 -
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