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5-High Cup Game—an Easy Boredom Buster to Create Family Game Night in Minutes

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5-High Cup Game—an Easy Boredom Buster to Create Family Game Night in Minutes

Create an easy indoor activity with only five plastic cups! Place one upside down on the table. Flip/toss the other cups one at a time to get them to stack on top of the main cup. Bonus: This game serves as a good conversation starter to talk with your kids about creating a solid foundation in their lives.

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6 Service Ideas for Lifting Cheer during the Coronavirus

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6 Service Ideas for Lifting Cheer during the Coronavirus

Today a friend texted several of us in the neighborhood: “I am just pulling into Costco; does anyone need anything?” How amazingly kind is that! It’s the type of beauty that can come from people drawing together during a difficult situation like the Coronavirus. Want to help spread that same cheer to others, which can also bring happiness and peace to your family? Download and print some of these handouts to accompany a sweet treat for a neighbor. Download all of the handouts here. -- Paper Airplane Runway Drop off several sheets of printer paper that can be used to...

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6 Outdoor Play Games for Social Distancing

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6 Outdoor Play Games for Social Distancing

Want to bring something new to your outdoor play? These six ideas will help you have fun while getting outdoors! And many of them use simple Hula-Hoops, which you can pick up at the dollar store.

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Good Fruit, Bad Fruit—Free Downloadable Game to Teach about Spreading Goodness

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Good Fruit, Bad Fruit—Free Downloadable Game to Teach about Spreading Goodness

In this cooperative game, make sure you keep the trees pruned well so the garden is filled with good fruit. Purpose: What better way to talk about bringing good to the world than with a cooperative game that shows how we can work together to accomplish great things?! It’s also important to teach optimism and remind everyone that no matter what bad stories we may hear on the news, there is always so much more good news happening each day!

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Greedy Leprechaun—a St. Patrick’s Day Party Game Idea for Your Family or School Party

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Greedy Leprechaun—a St. Patrick’s Day Party Game Idea for Your Family or School Party

You found a pot of gold coins to share! But will the greedy leprechaun take it all first? This game not only helps you celebrate the holiday but also provides a great lesson on talking about risk versus reward—and the power of agency and choices—with your children.

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