| Remember the games you use to play as a
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| | colored construction paper cut out noses
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| kid?
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| | and add double-sided tape to the back.
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| | Write a child's name on each bow. One
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| Use any of those standard party games
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| | child at a time, blindfold them, gently
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| and
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| | turn them around and when they are facing
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| simply change the game name to
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| | the poster, have them walk with their
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| Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra,
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| | arms stretched out till they reach the
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| Gloria the Hippo, Melman Giraffe,
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| | poster on the wall and add their bow to
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| the Ring-Tailed Lemurs and the Penguins
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| | where they think the end of Eeyore's tail
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| and you are set for fun games
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| | is located. The child closest to the end
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| at your Madagscar Party! Here are a few
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| | of Eeyore's tail is the winner.
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| ideas:
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| Simon Says
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| | Egg & Spoon Race
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| | now named
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| now named
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| | Quartet of Penguins Wobble
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| | Here's how to play:
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| Wanderlusting Marty the Zebra
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| Here's how to play:
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| | Provide a large spoon and an inflated
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| The leader calls out an action. Kids
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| | balloon for each player. (Spoon size
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| only perform the action if it is preceded
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| | should be based on the ages of the kids,
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| with the words:
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| | smaller spoons for older kids, larger
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| MARTY SAYS, "Touch Your Nose"
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| | spoons for younger kids.) Provide a
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| Kids do NOT perform the action and stand
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| | Start/Finish area inside or outside.
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| still if the words are: Touch Your Nose.
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| | Kids hold out spoon away from their body
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| | and place an inflated balloon on it.
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| Performing an action without the MARTY
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| | When told to start, each carries their
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| SAYS
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| | spoon and balloon to the Finish area
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| eliminates the player from the game.
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| | without dropping the balloon. At the
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| Last child left is the winner. Action
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| | Finish Line, the child removes the
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| Ideas include:
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| | balloon, places the balloon on the ground
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| Wiggle you nose
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| | and sits on it till it pops. If the
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| Touch your ears
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| | balloon drops, the child must go back to
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| Clap your paws
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| | the Start Line to try again. First one
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| Rub your tummy
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| | to pop his/her balloon is the winner.
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| Shake you belly
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| | WARNING:
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| Roar like Alex
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| | Balloon pieces from pop balloons are
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| Turn your Gloria Hippo body all the way
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| | dangerous to babies, toddlers and pets.
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| around
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| | To avoid the pieces from being swallowed
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| Make a Melman smile
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| | or stuck in ears and noses (and who knows
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| Make an Melman the Giraffe sad face
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| | where else they can find), be prepared to
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| Make Marty the Zebra eyes
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| | pick up the pieces immediately and trash.
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| Laugh like the Lemurs giggle
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| Waddle like the Penguins
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| | Newspaper Ads Game
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| (create up your own actions)
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| | now named
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| Hot Potato Game
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| | Madagascar BIRTHDAY Numbers
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| now named
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| | Here's how to play:
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| Worrywart Melman the Giraffe's
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| Big Bag of Worries
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| | Provide each child with a crayon and a
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| | page from the newspaper Classified Ads.
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| Here's how to play:
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| | Many of the ads will have numbers in
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| | them. When told to start, all the kids
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| This Big Bag is filled with lots of
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| | have a certain amount of time (say, 2 or
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| problems that Melman always worries about
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| | 3 minutes) to draw a circle around each
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| and they want to get out and get kids in
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| | of the
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| trouble -- just like the Hot Potato Game,
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| | to match the age of the birthday child.
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| the object is to have the kids pass the
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| | The kid with the most numbers is the
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| bag as quickly as they can so the worries
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| | winner, and you can provide 2nd, 3rd,
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| will not fly out and get them.
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| | etc. places, if desired.
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| | Bingo
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| | now called
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| Peanut Toss Game
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| now called
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| | Bronx Zoo
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| Swarm of Lemurs
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| | Here's how to play:
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| Here's how to play:
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| Toss clothes pins painted to look like
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| | Cut and paste or draw pictures of all
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| lemurs are tossed into a pail or a sturdy
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| | the Madagscar animals in the Bronx Zoo in
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| paper bag.
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| | different actions to blank Bingo cards.
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| | ENSURE that every card is different or
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| Variation:
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| | everyone will be a winner. Prepare a
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| Provide several pails and position one
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| | Master Set for the caller (one of every
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| pail closest to the Tosser, one pail
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| | picture used) and a Master Sheet. Fold
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| further back, another pail set even
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| | in half and place them all in a bowl. As
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| further away. Each pail has points: low
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| | each photo is drawn from the bowl and
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| points for closest pail, highest points
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| | called, place it on the Master Sheet so
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| for the pail located the farthest away.
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| | winning cards can be verified. Play over
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| Paint the clothes pins with white, grey
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| | and over again.
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| or brown paint or permanent markers and
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| | Variation of Bingo:
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| add stripes to their ring tails so they
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| look like Lemurs. Besides marking the
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| | BRONX ZOO
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| point value on each pail or paper bag,
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| print the words LEMUR POT on each one.
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| | now named
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| After the party is over, use the pails to
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| hold small toys in the a child's room or
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| | Alex Bingo, Gloria Bingo, Marty Bingo,
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| small items in your pantry... use the
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| | Penguin Bingo, etc.
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| clothes pins on hangers to hold clothes
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| in place.
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| | Here's how to play:
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| Gunny Sack Race
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| now named
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| | Cut and paste or draw pictures of one
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| Street-Savvey Gloria the Hippo's
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| | Madagscar characters in different actions
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| Hippity Hop Race
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| | to blank Bingo cards. Play as noted in
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| | Bingo above.
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| Here's how to play:
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| | Musical Chairs
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| Provide a start and finish line (across
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| the backyard or park). Provide each
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| | now named
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| child with a burlap sack or fabric sack,
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| (plastic is dangerous and breaks). Start
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| | Penquin Rally
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| all the kids and their sacks off at the
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| same time. First one to cross the Finish
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| | Here's how to play:
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| Line is the winner.
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| | Provide upbeat, lively music. Draw or
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| Activity Variation
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| | cut out colored pictures of each
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| Prior to the Gloria the Hippo Game:
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| | Madagascar character. Tape one picture
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| Provide black and white construction
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| | to each chair (this sets the mood).
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| paper, scissors and glue and ask each
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| | Place the chairs in two rows, back to
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| child to make their own Gloria the Hippo
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| | back. The number of chairs is the number
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| Tails. Attach the Hippo Tail to the back
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| | of players MINUS one. (There will always
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| of the gunny or fabric sacks and watch
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| | be one less chair than there are
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| the fun as the kids bounce here and there
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| | players). When the music starts, the
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| with all the tails bouncing in the air.
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| | children dance or march around the
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| (...think about Hippo Ears, too).
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| | chairs. When the music stops, all the
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| Pin the Tail on the Donkey Game
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| | kids find a chair and sit down. One
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| now named
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| | player will not have a chair and is out
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| Pin the Nose on the
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| | of the game. Remove one chair and repeat
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| Gentle King of the Hill
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| | the game. Last player left is the
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| Alex the Lion Here's how to play:
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| | winner.
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| Using a large piece of butcher's paper
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| | HIDE & GO SEEK...
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| (from the meat department at your grocery
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| | You've got the idea now...
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| store) and draw a big Alex the Lion face
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| | Have fun re-creating other
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| so his nose is big. Using brightly
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| | standard party games!
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