tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008173973277759423.post164754933817214275..comments2024-03-27T00:13:18.111-07:00Comments on Teaching the Crew: Masterful InactivtyMommaofManyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03652488613383365588noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008173973277759423.post-80495716975508536342010-01-14T08:30:14.897-08:002010-01-14T08:30:14.897-08:00Hmm... card games. The only thing my four year ol...Hmm... card games. The only thing my four year old plays is "Go, Fish", and he doesn't play an entire game. He also knows how to balance the cards against themselves to build triangles. He's played "Slap, Jack", too.<br /><br />By about seven, the Lambies have learned how to play "Spike and Mallet" (aka Spite and Malice, but my mother didn't like that name). Here's the rules: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spite_and_Malice<br /><br />I taught my seven and a half year old daughter a solitaire game (Klondike) when she was in the hospital. She caught on easily.MommaofManyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652488613383365588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008173973277759423.post-28237753047792943932010-01-14T06:15:15.485-08:002010-01-14T06:15:15.485-08:00We just got Abalone this Christmas and are loving ...We just got Abalone this Christmas and are loving it. It's neat how the longer we play it, the harder it gets.<br /><br />I love the idea of no TV until Papa gets home. That's pretty much what I strive for, unless I totally don't get any sleep the night before...then I fall off the wagon.<br /><br />Last, at what age do you start having success with card games and kids? I keep trying with my 3 3/4 y.o., and she's clearly not there yet.Dakotahttp://girlinductive.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com