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Heavy: Doctor,are you sure this will work?

Medic: Ha ha, I have no idea.

The Medic is everyone’s favorite psychopathic man of medicine and one of Team Fortress 2’s nine playable classes. As the Medic’s name suggests, he’s the healer on the team. His primary function is to heal injured teammates as well as to deploy powerful ubercharges. This class is easy to pick up and play but because of the vitality of his role knowing how to play him right is extremely important. This guide will have you up and running with basic Medic concepts to make sure you are a credit to team when you head out into the wild.

The Medic is a medium weight support class with 150 hit points and a slow constant health regeneration. He has three weapon slots, the Syringe gun, the Medigun, and the Bonesaw. Because the Medic is a dedicated healer his syringes are among the weakest weapons in the game and should be used for self defense only although it usually doesn’t hurt to dispatch spies for your team mates. Most of the Medic’s game play centers around his healing tool, the Medigun. Most shooter games are about clicking on enemies in the center of your screen. As the Medic, you do the opposite. Point your Medigun at an ally and hold down the left mouse button to begin healing them. When their health is full don’t just stop healing. The Medigun is capable of over-healing allies beyond their regular maximum health.

Additionally as you heal your ubercharge meter will slowly fill up. When it hits 100% you can press the right mouse button to uber your heal target and yourself, rendering both of you completely immune to damage for a short time. This can be useful for clearing through enemy defenses or escaping from a bad situation. But remember, a live Medic with zero percent uber is more useful than a dead Medic with full uber.

The Medic has multiple Mediguns to choose from, each with its upsides and downsides. As a Medic player you’ll have two main choices, the default Medigun covered earlier, and the Kritzkrieg which forgoes the invulnerability to instead grant your uber targets massive damage in the form of 100% critical hits. This option is riskier but, against large groups of players, usually more effective. The default Medigun’s invulnerability is safer, and also perfect for dealing with enemy sentry guards, since sentries are unaffected by critical hits.

Also make sure that the class you are charging is well suited for the task. The Heavy and Pyro are great up close, but a Soldier or Demo man might be the better choice for more open areas. While you wait at the loading screen you may notice a tip about the Heavy being a great partner for the medic. While this is true because the Heavy has the most health and a very big gun, he’s not the only one who deserves your attention. Too often do inexperienced Medics latch their healing beam onto an inexperienced Heavy and then go into “derp mode” letting the Heavy do everything and all but ignoring the other teammates in need of heals.

Everyone on your team deserves your attention, and any of the other heavyweight combat-oriented classes should be able to do a good job protecting you. But in the heat of the battle you will be required to choose who needs the heals more. Be it because they are currently taking fire and have less health than the guy you’re already healing, or their class is more vital to the situation. You need to use your discretion to choose who needs heals and when, prioritize. As the Medic communicating with your team is crucial. When you come under attack you must always be able to call for help and when you have an ubercharge, it’s always best to give your heal target a little advance warning before you deploy it. If you don’t have a microphone, definitely go get one even if it’s cheap. Otherwise get familiar with the voice commands. “Go! Go! Go!” can be used to communicate that you want your heal target to attack so that you can uber them. And “Help!” and “Incoming!” are self explanatory.

That’s it for this video TF2 players. Auf Wiedersehen, and good luck out there.

Instructions

• Step 1: Be old enough Achieve at least 45 days. Your penguin must be at least 45 days old in order to be eligible for tour guide status.
• Step 2: Go to Ski Village Navigate your penguin to Ski Village and then click on the Tour Guide booth.
• TIP: When you’re a tour guide, you can give one penguin a tour or wait for a whole group.
• Step 3: Complete the quiz Take the quiz you are given after clicking on the Tours booth. The answer to the question “How does the pink puffle play?” is “Skips with skipping rope.” The answer to the question “What is the name of the big fish in ice fishing?” is “Mullet.”
• TIP: You will be asked eight of 15 possible questions.
• Step 4: Continue answering questions Continue the quiz. The answer to the question “What day does the newspaper come out?” is “Thursday.” The answer to “Which of these games has a shark in it?” is “Jet pack adventure.” Answer the question “What color of puffle can catch on fire?” by entering “Black.”
• Step 5: Answer more questions Answer the question “How many coins does it cost to buy a player card background?” by saying “60.” Complete the question “What is thrown out of the truck in level 4 of bean counters?” with the answer “Flowerpot.” The answer to “In what room can you find old copies of the Penguin Times?” is “Boiler room.”
• Step 6: Finish the quiz Answer “What is the name of Captain Rockhopper’s ship?” with “The Migrator,” and answer “Which of these rooms does not have a game in it?” with the option “Beach.” If asked “Which room has a cuckoo clock?” answer “Ski Lodge,” and “How do you get a pin?” with “Click on it.” Finally, if asked “Which of these places doesn’t have music playing in the background?” answer “Pet Shop.”
• Step 7: Get your hat Answer seven of the eight questions you’re asked on the quiz, and you’ll receive your tour guide hat. You can put the hat on if you’re not wearing anything else. You’ll be given a sign that says “Tours Here” if you wave.
• TIP: Wave by pushing the W key on the keyboard.
• Step 8: Click on the tours booth Click on the Tours booth again and read the guide to help you be a good tour guide and help other people’s penguins along their way.
• FACT: Most penguins can swim about 15 miles per hour.

You Will Need

• Club Penguin membership
• 45 days of age
• Quiz answers
• Tour guide hat
• Penguins to guide

Instructions

• Step 1: Sand or sit in a circle Choose a leader. Have everyone else stand or sit in a circle, facing inward. The leader will start and stop the music.
• Step 2: Give one person the tennis ball Give one person in the circle the tennis ball. The ball will be the “hot potato.”
• TIP: You can also play with a small bean bag or an actual potato instead.
• Step 3: Start the music and start passing around the ball Start the music. The person with the ball quickly tosses it to the person to their right.
• Step 4: Continue passing ball until the leader ends music Continue tossing the ball quickly to the person on the right until the leader stops the music. The person holding the ball has the “hot potato,” and is out of the game.
• TIP: Have the eliminated player switch places with the leader so that the leader can join in the game.
• Step 5: Keep playing until only one person is left Keep playing until only one person is left in the game. The last person left without the “hot potato” is the winner.
• FACT: Did you know? The average American eats nearly 140 pounds of potatoes every year. Almost 17 pounds of those come from potato chips alone.

You Will Need

• Three or more people
• A tennis ball
• Music
• A small bean bag or a potato (optional) (optional)

Instructions

• Step 1: Visit the museum Visit the museum before the scavenger hunt and pick up a museum guide or brochure at the front desk. If you cannot visit the museum in advance, see if you can get a guide online. Some museums have information in their guides that can serve as a source for facts.
• Step 2: Use the guide Use the museum guide to locate exhibits you think your hunters will be interested in seeing or exhibits you may want them to see during the activity.
• Step 3: Find facts Find interesting facts, artwork, or displays that are in each exhibit and write down the fact with its exact location.
• Step 4: Type up questions Type up questions that lead the scavengers to each exhibit and ask about a specific fact, piece, or display.
• TIP: A scavenger hunt question in a natural history museum might read, “In the Hall of Reptiles, find the world’s largest reptile. Where does it live in nature? What does it eat?”
• Step 5: Finish questions Write enough questions to keep everyone interested, but not so many that the hunt becomes monotonous. A good rule of thumb is about 20 questions.
• Step 6: Go to the museum Visit the museum and hand each hunter their scavenger hunt paper. Send them out to find their answers to each question.
• TIP: You may want to have a bonus question for additional points to earn a prize. You could also give a prize to the child who finishes first.
• Step 7: Meet up and discuss Gather at a central meeting point and give the answers to each question. Enjoy the museum more through the game and head home with a melon full of information.
• FACT: The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, founded in 1859, is host to an incredible collection of medical anomalies and was the site of the autopsy of famous conjoined twins, Chang and Eng.

You Will Need

• Museum
• Museum brochure or guide
• Pen and paper
• Computer with printer
• Prizes (optional)

Instructions

• Step 1: Keep your right hand on the right wall Keep your right hand on the right wall or your left hand on the left wall as you walk through the maze. This technique navigates you out of the maze, but only if the goal is to reach the exit, not the center.
• Step 2: Visit and mark all possibilities Visit all possible points of the maze if you don’t have a paper representation. Mark where you have traveled and from what direction with chalk.
• Step 3: Fill in dead ends Fill in dead ends all the way to the decision junction so you don’t waste time hitting a wall.
• TIP: Turn cul-de-sacs, or spots where the passage ends and loops around, into dead ends and fill them.
• Step 4: Use string Take a tip from Greek mythology and trail a length of string behind you. The string will show you where you’ve gone before, and help you find your way out of the maze. With these tips, you’re certain not to get lost!
• FACT: During the Middle Ages, pilgrims unable to travel to the Holy Lands would visit and navigate mazes at Cathedrals, often on their knees. The center of these mazes represented Jerusalem.

You Will Need

• Map or paper maze
• Pencil
• Paper
• Chalk
• String

Instructions

• Step 1: Play the classic I Spy Choose a player to start. That person silently picks an object within sight and says, “I spy with my little eye, something that is…” and then says the color of their selected object. The player who guesses the object gets to go next.
• Step 2: Search for license plates Try to identify license plates from various states. The player who racks up the most states by the end of the trip wins.
• TIP: Play a variation of the license plate game by creating a phrase using the letters of a car’s license plate. For example, EST could be “Eat Soft Tacos.”
• Step 3: Count the cows Play in teams or as individuals. Decide on a stopping point, and then try to locate as many cows — or telephone poles, or phone booths, or anything you agree upon — on your side of the road. If you pass a cemetery, you lose your points and will have to start over. The team with the most items upon arrival wins.
• Step 4: Engage in a scavenger hunt Pass out a printed list of scavenger hunt items. To make the game more fun, research items and destinations along the route and include them in the hunt. The first person to locate all the items wins.
• Step 5: Play the Alphabet Game Divide into teams and search for the letters of the alphabet in order on your side of the road. Look for letters in roadside signs, logos on trucks, or license plates. The first team to make it to the end of the alphabet wins.
• Step 6: Try group storytelling Choose a person to start a story. After a few sentences, that first person points to another person, who continues the story. Try to make the story as wacky or scary as possible.
• FACT: John Steinbeck dubbed U.S Highway 66, the famous Route 66, the “Mother Road” in his 1939 novel, The Grapes of Wrath.

You Will Need

• Players
• Sharp eye
• List of scavenger hunt items
• Great attitude

Instructions

• Step 1: Put on dress Put on your favorite tea party dress. Don’t forget your hat and gloves.
• TIP: Accessorize with your favorite jewelry.
• Step 2: Apply makeup Apply your makeup.
• Step 3: Fix hair Brush, curl, spray, or clip together your favorite party hair style.
• Step 4: Place out food Put out your favorite finger foods onto the table.
• TIP: Use decaffeinated tea if using real tea.
• Step 5: Collect friends Invite friends and siblings around the table or collect all of your favorite dolls and stuffed tea party pals.
• Step 6: Play Serve your guests, talk, and enjoy your tea party among your best of friends. Don’t forget your manners.
• FACT: Green tea is the color green because it has not been fermented.

You Will Need

• Dress
• Hat
• Gloves
• Makeup
• Finger foods
• Tableware
• Friends
• siblings
• dolls
• and stuffed pals
• Manners
• Jewelry (optional)
• Decaffeinated tea (optional)

Instructions

• Step 1: Introduce the classics Introduce kids to rainy day classics like building forts with bedding over furniture, interior hide and seek, and playing doctor, using toilet paper to bandage teddy.
• Step 2: Inspire art lovers Slice a potato in half and cut a shape onto the flat surface with a kitchen knife to make a stamp. Dip the stamp into paint and create away.
• Step 3: Get their wiggles out Get their wiggles out with a dance party. Put on some high energy music and rumba, turkey trot, twist, or hokey pokey until everyone drops.
• TIP: Adding pillowcase capes to the dance party turns it into a grand ball for princes and princesses.
• Step 4: Involve the family dog Involve the family dog in a new twist on the scavenger hunt. Have the kids hide doggy treats to see if they can stump Fido’s keen nose.
• Step 5: Bring out the trash Bring out the trash — old boxes of all sizes, including cardboard tubes and paper bags, to transform into puppets, costumes, cars, castles, telescopes, box cities, and faraway universes with tape and crayons.
• TIP: Other clean trash such as cereal and toothpaste boxes, milk cartons, and laundry soap jugs are perfect for creating a play store.
• Step 6: Head to town Head to town when all else fails and the kids get grumpy. It may be time for a trip to the movies, museum, or library to restore spirits and bring back everyone’s sunny disposition.
• FACT: It has rained frogs on rare occasions throughout history when amphibians were swept into clouds by waterspouts, whirlwinds, or tornadoes and later dropped.

You Will Need

• Bedding
• Toilet paper
• A teddy bear
• A potato
• A kitchen knife
• Paint
• Paper
• Music
• A family dog
• Dog treats
• Clean trash
• Tape
• Crayons
• A field trip
• Pillowcases (optional)

Instructions

• Step 1: Set up your diamond Set up four bases and a pitching mound in your backyard using anything like trees, Frisbees, sticks, trash can lids, or whatever else you can find to make bases.
• Step 2: Set up boundaries Set up boundaries for foul balls and home runs.
• Step 3: Establish the rules Establish the rules for your game by deciding how outs will be recorded and what pitches are allowed.
• TIP: If you’re playing with a softer ball you can hit the player running to get them out and use different kinds of pitches. With a hard ball, stick with an average straight pitch and normal rules for outs.
• Step 4: Play the game Place one player in the field, one player pitching, and one player hitting. The runs are tallied for each player, so it’s one-on-one-on-one baseball.
• Step 5: Use ghost runners Use ghost runners if the hitter gets on base. If it’s a single, pretend there’s a runner on first base while the hitter goes back to hit. The ghost runner advances by a base for each base the hitter advances.
• TIP: To get the ghost runner out on a force out play, you must tag the base the ghost runner is advancing toward before the hitter gets to first base.
• Step 6: Rotate players Rotate players from pitcher to hitter, hitter to outfield, and outfield to pitcher an equal number of rounds so each player has a chance to hit the same number of times.
• TIP: Normal baseball rules can apply, with three strikes, four balls, and three outs, or make up your own.
• Step 7: Clean up when you’re done Clean up the yard when you’re done so you don’t get in trouble, and so your equipment doesn’t get ruined or stolen. Have fun!
• FACT: The Louisville Slugger baseball bat was made in Louisville in 1884 by Andrew “Bud” Hillerich in a wood shop run by his father.

You Will Need

• 5 objects for bases and a pitching mound
• Bat
• Ball
• 3 baseball gloves

Instructions

• Step 1: Designate the spy Designate which player will be the spy.
• Step 2: Pick out an object Select an object that everyone can see, but do not reveal the object yet.
• Step 3: Announce your hint Announce the color of your object. For example, if you picked something that is red, say “I spy with my little eye something that is red.”
• TIP: Do not look at the object when you are announcing its color. That would be a dead giveaway.
• Step 4: Take turns guessing Have the other players take turns guessing the object.
• Step 5: Declare the new spy Declare the first person who guesses correctly the new spy.
• Step 6: Change the game Change the characteristics of the clues for more fun. For instance, have people guess objects that are a certain shape or begin with a certain letter. For quick thinkers, play in the car as objects pass by.
• FACT: The human eye measures less than 1 inch and weighs only 7.5 grams.

You Will Need

• At least two players
• Objects

Instructions

• Step 1: Listen close Slip a listening device in your toy chest and eavesdrop on what’s going on inside. Be sure the device isn’t aware of your plan; it might tip off your toys.
• Step 2: Look around you Take pictures of your toys before you go to bed and after you wake up to see if they’ve changed positions overnight. Check for other signs of life, like lipstick from dolls on your action figures’ cheeks or a pile of carrot tops and apple cores underneath your rocking horse.
• TIP: Watch for your clothes mysteriously finding their way into your drawers, a sign that your toys are helping you out — or that your mom’s been in your room.
• Step 3: Observe the hiders Monitor toys that frequently go missing. If your playthings always seem to end up beneath the bed, it doesn’t mean they’re trying to hide from you — they might just be looking for their lost toys.
• Step 4: Use your hands Put your hand to the hood of toy cars and trucks to see if the engines are hot. Check your action figures’ pulses, which should be racing if they’re scared of what you’ll discover.
• Step 5: Give it time Be patient; it takes a long time for humans to understand how toys communicate. Just know that if you’re good to them, they’ll be good to you.
• FACT: In 2008, a Massachusetts elementary school’s toy drive collected 5,657 stuffed animals for charity.

You Will Need

• A listening device
• A camera
• Powers of observation
• Toys

Instructions

• Step 1: Determine purpose Determine a central purpose or theme for your club. This will help you identify potential members.
• Step 2: Recruit Recruit people who have similar interests to your club’s purpose or theme.
• TIP: Make the membership invitation-only to keep your club as exclusive as possible.
• Step 3: Make rules Devise a strict set of rules. You club is super exclusive, so it’s okay to get a little crazy. Remember, the first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club.
• TIP: Make sure activities can be done in private so as not to attract attention.
• Step 4: Organize Elect officers and collect dues if your club has expenses.
• Step 5: Create identity Create a way to identify club members. Secret handshakes are always good.
• Step 6: Start a rumor Start a rumor that your club exists, but never confirm it. It’s no fun being exclusive if nobody knows they’re being excluded.
• FACT: The Freemasons are a now-famous secret society who is rumored to have influenced American politics since the country’s inception.

You Will Need

• Purpose
• Members
• Rules
• Secret handshake
• Rumor

Instructions

• Step 1: Shut off the TV Shut off the TV and forbid computer use, music listening, and room dwelling during the day. Declare that any child inside will have chores to keep them busy.
• Step 2: Teach them activities Teach them activities to occupy themselves, like flying kites or playing outdoor games.
• Step 3: Challenge them Challenge them to feats of energy and strength, including running laps around the yard, hopscotch, and jump rope contests.
• TIP: Establish bonds with other parents to keep an eye on each other’s kids while they’re outside.
• Step 4: Garden with them] Garden together and help them to identify trees, bugs, foliage, and plants. Make it memorable and let them plant vegetables or flowers they can nurse, groom, grow, and harvest.
• Step 5: Send them to camp Enroll them in a summer day camp run by your local parks and recreation department or a local church.
• Step 6: Register them in Little League Register the kids for Little League. If you’re really ambitious, volunteer to coach.
• TIP: Check out online play sites that suggest fun ways to occupy the kids.
• Step 7: Give them errands Send the kids on errands so that they can feel useful and responsible.
• FACT: Obesity in children aged 6 to 11 years doubled between 1980 and 2006.

You Will Need

• Outdoor activities
• A garden
• A camp
• A sports league
• Imagination
• Help from other parents (optional)

Instructions

• Step 1: Study each card Study each card and become familiar with every monster, spell, and trap in your deck.
• TIP: Collect booster packs to custom create your own unique deck and tailor it for each duel. The key to a good deck is diversity and balance.
• Step 2: Locate an opponent Locate an opponent to play with, such as a friend or family member.
• TIP: While you only need two people to play, teams of several players can make each duel more challenging and fun.
• Step 3: Shuffle and cut decks Shuffle and cut each deck and place them face down on the game mat.
• Step 4: Flip coin Flip a coin to decide play order. The winner can choose to either receive or challenge.
• Step 5: Draw and duel Draw your first five cards and begin the duel by placing the cards face up and deciding a winner based on the card’s information.
• TIP: Since the number of possible play combinations can number into the thousands, an official rulebook may be needed for beginners.
• Step 6: Determine winner Determine the winner by scoring backwards from 8,000 for each player. The loser is the first to reach zero points or run out of cards.
• FACT: The comic book Yu-Gi-Oh! began as a regular feature in the magazine Shonen Jump in 1996.

You Will Need

• A Yu-Gi-Oh starter deck
• An opponent with a deck
• An official game mat
• A coin
• Yu-Gi-Oh booster packs (optional)
• Additional players (optional)
• An official rulebook (optional)

Instructions

• Step 1: Set up the court Designate a centerline on the court and line the balls along the centerline before the start of the game. Courts should be around 50 feet long and 30 feet wide with walls or fences at either end.
• TIP: Basketball courts work well for dodgeball.
• Step 2: Start the game Position an equal number of players at either end of the court. Recruit someone to blow a whistle to indicate the start of the game.
• Step 3: Get balls Rush to the centerline to grab as many balls as you can at the start signal.
• Step 4: Throw and catch the ball Throw balls at players to get them out. If you catch a ball thrown by an opposing player, the thrower is out and a player on your team who has been eliminated can reenter play.
• TIP: You can use a ball in your hands to block balls coming at you, but if you drop the ball you’re out.
• Step 5: Ending the game End the game when all players from either team have been eliminated.
• FACT: The longest dodgeball marathon lasted for 24 hours and two minutes, performed by the New York Epic professional team.

You Will Need

• A court
• Six rubber-coated foam balls
• Six to 10 players
• A whistle

Instructions

• Step 1: Get into position Extend your hand, make a fist, and open your fingers enough to grasp the fingers of your opponent’s same hand.
• TIP: Use your dominant hand.
• Step 2: Begin the game Lay your thumb on top of your closed fist. Then each player taps their thumb on alternating sides of their fists while reciting, “1, 2, 3, 4, we declare a thumb war, 5, 6, 7, 8, try to keep your thumbs straight.”
• Step 3: Attack Go in for the attack, trying to pin your opponent’s thumb under yours.
• Step 4: Watch opponent’s moves Watch your opponent’s moves closely. Learn to predict their moves to avoid being pinned.
• TIP: Try to be unpredictable with your movements.
• Step 5: Focus Focus on your opponent’s thumb, and block out everything else. Let nothing distract you.
• Step 6: Go in for the win Lunge for your opponent’s thumb with yours when you see an opening. If you can pin your opponent’s thumb down for five seconds, you win.
• FACT: Did you know? Twenty-five to 50 percent of two- to four-year-olds suck their thumbs.

You Will Need

• An opponent
• Determination
• Concentration

Instructions

• Step 1: Estimate jar capacity Ask for or estimate the total volume of the jar as best you can. Convert the volume to milliliters.
• TIP: Convert to liters quickly by typing “convert (your original units) into liters” into a search engine.
• Step 2: Determine whether the candies are spheres Determine whether the candies are spheres. If they are balls, like gumballs or jawbreakers, they’re spheres. If the candies are round, but longer than they are wide, they are “oblate spheroids.”
• Step 3: Find the volume of one candy Find the volume of one candy, also in milliliters. First, find the radius of one candy, either my estimating, using a tape measure, or by using vernier calipers, which will provide the most precise measurement. If your candy is spherical, use the formula V = 4/3πr3, where r is the radius of one candy, in centimeters. Round pi to 3.142 if you don’t have a scientific calculator.
• TIP: If the candies are oblate spheroids, use the formula V = 4/3πa2b, where a is the longer radius, and b is the shorter radius.
• Step 4: Determine percentage of volume used Calculate the percentage of the total volume the candies take up in the jar. Calculate 64 percent of the jar’s total volume if the candies are spheres, and calculate 66.5 percent of its volume if they are oblate spheroids.
• Step 5: Figure it out For spherical candies, divide your estimate for the size of one candy into 64 percent of the volume of the jar. For oblate spheroid candies, divide the average size of one candy into 66.5 percent of the volume. You’ve got the answer; now amaze your friends with your guess!
• FACT: Did you know? Bubble gum was invented by Walter Diemer in 1928.

You Will Need

• A jar filled with spherical or oblate spheroid candies
• Calculator
• Tape measure
• Vernier calipers (optional)
• Computer with internet access (optional)

Instructions

• Step 1: Train Build your arm muscles by training with weights and focus on exercises that strengthen your wrist and forearm.
• Step 2: Keep your wrist straight Keep your wrist straight. Any weakness in your wrist will cost you the match.
• Step 3: Pull down Pull downward and toward your body for maximum leverage. Do not push sideways.
• Step 4: Learn the hook Learn the hook technique. Hook your wrist around the opponent’s hand, causing the opponent’s wrist to bend. Keep your arm close to your body and push down with both your arm and your body.
• Step 5: Learn the top roll Try the top roll technique, which allows you to gain leverage on your opponent’s arm. Pull your opponent’s wrist up and away from their body – known as applying “backpressure” – and walk your fingers up to grip higher on your opponent’s hand.
• TIP: Wrap your thumb with your fingers so that they cover it. This will improve your top roll.
• Step 6: Compete Compete in arm wrestling matches. Even if you lose, learning from your mistakes will help you improve.
• FACT: A newspaper columnist named Bill Soberanes founded the organized sport of arm wrestling in 1953.

You Will Need

• Weights
• Practice

Instructions

• Step 1: Decide on script Decide on the puppet show script you wish to use. Write your own dialogue for a creative, personalized touch, or use an already-written script.
• TIP: Puppet show scripts are available online.
• Step 2: Create puppets Choose the type of puppets you want to use. Simple sock puppets are easy to make, and hand puppets are available at stores and online.
• Step 3: Build a stage Build your puppet theater. Consider cutting, painting, and decorating a large cardboard box, or building a stage and set out of wood.
• TIP: Make sure the stage and props are built to scale, based on the size of your puppets.
• Step 4: Rehearse Gather your performers and run through the puppet show. Rehearse using your character’s voice and movements.
• Step 5: Entertain your audience Set up a curtain behind the stage, so you can hide it during the performance, and your audience can stay focused on the puppets. If performers make a mistake, improvise. Take a bow at the end.
• FACT: Did you know? Puppetry has been part of every civilization in history.

You Will Need

• A script
• Puppets
• Material for a puppet stage
• Puppeteers
• A curtain
• Audience
• A computer with internet access (optional)

Instructions

• Step 1: Face the players Designate yourself to be Simon and stand about ten feet in front of the other players, facing them.
• TIP: Change Simon’s name to match a party theme by playing “Princess Says” or “Pirate Says.”
• Step 2: Give a command Give the players a command, starting with the phrase “Simon Says.”
• TIP: Trick the players by saying one thing but doing another. Say, “Simon Says, hop on your right leg,” but hop on your left leg.
• Step 3: Check that the others have performed your command Check the players to make sure they are doing whatever command you gave. Those who didn’t follow instructions are out of the game and have to sit down.
• Step 4: Give another command Give another command, but don’t start with the phrase “Simon Says.” Try to fool the players into following you.
• Step 5: Check to see if anyone did the command Call out any players who performed the command even though you didn’t say “Simon Says.” Anyone who did is out of the game and has to sit down.
• Step 6: Keep playing until only one player is left Keep playing until only one person is left. This person is the winner, and gets to be Simon in the next round.
• FACT: The top-selling electronic game of all time is the 1978 game Simon, a version of the traditional Simon Says.

You Will Need

• Two or more people
• A large
• open space

Instructions

• Step 1: Choose a Hunter Choose one player to be the Hunter, and have them leave the room or move away from the group.
• Step 2: Hide a small object Hide a small object or prize somewhere in the space where you are playing.
• TIP: Make the game easier by showing the Hunter what the object or prize is before sending them out of the room.
• Step 3: Bring the Hunter back, and have them look for the object Bring the Hunter back into the playing space, and have them look for the hidden object by moving around the area.
• TIP: Hide a piece of candy or a small toy that the Hunter can keep as a prize when they find the hidden object.
• Step 4: Say “colder” when the Hunter is far from the object Indicate to the Hunter that they are moving away from the hidden object by saying “colder.” If they keep moving in the wrong direction, words that indicate degrees of cold, such as “freezing” or “icy.”
• Step 5: Say “hotter” when the Hunter is close to the object Tell the Hunter that they are getting closer to the hidden object by saying “hotter.” As they move closer, say “burning” or “scorching.”
• Step 6: End the game when the Hunter finds the object Continue giving clues until the Hunter finds the hidden object. Keep playing the game until all of the players get a chance to hunt.
• FACT: The coldest temperature ever recorded was negative 129 degrees Fahrenheit in Antarctica in 1983. The hottest was 136, recorded in the Libyan desert in 1922.

You Will Need

• Two or more players
• A small object or prize

Instructions

• Step 1: Pick who goes first Decide who goes first, or if you have more than two people, decide on the complete order.
• Step 2: First player shoots Have the first player take whatever shot he chooses.
• Step 3: Other players attempt shot If the first player makes the shot, then each other player has to attempt the shot from the same place and in the same style. If someone misses, they get the first letter – P.
• Step 4: Second player attempts shot If either the first player initially misses, or every other player makes his shot, then it’s the second player’s turn to attempt a shot for everyone else to mimic.
• Step 5: Add letters when player misses Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each shooter, then go back to the first person. Each time someone misses an attempt to copy a shot, they get the next letter in the word PIG.
• TIP: Try to get players eliminated by making trick baskets: slam the ball on the ground and bounce it in, shoot from behind the basket, take a three-pointer with your eyes closed.
• Step 6: If player spells P-I-G, he’s eliminated When a player has misses three times and spells out P-I-G, he is eliminated and the game continues.
• TIP: If you want a longer game, try picking a different word than PIG.
• Step 7: The last player is the winner The last player with an incomplete word is the winner, and by extension, king of the court.
• FACT: A mother pig is called a sow, a father pig is called a boar, and a baby pig is called a piglet.

You Will Need

• Two or more players
• A basketball
• A basketball hoop

Instructions

• Step 1: Pick a partner Find a partner to play with.
• Step 2: Face each other Sit down in a comfortable position and face each other.
• Step 3: Begin contest Stare into each other’s eyes.
• TIP: Keep your eyes closed until the contest starts.
• Step 4: Don’t blink Do not blink or look away. The first person to blink, look away, or laugh loses.
• TIP: Think of something that makes you mad or sad to keep you from laughing.
• Step 5: Make faces Make funny or goofy faces to make your opponent laugh.
• Step 6: Practice Practice to improve your skills. You can use your pet, a picture, or any object to practice staring.
• FACT: The human visual system is usually fully developed by nine years of age.

You Will Need

• A partner
• Determination
• Focus

Instructions

• Step 1: Make a fist Both players make a fist with one hand.
• Step 2: Tap fists While counting to three, or saying “Rock! Paper! Scissors!” both players raise their fist and swing it down on the count. The third time, each changes their fist into a gesture.
• Step 3: Form a shape Choose your gesture. Keep your hand in a fist for a rock; to represent paper, flatten your hand, with fingers together and palm down; extend and separate your index and middle fingers to form a pair of scissors.
• TIP: Additional weapons, such as dynamite, fire, water, Spock, and lizard are occasionally used, though rarely in officially sanctioned competitions.
• Step 4: Determine the winner Determine the winner for that round: paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, scissors beat paper.
• TIP: As well as being a great time-suck, rock-paper-scissors can act as a tiebreaker, or in lieu of drawing straws or throwing dice.
• Step 5: Repeat as necessary Play as many rounds of rock-paper-scissors as necessary.
• FACT: In 2006, a federal judge in Florida ordered two opposing attorneys to settle a scheduling dispute with a game of rock-paper-scissors.

You Will Need

• An opponent