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How to Cheat at Pin the Tail on the Donkey

Howcast — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:31:41 +0000

Instructions

Step 1: Touch the donkey Touch the donkey where the tail is to be placed before the game begins and remember how high you have to raise your arm for perfect tail positioning.
Step 2: Stand straight Stand in front of the donkey before the spinning begins. Spot a marker on the ground to use as a reference to position your feet after the spinning, such as a crack in the sidewalk or lines on a tile floor.
TIP: Recommend that the game supervisor draw a line on the ground so everyone starts in the same position to eliminate cheating. This will aid in finding your mark, plus it diverts suspicion.
Step 3: Position the blindfold Position the blindfold so you can peek out of the bottom.
Step 4: Find the ground marker Peek through the bottom of the blindfold and line up your feet with the marker on the ground.
Step 5: Pin the tail Slowly walk toward the donkey and raise your arm to where it was at the donkey. Stick the tail on and you’ve won.
FACT: Donkey’s milk was a popular beauty treatment in ancient Egypt and is used in beauty products today.

You Will Need

Paper donkey
Paper tails
Non-suspecting donkey players
See-through blindfold (optional)

How to Play Musical Pillows

Howcast — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:36 +0000

Instructions

Step 1: Choose radio operator Direct one person to operate the radio.
Step 2: Arrange two pillow rows Arrange two rows of pillows, one pillow for each player, except the music operator.
Step 3: Start the music and walk Remove one pillow and start the music. The participants walk around the outside of the pillow rows.
Step 4: Stop the music Stop the music. The participants scramble to find a pillow to sit on. Only one participant to a pillow.
TIP: Have the music operator look in the opposite direction of the participants to eliminate cheating.
Step 5: Eliminate one player and one pillow Eliminate the player that did not sit on a pillow and remove another pillow.
Step 6: Repeat steps four to six Repeat starting and stopping the music until only one person is left. They are declared the winner.
FACT: Musical chairs, also called “Going to Jerusalem,” originated between 1875 and 1880.

You Will Need

A radio or other music player
A music operator
Participants
Pillows

How to Play Duck, Duck, Goose

Howcast — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:03:43 +0000

Instructions

Step 1: Sit in a circle Have the participants sit on the floor in a circle facing each other. One player is “it.”
Step 2: Tap on head Walk around the circle if you are “it,” tapping each player’s head and saying “duck” with each tap.
Step 3: Choose someone to be goose Choose someone to be goose by tapping their head and yelling “goose.”
TIP: Stay alert and run as fast as you can.
Step 4: Run around circle Run around the circle while being chased by the goose and sit in the circle’s open spot before being tagged by the goose. If you are tagged by the goose you are still it, but if you sit down before being tagged, the goose becomes it.
Step 5: Continue playing Continue playing the game until everyone gets a turn to be “it.”
FACT: Goosebumps are caused when tiny muscles contract, making short body hair stand straight up.

You Will Need

Players

How to Play Fruit Basket Musical Chairs

Howcast — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:47:15 +0000

Instructions

Step 1: Choose a person to start and stop the music throughout the game.
Step 2: Set up the chairs in a circle. Have each participant sit in a chair.
Step 3: Divide the participants into groups of two or three and assign the name of a fruit, such as pears, bananas, or cherries, to each group.
Step 4: Play the music and call out a fruit group. Members of that group get up and walk around the chairs. Remove one of their chairs.
Step 5: Stop the music. The participants must find an empty seat and the person without a seat is eliminated.
TIP: Have the eliminated person help with the music or call out the next fruit.
Step 6: Continue the same process until all the fruit groups are called.
Step 7: Call out “upset the fruit basket” and everyone has to get up and walk around the circle. Remove a chair.
Step 8: Continue playing until there is one participant in the last chair. They are the last fruit in the basket and win the game.
FACT: There are 1,000 different varieties of bananas.

You Will Need

Participants
Music
Chairs
Fruit names assigned to each participant

How to Play Animal Antics Musical Chairs

Howcast — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:47:15 +0000

Instructions

Step 1: Choose a person to play music Choose a person to start and stop the music throughout the game.
Step 2: Set up Arrange the chairs in a circle, and have each player stand behind a chair.
Step 3: Start the game Write animal names on the pieces of paper and put them in the bag. When the music begins to play, remove one chair as the players walk around the chairs in a clockwise direction.
Step 4: Stop music Listen for the music to stop. When the music stops, the players scramble to find a seat.
Step 5: Act out an animal Pick an animal’s name out of the bag if you did not find a seat. The player acts out the animal and the other players guess what the animal is. The first player to guess the animal gets a sweet.
Step 6: Continue playing Continue playing until all of the animals have been acted out.
FACT: A hummingbird weighs less than a nickel.

You Will Need

Players
Music
Chairs
A strip of paper for each player
A pen
A bag
A supply of sweets

How to Play Musical Chairs

Howcast — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:02:57 +0000

Instructions

Step 1: Choose person to play music Choose a person to start and stop the music throughout the game.
Step 2: Set up chairs Set up the chairs back to back, with one fewer chair than the number of people playing. Have the participants circle the chairs.
Step 3: Start the music Start the music. When the music starts, the players walk around the chairs in a clockwise direction.
Step 4: Stop music Listen for the music to stop. When the music stops, the players must sit in the chair nearest to them. The person left without a seat is out of the game.
TIP: Stay focused on the chairs, so when the music stops you can grab one.
Step 5: Remove a chair Remove a chair every time someone goes out of the game.
Step 6: Continue playing Continue the process until only one person is left with a chair. They are the winner.
FACT: The world record for playing Monopoly upside down is 36 hours.

You Will Need

Players
Music
Chairs

How to Play Grab Bag Musical Chairs

Howcast — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:02:57 +0000

Instructions

Step 1: Choose a person to start and stop the music throughout the game.
Step 2: Arrange the chairs in a circle, with one less chair than the number of people playing. Place the grab bags on the table for the players to see.
TIP: Grab bags can contain inexpensive items such as suckers or gum.
Step 3: Start the music. When the music starts to play, the players walk around the chairs in a clockwise direction.
Step 4: Listen for the music to stop. When the music stops, the players scramble to sit in a seat.
Step 5: Receive a grab bag if you cannot find a seat. You are out of the game.
Step 6: Remove a chair every time someone is eliminated.
Step 7: Continue the process until the last person is sitting in a chair. The last person sitting in a chair gets the special grab bag. They are the winner.
FACT: Every year thousands of whales, sea turtles, and other marine mammals die from eating discarded plastic bags.

You Will Need

Music
Chairs
A grab bag for each player
A special grab bag

How to Pin the Tail on the Donkey

Howcast — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:34:02 +0000

Instructions

Step 1: Hang donkey Tape your paper donkey to the wall approximately level with your abdomen.
Step 2: Blindfold player Gently blindfold the first player.
TIP: Check the player’s ability to see by spinning them around and asking them to walk toward the donkey.
Step 3: Reposition player Kindly reposition the player facing the donkey.
Step 4: Give tail to player Hand a paper tail with tape on the back to the player. Instruct them to pin it on the donkey.
Step 5: Laugh Watch as your friend attempts to find the donkey’s rear end. As each player makes the attempt, join your friends in laughter! The winner is the player whose tail is placed closest to the correct position.
FACT: Did you know? Donkeys often live for 25 years or more, but on occasion they can reach the age of 60.

You Will Need

Tape
A paper donkey
Any number of players
A paper tail for each player
A blindfold