Ask each other about what you would and would not want to hug, even if they were grubby. For example, would you want to hug: a grubby bug, a grubby puppy, a grubby slug, or even a grubby, yucky duck?

Think of more grubby examples, and be as silly as you want.

Hip Hop Bop
A game for 1 or more players

Remember the story Be Bop and its fun phrases like "chick-a-dee, chick-a-dee, chick-a-dee, chick?" Make up your own.

Think of different compound words; they're words that are made up of separate words, like grasshopper, chopsticks, popcorn, shopkeeper, and lopsided. Now, take your compound word and start saying it over and over again in a sort of snappy rhythm, like "grasshopper, grasshopper, grasshopper, grass!" or "Chopsticks, chopsticks, chopsticks, chop!"

Pecos Poem Pickle
A game for 1 or more players

A new poet just blew into town. You!

To play, make up short poems that rhyme.

For example, you can write one about different COINS:

If I had a nickel, I'd buy a pickle
If I had a cent, I'd buy a tent
If I had a penny, I wouldn't buy any
If I had a dime, I'd buy some slime
If I had a dollar, I'd buy a collar
If I had a quarter, I would buy a quarterback for my football team

Can you make up other poems, with other topics?

Pirate Treasure
A game for 2 or more players

Clue masters and pirate experts wanted for treasure hunt.

Hide something in the house and make up clues for friends to find it. Here's an example clue for a red ball hidden in a bedroom.

"What you seek is small and round.
You will not find it on the ground.
It's way up high and colored red.
It's on a shelf, it's near the bed."

The Truly Taxing Tongue-Twister Tournament
A game for 2 or more players

Quickly say as many tongue twisters as you can. One at a time, try to say a tongue twister really fast. If everyone gets it right, then try to say it two times really fast, and then three times. Whoever messes up is out of the game. Here are some to try. Know any others?

Rubber baby buggy bumpers.

Is this a zither?

Nat's knapsack strap snapped.

Zack's backpack lacks Zack's snacks.

Shelly sells seashells.

Seven selfish shellfish.

She sees cheese, sheep see cheese.

Bess's pet pestered Fess.

Gus's buzzard busted Buzz's buzzer.

Scram, clam, scram.

Mom shops for Pop's socks.

Mixed biscuits.

Skunks shun summer sunshine.

Choppers chop, droppers drop, shoppers shop.

Ten men spent ten cents.

Twenty men spent twenty cents.

Sven said, "Ted, send ten tents." Ted said, "Sven, send ten cents." When Sven sent Ted ten cents, then Ted sent Sven ten tents.

This is the sixth sister.

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