Memory Quiz

• Make a grouping of 7-8 objects from the table: sugar packets, silver wear, salt shaker, etc.
• Give the other players 10 or so seconds to look at it.
• Have them cover their eyes while you remove one object.
• Now the players get to guess which object is missing.
• The winner of the first round gets to be the one to choose the item to hide for the next round.

One or Two?

• This is a game for two players.
• Place seven sugar packets in a row.
• Player 1 may take away one or two sugar packets.
• Player 2 may also take away one or two packets.
• Continue to take turns in this manner.
• The one who is left with the last sugar packet loses.
• The loser gets to go first in the next round.
• Watch your kids figure out the best strategy for winning.

Extended Tic-Tac-Toe

• Draw a large tic-tac-toe board on a napkin or on the back of a place mat.
• Give each player three markers – these could be different colored sugar packets or different flavored jams.
• Begin playing in the usual way. When a player runs out of markers, she must move one of her markers that is on the board to another space in the grid.
• Play until someone wins.

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