Home Card Games
Home card games are simple ways to keep your kids entertained. Are you a parent who believes that kids today are too dependent on electronics for entertainment for their own good? There are many alternative options for entertainment, particularly if you can get your kids to play home card games. A pack of cards is inexpensive to buy and very easy to carry around. The added advantage is that card games encourage kids to play together rather than by themselves which is what video games tend to cause them to do. There are quite a few home card games that you could teach your children in order to keep them busy during long trips or while waiting at the doctors. You will hear a lot fewer complaints from the kids as long as they are kept entertained and mentally stimulated playing these games. In fact, you too will have quite a good time playing these games and will be able to spend quality time with your kids this way. One of the most popular home card games for kids is Snap. It can be played by 4-6 kids although all that it needs are two people. The cards are first dealt to the players who have to keep them in a pile face down. They take turns to place the cards in individual piles face up. When two matching cards are piled up in succession, the first lucky player to call “Snap” gets both face-up stacks. These cards are then added to the players pile right at the bottom of the existing cards. The game is won by the person who can collect all the cards. Kids also love playing another immensely popular home card game called I Doubt It. This game requires between three and six kids, all of whom should be dealt an equal number of cards. The first person to play should put one card face down in the middle, whilst stating its rank. This need not necessarily be the truth. The next player has the option of passing or placing another card face down, saying that it is the same card while it might not be true. If any person challenges this statement by saying, “I doubt it!” then the card ought to be turned over. If the player’s statement was a lie then he has to pick up up the cards. If the player’s statement is the truth then the challenger gets to pick up the cards. The winner is the first player to be left with no cards. There are many more games such as Go Fish, Spoons, pokerstars rakeback Old Maid and many more. Children simply love playing home card games once they get the hang of playing these games. They are relatively easy to play and generally involve a great deal of fun and excitement. Another good reason to encourage kids to play home card games is that they help develop number skills in addition to helping them interact with other kids. Amazingly, all that it requires is an investment in an ordinary pack of cards!
