Quick clean up game

Sometimes, all the studying gets a little too serious, so we play a few fun and silly games! Here's one we all like.
This is an excerpt from the book titled: Vacation Education destination Animal Kingdom.

TRY IT! PARTY GAME! Great for Co-op, Sunday school or youth group.
Items you will need: index cards of pieces of paper, tape or safety pins, and a pen
How to Play: Write the name of an animal that you have been studying on each card. There should be enough cards for the number of players, and each card should have a different animal name written on it. Attach an animal name card to the back of each players shirt (either with tape or with a safety pin)
VERY IMPORTANT! Everyone should be able to read the card except for the player wearing it AND the player must not see their card before having it put on. They can not know what animal name card they are wearing.
Each player moves about the room asking yes or no questions of other players trying to get clues as to the animal that they are. Players can only answer yes or no, they can not give any other clues, and they can only ask one question at a time. Once they have asked a player a question, they must find another player to ask before returning to a player.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS:
“Am I a reptile?”
“Do I live on land?”
“Am I hatched from an egg?”
NOTE: This is a game that can be altered to fit several subjects. The name cards can be historical figures, Biblical characters or even mathematical equations.

This title is coming out in the summer of 2009!
For more information on how to get yours, visit:
www.vacationeducationbooks.net

Get kids to pick up with a scavenger hunt game.

Here is a fun game that our kids love to play. The messier the room, the better. The kids split up into teams (optional: mom & dad can be on a team also).
Each team is given a list of items to find like something I wear, something red, something fuzzy, something I played with this week, something I can read, something that's in the wrong room,etc.
Using a timer, the teams race to see who can find the most things in each category. They have to bring them to a central location - we use our dining room table.
Every item is worth one point.
Next, the teams race to see who can put each of their items into the correct place, and then return to the central location.
The fastest team get 5 bonus points.
Then, mom checks to see that everything is put away properly. Anything out of place is a deduction of one point. (If putting things in their proper place is an issue that needs to be addressed; mom and dad can up the deduction amount to a higher more motivating number).
The team with the highest score wins the round.
Go for another round, or change things up by switching around some team members.

Only have one child? You will have to be the opposing team!

The author of this blog, Corinne Johnson is a Christian homeschooling mom of six, a help meet to her husband and the author of Vacation Education Books.

New Ideas - I just love them!

One of the great things about conferences is the opportunity to network. We talked with another vendor who offered this tip:
Start a Yahoo! group for your customers. So, we did. Now, available to anyone who bought the books or is thinking about buying from us; is a place online where they can share ideas and ask questions. Great Idea!
Also, we were visited by an agent from 3D Travel. First thing when I get home, I will be sitting down with a web designer and trying to figure out how to set up my site so that we can offer a coupon code to their customers.
Keeping this short as we are on our way to the second day of the Indianapolis convention.

The author of this blog; Corinne Johnson, is a Christian homeschooling mom to six children, help meet to her husband, and author of Vacation Education Books.