No boredom for the kids

Collection of games
The holiday trip may end in boredom as such a trip may last till eternity. And if there are traffic jams, the trip even takes longer. But that is not really necessary. There are great games that may dispel the boredom.

The blink challenge
Two people look at each other without blinking. If you stare straight into the eyes of a friend, he will stare back. The one who blinks first, has lost.

Guessing the Gallows
You think of a word and mark as many strokes on a sheet of paper to represent the letters. You write down the first letter of the word and write the same letter in each of the positions where it appears as well. Your playing partners may now guess the remaining letters one by one. If the letter they have guessed is in your word you mark it in the correct position. If the letter is not in your word you start drawing a man at the gallows. For each wrongly guessed letter a stroke is added to the man at the gallows. The game is over either when the word has been guessed or the man at the gallows has been completed.

The watch as compass
Do you have a watch with hands? You can change this quickly into a compass: first you set the time one hour back. Hold the watch level and point the hour hand directly towards the sun. Now South is exactly between 12 o’clock and the time set by the hour hand. And where is North in this case?

Tongue twister
”Shall Sally sell sea-shells by the sea shore? Yes, Sally shall sell sea-shells by the sea shore”

Hello – wake up!
After a long car trip the eyes are tired. Instead of blinking or irritating the eyes more by rubbing you should try the following exercise:

Sit down relaxed and upright, place one palm on the other and rub your hands until they are really hot.

Close your eyes and place your cupped hands on your eyes. Take your hands off the eyes after about two to three minutes and place them loosely on your lap; the eyes remain closed and they are now feeling comfortably cool. Breathe calmly and imagine that you breathe in and out through your eyes. After a short while, you will feel fresh, awake and relaxed.