Hi everyone,

With daylight savings in full swing, it's abundantly clear that it is getting darker earlier in the afternoon. That does not stop us from heading to the playground and enjoying our time together outside. At times, free play and multiple rounds of the tag game 'manhunt' is enough to pass the time. However, sometimes we like to shuffle things up and provide options for new activities we haven't tried before. I want to take the time to share a game we played this week at the park titled 'CARD HUNTER'.










The children got themselves into their own teams and were racing to go! One player at a time was tasked with running into the playground and scavenging the area to try and find a playing card.





Once they found a card, they had to run back to their teams and send out the next member. This process continues until the time limit runs out. Using the collected cards from the playground, teams were provided two minutes to create the best 5 card hand possible.



Once teams sorted through all of their best options, it was time for the grand reveal! Teams' best hands ranged from straights, to flushes to full houses.


Although each round was short and simple, it was great to see the children so excited and engaged in the activity. We will certainly be trying this game again some time in the near future!