Crazy Eights is a card game for two or more players. The object of the game is to get rid of all your cards to a discard pile.

Each player is (usually) dealt seven or eight cards, with the rest of the deck being placed face down at the center of the table. The top card is then turned face up to start the discard pile.

This fun game requires at least 3 players, but is best when there is at least 5.

In “red light green light’, one person plays the “stop light” and the rest try to touch him/her.

At the start of the game, all the children form a line about 15 feet away from the stop light.

The stop light has it’s back away from the line of kids and says the words ”green light”. At this moment the participants are allowed to move towards the stoplight.

At any point in time, the stop light may say “red light!” and turn around. If any of the kids are caught moving after this has occurred, they are out, and must sit down.

I have to admit, kick the can, was probably one of the most popular games we had in our neighborhood. It was real blast that combined a few popular games like ‘hide and seek’, ‘jailbreak’ and others. The object is pretty straight-forward:

Like most games, you need an “IT” person. Once the “IT” was determined, he/she would close their eyes and count over-top of a ball (we usually used a volleyball or basketball) to 100. During this time, all the other kids would scramble for a hiding spot. Once “IT” counted to 100, he would then yell “here I come!”

‘Heads up seven up‘ is a fun game usually played in the classroom. However, it can be played at churches, bingo parlors, or anywhere there are multiple tables and kids.

Here’s how it works:

Everyone puts their heads down on their desks and extends one thumb. The teacher (or parent) chooses one person as “IT.” He/she goes around touching the thumbs of six other people. ”IT” then goes back up to the front of the room.  If your thumb is touched, you go to the front of the room also. When this has been accomplished, “IT” yells, “Seven up!” Everyone raises their heads and has to guess which of the seven people is “IT.”