This card game for kids can be a lot of fun but also very frustrating: just
when you are about to win, you can find yourself right back at square one!
Number of Players:
4 - 6
Age Range:
6+
Cards:
If six players: One standard deck with the twos removed
If five players: Twos, threes and fours removed
If four players: Two, threes, fours, fives and sixes removed.
Aces are high
Instructions:
The players cut the deck and the highest card deals all the cards around the
group clockwise, until each player has eight cards.
The players sort their cards by suit and then the player to the left of the
dealer plays one card face-up. The next player then has to play a card which is
of the same suit. Play continues until a player cannot place a card, at which
point they have to pick up all the face-up cards and add them to their hand.
They then start the next round with one of their cards of a different suit.
The winner is the player who runs out of cards first.
Call My Bluff
This is a fun word game (made famous by the TV show) which can
help children to learn new words, practise dictionary work and presentation
skills! It works best in a classroom or large group setting, and you will need
time to prepare.
Make A Ping Pong Bat And Net
The Chinese introduced table tennis to the world and have always been extremely
good at the sport. You can make your own ping pong bats and net and have a go!
Make A Name Book
More of a craft activity than a game, this is a great way for kids to get to
know each other at the beginning of the school year.
Fishing (Tiu-u or Chinese Dominoes) This game of Chinese dominoes sounds a little complicated to
begin with but is in fact very simple to play. The name ‘fishing’ comes from
the idea that players ‘fish’ for matching dominoes. You can either print out
our dominoes or make your own more authentic version with popsicle sticks
(instructions included!)
Matching Game cards can be used to play Memory
(Concentration), Go Fish and many other card games, as well as played with
our sorting mats by one child on their own. Printable Games
