Outdoor

Outdoor: Boccee Ball – I first started playing this game as a child and then didn’t for years, just because no one had one. I finally bought one and started lugging it to family gatherings. First, it is worth it to buy a good set – around $40. The balls are heavier which is better. You can play 2 or 4 people. We have showdowns between family members and I don’t think we have 1 person who doesn’t enjoy playing this game. SPUD – you need a ball & 3+ kids or willing adult like me. The person in control has the ball, he chooses a subject for the players. Example, the ball holder says “soda”, the players huddle together and quietly say what they are, player 1 picks “Pepsi”, player 2 is “Coke” and player 3 is “7-up”. A player announces the 3 soda’s “Coke, Pepsi, 7-Up” but the ball holder does not know who is who. He then bounces with a chant “I declare a war on the soda of …”, the ball player than tosses the ball up in the air as he calls out a soda. Everyone runs the other way except the player who is called. That player has to try and stop the ball ASAP, catching in air or off a bounce. As soon as that is done he yells “SPUD”. Everyone must stop!. The catcher picks a target, everyone else can move. If the ball is caught in mid air – 5 steps, on a bounce 3…or whatever you feel is fair, I have a fast daughter who can get far! Catcher takes the correct amount of steps, and tries to throw the ball at target, not the head. If they catch it you get a letter, if you hit them and no catch is made they get a letter. The catcher than becomes the ball thrower and picks the next subject. Once you have S – P – U – D you are out. Kickball – an old school favorite, who doesn’t know how to play? If you have enough people play this game, it works for those that can’t run to fast, or want to do a lot of running. We play every year at Easter…young and old.