| Cotton Ball Spoon Race is an old-fashioned activity | | | | Game 1. Cotton Ball Spoon Race: Each player stands |
| that kids everywhere love to play. But there are many | | | | at the start line with a cotton ball on a spoon. At the |
| other games to play with cotton balls. These games | | | | word âGo,â race by walking quickly |
| are simple in nature, yet command your childâs | | | | through the house along a mutually agreed upon |
| complete focus. They require strategy, patience and | | | | course. If your cotton ball falls off, you must stop and |
| skill, and are far better than electronic games because | | | | stay in one place while putting it back on your spoon. |
| your child is part of an entire process that includes | | | | No holding cotton ball down with your thumb or finger. |
| making rules, inventing variations, fixing components | | | | First person to reach the finish line wins. Note: if playing |
| and dealing with ambiguity---as opposed to following a | | | | with a tablespoon is too easy, use a teaspoon. If |
| pre-set program in the case of electronic games. Here | | | | thatâs too easy, use a fork. |
| are five activities to get you started: | | | | |