Mindablaze» fun http://mindablaze.com Sharing Ideas on Faith, Family, Creativity and all things iPhone Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:05:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Checkers – A Game That Crosses Generations http://mindablaze.com/2009/10/checkers-cross-generational-gaming/ http://mindablaze.com/2009/10/checkers-cross-generational-gaming/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:09:51 +0000 Mike Askew http://mindablaze.com/?p=586 CheckersThe first game I remember playing with my Granddad is checkers. I think the reason it sticks out in my mind after 33 years is that I remember him focusing 100% on me. When I played this old-school game of strategy with my dad’s dad he gave me all his attention for as long as I wanted it. I felt like I was important to my Granddad and I am sure he felt like he was important to me. Yesterday, I got a chance to watch my son play checkers with his dad’s dad. Noah spent an hour of cross generation gaming, pitting his strategic wit against Granddad in the time honored battle of checkers. I am thankful that the tradition has continued to the next generation.

Footage of the event is provided below.

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Photo 64I had some of the best medicine this afternoon – belly laughing with my three sons. After collecting Alex, Caleb and Noah to the sofa, goofing in front of the laptop commenced. For about 10 minutes we snapped image after image with PhotoBooth on my macbook. Who knew that we could bring back the old time fun of carnival mirrors to our living room with the click of a button.

Laughing out loud together is some of the best fun we have had as a family in weeks.  Afterwards, at the dinner table had a different feel than usual. Everyone was relaxed and laid back now that that the medicine of laughter had coursed through our bodies.

I will have to remember to do this more often!

(I’m guessing those folks who have never met our family are thinking…”I hope they really are not that ugly.”)

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Wrestling after dinner is a favorite activity in my house. I have three sons and they enjoy testing their strength and strategy against dad.  As they have grown older they have become much better at overcoming me with their cleverness.  When they were younger, I was able to simply keep them at bay with one arm. But now they work  the teamwork angle to wreak havoc. For those with kids who love to wrestle, here are a few things to avoid so it will remain fun.

A Dozen Do-Nots: Wrestling with your kids
  1. Do not allow any punching at all.
  2. Do not let one distract you while the other poots in your face.
  3. Do not tickle them until they vomit on you.
  4. Do not tickle them until they pee on you.
  5. Do not wrestle if they have been playing outside and are sweaty.
  6. Do not try the karate flip without having pillows on the floor beside the bed.
  7. Do not teach them how to perform the pile driver move.
  8. Do not leave  your mid-drift unguarded for more than half a second.
  9. Do not let the older son close-line the younger son.
  10. Do not let them do any flying moves off the headboard.
  11. Do not teach them the sleeper move. They will try it on each other later.
  12. Do not let them get points for putting a sweaty foot in your mouth.
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