Newspaper game

The girls, before going to bed, wanted to play a game. There were some grocery store ads lying on the table, and Abigail turns to Collette and says, "You want to play this game? Remember it?" Curious, I watch Abigail unfold the paper and get 3 toys to use as game pieces. They use each ad as a square on a game board. And, certain ads, like the $3.99/lb London Broil, can catapult you forward five spaces. I think the inspiration includes Chutes & Ladders and Candyland.

They had a problem, no dice. Abigail thought we could grab them from another game. Collette said we could draw dots on paper and fold it up to use as dice. Finally, Abigail grabbed my phone and said we could use that. I installed a dice rolling app, and we were off. The winning spot ($4.99/lb Rancher's Reserve Boneless Top Sirloin Steak - Extreme Value pack) was marked, and Abigail said once the winner got there we would give high fives, elbows, and foreheads.*



Collette won (unicorn) - she kept rolling 6s. I got second (polar bear). Abigail came in a graceful third place. Graceful is an accomplishment for Abigail.

I'm still trying to figure out if we've deprived our kids because we never want to get the board games down from the top shelf, or they're just really imaginative.

*We have this habit to mimic Finding Nemo's turtles in giving elbows and knocking heads, usually followed by an appropriate 'Dude' or 'Totally' - Benjamin is really the king at this.