Games Night

Games Night

My son-in-law is a game's fanatic, not the kind where you sit in front
of a TV and watch others playing with a ball and knocking each other
around. He is the kind of fanatic who finds that one of the things he
likes to do most is sit at a table with other people and play card
games, board games, card/board games, etc, etc.

I've learned a lot from him and he has introduced me to a whole new
world of creative games. I already knew that playing games is great
for the brain, and great for children to play. In Zambia people
rarely play games, other than the kind that can be played with small
stones or other natural objects. So I have been trying to introduce
game playing to the teacher's in the hope that they would want to
teach the students.

We have lots of wonderful games that people have given to us and
shipped on containers. In the school day there often isn't much time
for the teachers to play games, so last night we had a fun time at our
house around our very large dining room table. Teacher Bruce and his
new bride Alice came; Teacher Joan, Kimberly, Malaika, and Kimani,
Sarah and Kayla, and Sena and I. We played Ten Days in Africa,
Skipbo, Trouble, and Speed. We also had popcorn to eat and had a
great time together. We will have to do it again soon.