This is a great game for practising their writing and spelling – and can be hilarious too! Each player has a piece of paper. Without anyone else seeing what you’re writing, everyone writes a boy’s name at the top of the paper. This can be anyone’s name – a friend, a famous person or someone from history. Then everyone folds the paper over so you can’t see the name and passes it to the player on their right. Everyone now writes “met” plus a girl’s name. Everyone folds the paper and passes it on. Next you write “in” and a place – this could be anywhere. Fold the paper and pass it on. Next you write “He said” and something the boy could say. Fold and pass it on. Next you write “She said” and something the girl could say. Fold and pass it on. Finally, write “And the consequence was…” and make up an ending.
Because no-one knows what the other players are writing this can have some very funny outcomes. Batman met Ariana Grande in the supermarket… Godzilla met Mr Tumble in the P1 classroom… and so on…
If that sounds like too much writing for your wee one, you can also play the game with drawings instead. Draw the head, fold and pass the paper, draw the body, fold and pass, and so on. What kind of mixed up creature will you end up with?