
Poch
AH - Indoor GamesThe European card game Poch is at least 500 years old, and is still played in Germany under the name Poch, Pochspiel (the game of Poch) or Pochen.

Deciphering Codes
AH - Word PlayThere are innumerable ways to create codes. Codes have been used in every conflict our Folk have faced and there were whole military departments that were dedicated to cracking codes.

I Spy
AH - Word PlayThis is a game popularized by the series of books called “I Spy…” But one doesn’t need the books to play this game; parents can choose any set of rules or subjects.

20 Questions
AH - Word Play20 Questions is a game made popular from the years of radio entertainment.

Homonym – Synonym – Antonym Game
AH - Word PlayThis is a great game to stretch those language skills. This takes into account the basic skills of opposite, same as, and looks the same but is different.

Charades
AH - Indoor Games, AH - Outdoor GamesThis ancient games goes well back into antiquity. In French the word Charade means, used to indicate a riddle either in verse or prose, of which the listener must guess the meaning, often given syllable by syllable.

Cryptograms
AH - Word PlayAs with anagrams, cryptograms were started in ancient Greece, but for a much different purpose. In the 5th century BCE, Spartans would carve a cipher on a stick then wrap it. The only way it could be deciphered is with the right diameter of stick.

Anagrams
AH - Word PlayAlthough started in Greece as a form of entertainment, anagrams were wildly popular in Medieval Europe.

Ostara: Hop Race
AH - Outdoor GamesTri-hop-athon Game
All you need is kids and the outdoors.

Ostara: Carrot Scavenger Hunt
AH - Indoor GamesKeep the kids busy searching for carrots dropped by the Ostara bunny on his travels.

Ostara: Egg Relay
AH - Outdoor GamesA fun activity for children at Ostara or any time!