Who doesn’t have great memories of playing games with their parents and siblings? Hide and seek, 20 questions, and road trip games (like Yellow Car, Punch Bug, License Plates, etc.) were favorites of my family. Right now, I watch my 1 year old nephew almost every day and make sure to play games with him. They’re not very complex- his favorite is “I’m gonna get you!” where we take turns chasing each other up and down the hallway. If I catch him, he gets tickled. If he catches me, I get tackled, climbed on, and drooled all over. It’s pretty great. If you’re looking for fun, immature games to play with your kids that will leave them with plenty of joyful memories, look no further than this post by Brian at Bonbon Break:

-Make sculptures out of mashed potatoes

-Funny face H-O-R-S-E: In this game, the first person is going to make a funny face. The next person tries to make the same funny face. The referee decides if the second person matched the face or not. If not… then “H”.

Now it is the second person’s turn to make a funny face and the first has to try to match it. Continue until someone is “H-O-R-S-E”.

-Slap cakes- To play, hold your hands out with palms down. Your child places their hands under yours with their palms up. The purpose of the game is to slap the top of the other person’s hands before they move them

Photo Credit: Tony Alter