Playing with Stuff: Outrageous Games with Ordinary Objects

Several titles invite kids to engage in a variety of games and activities. With plenty of oddball ideas, Playing with Stuff: Outrageous Games with Ordinary Objects by Ferry Piekart and Lars Deltrap may well keep kids occupied throughout their formative years. On the premise that everyday household items have limitless playtime potential, The author offers rules to such games as ""Water Waddle,"" a race in which contestants tuck cups of water inside their socks; and ""Scatter Clatter,"" a take on Hide and Seek wherein all players tape pebble-filled soda cans to their feet-in short, irreverent, zany games that kids will wish they had invented.