Peanut Game

2 or more players
Ages 5 and up
Need: one shelled peanut for each child, tape to make lines

If possible, this game should be played on carpeting.

Begin by making starting and finish lines 15 feet apart with tape.

Each player gets one peanut in a shell. Players then line up beind the starting line, kneeling on their knees.

A leader calls out, "Ready, set, GO!" and the players place their peanuts on the floor, get down on hands and knees and push their peanuts with their noses towards the finish line.

If a player touches her peanut with anything but her nose, she has to return to the starting line and begin all over.

Depending on the ages and number of players, the winner can be either the player who crosses the finish line first, or the player who, after crossing the finish line, turns and pushes his peanut back to the starting line, crossing over it.

If younger kids find a peanut too difficult to push, you can give them marbles to use. Table tennis balls are another good object to use as well.

They roll and are a little easier for younger kids to move around.

This is definitely an indoor game. It should not be played on cement, concrete or hard floors.

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