Games at Home: CRIBBAGE

I have a great interest in turning off some of my electronic devices and trying to have a low-tech family fun evening. Last year I bought a Cribbage board (remembered my Mom and Dad had one in the house growing up but never learned it) and downloaded some instructions. It didn't take. J was a bit too young and I never got the hang of playing it or even the point of the game. When you are learning a card game in a vacuum it takes awhile to get it right.

Fast forward one year. J is 7 and is great at counting and adding. We have been playing Cribbage for a solid week and are still going strong. It is a great game, doesn't take too long and holds his interest greatly (and is really quite fun). It isn't just a card game, it has it's own vocabulary of which, Muggins is our favorite. (I also enjoy saying "One for his nobs") Sort of feels like a Monty Python sketch in the middle of the game. Get a board, they are 10 bucks at Target and you use a standard 52 card deck and you'll have lots of fun.

Turn off the TV. Stop reading this and turn off your computer. Play cards.