June 16. Day 168. Bored games

As I type, school holidays have been underway in this house for 21 hours 12  minutes and 16 seconds. This means I probably have less than three hours until the first "I'm bored" is uttered. Apart from "are we there yet?" and "Why", the chant of "I'm bored" is as predictable as it is annoying. It also seems to bear absolutely no relationship to the number of entertainment possibilities on offer.
Things with buttons and batteries can deliver some relief but often the solution is to be found in the good old fashioned games cupboard. We do love a board game in this house. So much fun to be had right there. The games cupboard doesn't get opened as often as it should and we always wonder why when we do get around to family games night.
It is great to see that the good old fashioned games never really go out of fashion.
Today at the Out of the Box Festival for children the giant games were out and the kids were having a great time playing Dominoes, Checkers and Connect 4. Enjoying a classic game of Dominoes Falling was three-year-old Holly. Yep, hours of fun right there and not a battery in sight.