We're going on a trip to Disney World this month where we're likely to be standing in a lot of lines waiting to get on rides. Because the kids have such great potential to be annoyed at this, and at the suggestion of a travel book, I have considered what it would take to keep them occupied while waiting. The book specifically suggests notepads and paper for particular kinds of lines, and I got to wondering what kinds of games we could play to stay occupied.
There are a few other games we could play that don't involve paper at all, and those are fine. I worry that Riley will be inconsolable standing in wait for everything, and that we'll constantly need to attend to him to keep him appeased. In that case, having some activities to keep Abby entertained would probably be a good idea. So what pen and paper games can we play? What sort of games can you play with just pen and paper?
The classic that Abby likes is Tic Tac Toe. She hasn't gotten so old that she's figured out how to tie every time, but she's getting pretty good at it. We have a long-running series of tied games. I seem to be the only one that doesn't let her win. But I'm sure that game will run out of steam quickly. So what else is there to do?...
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