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Author: Rehan Husain
Teen-age boys like to have fun with lots of action and plenty of noise. They want their birthday party must include their likes. If your kids are fun-action loving, then you can try this party.
Here's a party that teen-age boys like. They like boisterous games "not sissy-birthday-party games
Perhaps you'd like to hear about some of the games the thirteeners played at our house recently. We started off with one called "Jump the Shot." It calls for action and speed and does not need too much room. Tie an old shoe on one end of a rope. The boys form a circle sufficiently large so that each one will have room to jump. The "swinger" takes his place in the center of the circle. His rope must be at least as long as the radius of the circle. He begins by swinging the weight on a short radius, paying out the rope as he increases speed, so that by the time the object at the end of the rope reaches the players in the circle, it will be in steady motion close to the floor. Each player jumps over the rope as it passes him. It is against the rules to step out of the circle to avoid jumping. When a boy misses he drops out of the game until a second boy misses. Then these two players exchange places.
Boys love this game, but it is rather strenuous and should not be played for too long a time. By the time this game was finished there was no trace left of the "social ice" that was so apparent when ( Next Page )
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