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TOSSING CARDS INTO A HAT CARD GAME FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

Number of Players: Any number, but the game is best for 2 or 3.

The Deal: Give each player an equal number of cards from an old deck. If you have more than 3 players, take two old decks and divide them equally among the players.

Object: To toss the largest number of cards into a hat.

The Play: Take an old felt hat (be sure to get father's permission before using his hat) and place it on a clean piece of newspaper on the floor at the other end of the room, with the crown down and the brim up. Standing the whole length of the room away from the hat, each player in turn flips one card towards the hat with the object of landing the card inside the hat.

Each player keeps track of the cards he has landed inside the hat. If a card lands on the brim, it counts as only one-half. If a card on the brim of the hat is knocked in by any player, it counts a full point for the player who originally threw it.

Skillful Play: The trick is to hold the card between thumb and forefinger with the wrist bent inwards towards the body. If you then straighten out the wrist suddenly with a flick and release the card at the same time, you can make it sail all the way across a very long room and you can control it pretty well.

Although strength isn't important in this game, small children may have trouble in getting the knack. As a handicap, they should be allowed to stand several paces closer to the hat.

Special Advice: Be sure to place the hat near a blank wall, and far away from a piano, or a sofa, or any other heavy piece of furniture. Cards that land under a piano are very hard to recover.

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