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September 2010
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Playing Together: Games
Opens April 3, 2011
In Museum through May 29, 2011
Open to the public every Sunday, 1-4pm; Admission, $5.
Don't Miss the Grand Opening Fun Day on April 3, 2011 from 1-4pm! Only $2.50 Admission!
 How do children in other cultures play games? This colorful, hands-on exhibit invites kids of all ages to explore and play games from around the world and across the centuries, and features games from Africa, India, China and England. The focal point is an oversized chessboard with giant chess pieces; there is also a House of Cards, and a unique library with over 50 popular contemporary board games that challenge strategy, math, luck and physical coordination. Game playing teaches children cooperation, builds skills and improves knowledge all while they are having fun. The games, accompanying graphics and labels are in both English and Spanish.
The featured games include:
 -Nine Men’s Morris
-Checkers, France or Spain, called Draughts
-Chess, China, India or Persia, around 400
-Tic-Tac-Toe, Egypt, 1500 BCE
-Pig-in-a-Pen
-Sequence
-Boc-Tin, China
-Dominoes, China, 1500s
-Mancala, Africa, around 1400 BCE
-Skittles, England
-Dutch Shuffleboard
-Table Ice Hockey
-Hopscotch
-Senet, Egypt, from 3500 BCE
For more information about the Lisa Ann Watson Children's Discovery Museum, please contact Suzy Breitner.
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