Crafts and Games-
Jackstraws
Jackstraws, or pickup sticks, have been played for hundreds of years. All you need is a pile of straws or wood splinters, although fancy versions of the game with whittled sticks in different colors can be purchased or made.
1. Hold the bundle of straws perpendicular to the ground (the straws point straight up) about 1 foot off the ground. Drop the straws, letting them land in a messy pile.
2. Players take turns trying to remove one straw at a time from the pile. You can only move the straw you are trying to pick up. If any other straws wiggle or fall, your turn is over.
3. The player who has the most straws when the pile is gone is the winner. |
