My youngest turned seven this week. It has been hard to watch my baby girl grow up, though I know it’s inevitable. Today I threw her a party and each friend brought their favorite doll. My daughter loves to play with her Our Generation dolls, the less expensive American Girl-type dolls sold at Target for a fraction of the cost. Target has done an excellent job creating their own version. To go along with the party theme, I made an Our Generation Bingo game for the 6 and 7 year-old girls to play.
How to Make and Play the Game:
- Copy the first game card twice, and the number of game cards you want. There are 16 variations.
- Cut individual calling cards out of one of those first game cards.
- Laminate the calling cards and cut apart.
- Laminate the game cards.
- Use mini marshmallows for the markers.
- Tell the girls not to eat them until the end of the game.
- However, if they get a four-in-a-row Bingo, they may eat two.
- Put a handful of marshmallows on a paper plate next to their Bingo card.
- Show the girls a few picture calling cards and say “Ashley-Rose, wearing pink, blonde hair, has a baby doll in the picture.” Or “Jenny, wearing pink, blonde hair, holding cupcakes.” They will catch on quickly.
- Then shuffle the cards, and begin to play. As my youngest says, “It was better than great!”