The
rst player
to complete
vesies
wins!
1.
Set out the
jacks on
the table.
2.
Each player
chooses
a ball.
3.
The player
whose birthday
is coming up
next goes
r s t .
1. The rst player
star ts the gam e with onesies:
Toss the ball in th e air, pick up one jack
with the s ame hand, and catch t he ball again
with the s ame hand after the b all bounces once.
Continue u ntil you pick up all the j acks or miss one.
2. The nex t player tries for one sies, continuing u ntil
all the jac ks are picked up or a miss occ urs.
3. It’s the rst player’s tur n again. If the rst player
complet ed onesies on the previ ous turn,
it’s time to move o n to twosies (picki ng up
two jack s at a time). If the rst player di d
not comple te onesies, they mu st
repeat it .
4. Continue
playing onesies, twosies,
threesie s, and so on. Do a clean
sweep to nish each round by
bouncing t he ball and pic king up
any jacks t hat are lef t over.
Play
using your
opposite
hand.
How high
can you bounce
the balls ? Do any
of the balls bounce
higher than the
others?
Play
without
letting t he
ball bounce.
Spin
a jack like a
top on the lid
of the can.
Play
by yourself,
and see if you
can go higher
than vesies.
Drop a ball
from each hand
and catch both.
Now try with
two in each
hand!
Add
this twist:
Between tossing
the ball and picking
up the jack s, clap
your hands !