To Play: Select a few colors of sidewalk chalk, something bold for the game board and one color for each player. Create a grid of dots about equal distance apart as big as you’d like. Note: The bigger your grid, the longer the game will be or the more players you can accommodate. A grid of 6 x 6 and 8 x8 worked well for my 3 young players.

The first player will draw a line to connect 2 dots.

Each player will take a turn connecting two dots, either horizontally or vertically.

When a player’s turn closes a box, he can color it in, write their initials, or even draw a shape.

Continue on like this until the entire board is complete. Then tally up the number of boxes claimed by each player to see who wins. Have fun!

A few notes about playing the game: In some versions of the game, the player who closes the box gets another turn. You can play however you like, but for extra little folks I find simple is often best so we just take turns one at a time.

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