Photo Friday: Solitaire
Last summer, I did a very important parenting thing: I taught my boys how to play Solitaire. I learned most of what I know about cards from my grandfather, a big player of Solitaire. Watching my sons figure out how the patterns in a deck work was amazing. They more or less abandoned the game over the school year, but we unearthed a few full decks (not a given around here, where cards go missing) and they’re back at it. As am I. What’s so soothing about Solitaire? (Or, as James calls it, probably aptly, “Solitary”?)
Have a fabulous Friday!
June 14, 2013 @ 3:20 pm
Oooooh! The joys of Double Solitaire are in the offing. My mom taught me to play this when I was 9 or 10 and we had many fun competitive games (and still play sometimes).
June 14, 2013 @ 4:10 pm
My son (he’s 9) has just gotten into playing Solitaire. It keeps him busy AND he doesn’t care when he cheats on himself!
June 17, 2013 @ 12:41 pm
My mom had me practice math skills by teaching me blackjack (great for adding up numbers in your head, even if it is only up to 21 or so) and I came from a big card-playing family. I probably know about 15 different versions of solitaire! ;o)
June 17, 2013 @ 12:54 pm
That’s great! My husband taught the boys to play “21” the other day — cards are great for math learning, as well as always-accessible play.