The Salt Shaker Game You'll need a coin (a quarter or bigger is best) and a salt shaker (preferably not glass. Any object that is easy to grab will do).
Object: be the first team to grab the salt shaker, and make a complete rotation, as team players advance one spot each time their team is first to grab the salt shaker.
Start with two even numbered teams sitting opposite each other. Each team forms a row and holds hands. You also need another person to be the coin flipper. Teams sit on each side of a picnic table or criss-cross apple sauce on the floor (unless grandpa is playing, he may not be able to get back up). Teammates close their eyes - all except the 1st person of each team sitting at the head of the table. They will watch for "heads" during the coin toss. Once the coin flipping starts and a "heads" is spotted, the players will squeeze the hand they are holding and send a message in a chain reaction down the line to the last person, who will then open their eyes and grab the salt shaker before the other team. The person who has the most firm hold of the shaker gets to advance to the head of the line and will then watch the coin toss. Everyone else slides down on spot. Once a team has won enough times to get each person rotated completely around and back to their original position, they win. If a team sends a false signal and grabs the shaker, that team will rotate backwards.
One last thing to know. The two people who are in the spot to grab the shaker must either keep their free hand resting on their knee or on the edge of the table until the signal (squeeze) is felt. In the event of a draw, just flip the coin again - a do over. The coin toss is happening on one end of the line and salt shaker on the other, with the shaker positioned as fairly between the two end grabbers as possible.
I hope you have as much fun as we have. Who thought grabbing a salt shaker could get so competitive?
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