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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016 © 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 34 Asto ria Fo rest Pro d ucts , LLC 10 Pier 1 • Su ite 301 Astoria , O regon 97103 Are you looking forward to the Olympics in Rio? It’s time for YOU to get in on the fun in your backyard or neighborhood park. Most of the events on this page work for two or more players. So, invite some friends to join you at The Kid Scoop Backyard Games! Astoria, Warrenton, & Seaside 1100 Northwest Ridge Road Hammond OR 97121 reservations 800-562-8506 Info 503-861-2606 Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. West Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Income Tax Preparation 762 Avenue G, Seaside, OR 97138 503-738-3480 (Be sure to pick up all the little water balloon pieces after the event!) Draw four squares on your patio or the sidewalk. Draw a large numeral 1 in the first box, a large 3 in the second box, a large 5 in the third box and a large 7 in the fourth square. Stuff you need: • water balloons • sidewalk chalk WARRENTON 861-3252 1167 S.E. MARLIN McCALL TIRE CENTER T C From a good distance away, each player throws four water balloons, trying to score the most points. If your balloon lands in the box marked 1, you get one point, score three points for the box marked 3 and so on. Find the two identical girls. Look carefully! Stuff you need: • At least 4 players • 1 person to judge • Boom box Choose one person to be the judge. Divide everyone else into teams of two. One person on Before each each team is the stander; the other is the shadow. throw, spin around three times! The judge turns on the music, and each stander moves to the music, while Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple step directions to play a game. her shadow tries to make the same movements. When the judge stops the music, everyone freezes. If the stander and the shadow are not in Can you find identical positions, they’re each object’s Crumple one sheet of newspaper out. The game continues Stuff you need: shadow on until only one identical • newspaper into a ball. Wrap tape around it to this page? hold it together. Facing your pair remains. • tape Standards Link: Investigation: partner, hold a sheet of newspaper Find similarities in common objects. flat between you. Try to make the ball bounce up and down on the newspaper. How high can you toss it and still catch it? How many times in a row can you catch it? Stuff you need: • plastic flying disc or coffee can lid • empty box or laundry basket Place the box or basket on one side of the yard. Each player takes a turn trying to throw the disc into it from 10 steps away. After everyone has had a turn, try throwing from 30 steps away. Score 10 points for each successful throw. Have left-handers throw with their right hands and right-handers throw with their left hands. Platter Patterns: Draw the disc that comes next in each row below. Home Furnishings 1033 Commercial Street Astoria, Oregon 97103 (503)325-5620 M orga n Civil Engineering P O B ox 358 • M a n za n ita 503-368-6186 MARITIME TEXACO 1701 Marine Dr Astoria, OR 97103 1-503-325-7812 503.325.0411 34747 Hwy 101 Bus. Astoria AN D TO W IN G Reading Racers Choose a long article in the newspaper. Read it for 60 seconds. Then have a friend read it for 60 seconds. Each of you write down the who, what, when, where and why in the article as best as you can remember. 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