CLOTHESPINS IN A BOTTLE

When the weather outside isn't nice enough to play Stickerchief, a neat game we used to play inside when I was a kid (and still do) is Clothespins in a Bottle. This was in the days when milk was delivered on our porch and when many people used the old-fashion clothespins instead of the springy kind, but the old style clothespins can still be found in some stores or ordered online, and a vintage milk bottle can be found in flea markets. And once you get one bottle and at least ten clothespins, you're set.

The game is simple and fairly challenging and fun, and can be played by any number of people, young and old. To play, you just set the bottle on the floor in front of your feet, and while standing you try to drop all the clothespins into the bottle. I like to play with twenty clothespins, or as many as I can hold in one hand while dropping them with the other. The clothespins cannot be dropped from below the waist. Taking turns, the object is to get more clothespins into the bottle than all your opponents. If there are any ties, those players play again until there is a winner.





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