Vintage Card Games to Play in the Cool Indoors on a Hot Summer Day: Vintage Ephemera

Cooling off INDOORS is a must during the HOT Texas Summers.  We reached 105 degrees yesterday and today is climbing high, as well.  This is nothing new, we are used to having hot days.  We love spending time in the pool but when it's time to cool off, we head inside for a Popsicle and games.

I will admit, we have been playing card and board games a lot the last few months since self isolating.  I have been on the hunt for some new ones to keep it interesting.  These pieces of ephemera are from the same cute little vintage book I posted about here, here, here, here, and here.  

It was a give a way, of some sort, from the Curtiss Candy Company from 1961.  You just do not see such helpful pamphlets these days.  Everything is on a companies website.

 Look how cute the little boy and girl are, seriously concentrating on their game.

My little cutie gets serious when playing, too.

She even made it a royal event in her crown, jewels, and princess attire.  This cute dress was from a 2018 Disney trip and is still holding up like new (with the exception of being a bit short on her).  We bought this dress and a few others from Little Adventures (highly recommend)

Uno has been a favorite, although we only play with half the deck.  Others we enjoy are the classic Old Maid, Memory, Go Fish, Slap Jack, and Crazy Eights.  We found this set of children card games, Hoyle Six in One at Walmart or Target, I don't remember.  Both stores, as well as Amazon, carry them.

We keep a well stocked game cabinet. (you can see it in the background of the above photograph.  It is the open linen closet at the end of our hall). I highly suggest converting a closet or cabinet, that is unused, into a game cabinet.  These bring us hours of enjoyment when spending some down time indoors. 

 Please comment, below, if you have any recommendations for fun games to add.  I am always open to new or even classic ideas!!!

xoxoTiffany

Please check out more about the darling little Curtiss Candy Company "How to Keep Your Kids Busy and Happy All Summer Long" Booklet at the following links:

Before We Zoom into Second Grade, Let's Get This Summer Started: Vintage Ephemera 

Mother's, This Book is for You: Vintage Ephemera  

Mid Century Summer Fun for Kids:  Vintage Ephemera 

Rainy Day Summer Fun Ideas: Vintage Ephemera  

Summer Kids Activities for Socially Isolating Times: Vintage Ephemera  

How to Entertain Kids During Isolation / Quarantine Vintage Ephemera

 Here in Texas, we are starting to open up and many of our activities are once again available to enjoy.  We are not quiet ready for that.  While we may take a trip to the zoo, while being as socially distanced as possible, we will not be enjoying many of our favorite play spaces and indoor fun activities.

Now that distance learning is officially over, we are on the hunt for some fun solo activities.  The adorable little vintage activity booklet I found has some fun ideas.

Of course, spending time in the kitchen is always an option. A bonus is all the yummy treats we can enjoy.

Yum, yum!  These drink recipes look for and refreshing for a hot summer day!

We are not able to run a Miracle Aid stand, as the book suggests, but these drinks sound pretty tasty.  I could not even find that the drink powder is even available at this time.  I did a bit of searching and did come to the conclusion that it is similar to the powdered Kool Aid drink mix that comes in packets. Here are a few of the vintage ads for the drink mix.  It was manufactured by the Curtiss Candy Company, the same company that published the vintage booklet I have been sharing here, here, here, and here.

xoxoTiffany

Rainy Day Summer Fun Ideas: Vintage Ephemera

 Here we are, the first big summer weekend and it is raining!!!  What a bummer!  We have our little lounge pool and backyard fun set up only to look, longingly, out the window and dream of sunny skies.  

Don't fret!  We have some fun mid-century activities ideas for the children that are still fun today!

I have included a few pages that are for "under the weather" kiddos, but I think they go with the theme of having to stay indoors.  

I just love the above graphic of the little girl tucked cozy in her bed.  SO cute with her baby doll and teddy keeping her company.

Soon the sun will come out and brighten our day.  It will start getting super hot in Texas and we will long for cooler days.

Be sure to check out the other pages of this cute activity book here, here, and here. 

xoxo
Tiffany

Mid Century Summer Fun for the Kids: Vintage Ephemera

Here are a few more pages from the darling Summer Activity book I found.  You can see the pages I previously posted here and here.

I especially love the OBSERVATION game.  What a fun way to teach concentration and focus as they must recall as many objects as possible.  You can take the game one step further by making the objects related and ask how they are related.  Help with critical thinking skills!!!

xoxo
Tiffany

Mothers, This Book is For You!!! : Vintage Ephemera

Here's page 2 of the cute little booklet about keeping your children busy during the summer.  I just love all the simple graphics!!!  HA!  I love where it states "now you will have the children on your hands twenty-four hours a day, for at least two months!"  Hey mister, where have you been?  My child has been with me 24/7 since MARCH!!!  Oh the good ole days!!!

House rules are key to living your best summer life.  Our main house rule during "distance learning" has been to complete the schoolwork early so we have more time for fun in the afternoon.  We now need to implement our Summer Rules....haven't looked that far ahead, yet!

Stay tuned as I add more pages!!!

xoxoTiffany

Before we ZOOM into Second Grade, let's get the summer started!!! : Vintage Ephemera

Before we ZOOM into Second Grade, let's get the summer started!!!

I found this cute little pamphlet at a rummage store long ago and have been wanting to do a blog series with it.  This poor neglected blog is so sad but I thought, since we are choosing to remain somewhat socially distanced this summer, I might as well hop back on and share some vintage goodies.  Just like the old days, huh?  Feel free to give a little giggle at the outdated blog setup, does anyone even use this format anymore?  Maybe someone a bit more experienced can help me out with some instructions on setting up a more updated system? 

Anyway...back to this cute little pamphlet...booklet?  I don't know what it is, really.  I just know I love the mid century graphics and ideas.  It is not in the best of shape.  When I found it, it was still in somewhat good shape but I haven't stored it properly, just keeping it with some crafting ephemera and thinking on using it for our Project Life layouts.  I come across it, every now and again, and enjoy looking thru it.

I would love to give credit, where credit is due...and let you know where this was purchased but I do not remember.  It was one of those "antique" mall type of places you would see in old (almost) abandoned malls.  The pamphlet was originally part of a contest, it seems, from reading the back cover.  The address included is Curtiss Candy; Dept M.A. 3638N. Broadway, Chicago 13, Illinois.  The deadline for the contest was September 30, 1961.