Classic Backyard Summer Games

This is a favourite at the cottage—note that it does need to be played in the dark. Kids make animal ‘eyes' out of foil pasted onto a card—the eyes will reflect the light from a flashlight. Write a letter on each card so that all the faces spell out a secret message, then head out during the day to hang the animal faces from trees and in bushes along a trail. Have the kids try to find the reflective eyes with their flashlights, gather the cards and unscramble the letters to solve the secret message.