Where Am I?

Ages 4 – adult

Requirements: A really flexible mind and decent imagination

This is not a game I made up but it’s worth including here because it sounds so much like something I’d do. I first heard about this in Todd Kashdan’s book, Curious. (This is not a book about games but is a fabulous book, by the way). In the book, he mentions a game a father played with his son to teach the son about seeing the world from perspectives other than his own. I've played this with our grandchildren when they are bored or on long car trips. No props needed.

In fact, Where Am I is a great game to play when waiting. Waiting in doctors’ offices, airports, on airplanes, in cars. Or waiting for a better activity to come along.

Imagine you could be any size and any substance. If that were the case, there are endless possibilities of your viewpoint of the world. You describe your viewpoint and see if others can determine where you are.

For instance:

How would you describe your perspective from inside a mirror looking out?

How would you describe your perspective sitting on Venus, looking at Mars?

How would you describe your perspective sitting on top of an elephant in Africa?

How would you describe your perspective if you were a flea inside a doghouse?

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