MacDonalds to the rescue with Travel Games
So yes, my kids suckered me into Macdonalds this morning. Normally I avoid it like the plague because with two growing lads, I find it hoovers the money out of my wallet ensuring that they have had enough to eat. Ahhhh, those were the days when a Happy Meal actually made them feel full. The other thing that drives me crazy about MacDonalds is the kids rushing off to play on the playground, eating a few mouthfuls, rushing back to the playground and then as you are pulling out of the car park, complaining “I’m huuuuuuungry”. And yes, we are completely OVAH the junkie plastic toys.
Anyway, today was no different wallet wise but at least we got something useful in return – a travel edition of Trivial Pursuit for $1. How cool is that? Weighs 100g and in a smallish cardboard box of 13×13 cm.
My one gripe about it would be that although it has the wedges for six players, it only has the wedge holders for two. If I’d realised earlier, I would have sprung for two of the games to get the extra pieces. And let’s face it – for $1, if they get bored with the game or loose the pieces while travelling, it’s not the end of the world (or la fin des haricots)
Apparently there are also travel editions of Guess Who and scoop-my-eyeballs-out-with-spoons-Monopoly. C’mon Maccas, what we really, really want is Carcassonne
or The Settlers of Catan
for $1.
