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Family-friendly games

Saturday 1st August - Saturday Sandpit

Saturday Pick-up-and-Play Games Saturday Pick-up-and-Play Games

The Sandpit
11:00am to 6:00pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Grab a ruleset, some friends (or strangers), some paper or cards or whatever else the game demands, and settle down for a few rounds of the pick-up-and-play game of your choice.

Moveyhouse 1 Moveyhouse 1

Andy Field
6:00pm to 6:30pm, Saturday 1st August 2009

Come to the Moveyhouse. A place like no other. It doesn't matter what picture you see. It's the taking part that counts.

Sunday 2nd August - Family Sunday

And I Saw And I Saw

Chris Thorpe
11:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

A game of finding things and making a list. Part treasure hunt, part "I spy"; all you need is a mobile phone and a keen sense of vision.

Animal Mayhem Animal Mayhem

Silke Abele
11:00am to 12:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

Get ready for absolute mayhem as Paparazzi photographers capture ridiculous challenges, spontaneous silliness and playful interaction between cats, hedgehogs and octopi!

Free London's Monsters Free London's Monsters

Andrew Wilson
11:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

Use the Magical Monstervision Machine to find monsters hiding around the Southbank, then set free your own monster with text messages and felt tip pens.

Rubiks Music Rubiks Music

Simon Katan
11:00am to 12:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

A live performance puzzle built out of contemporary classical music - use ears and cunning to untangle the music and crack the code.

Spirowonder! Spirowonder!

Ella Perkins
11:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

Use the concrete pavements as your canvas to create hypnotic patterns, your tools an ever-so-large spirograph, chalk and your imagination.

Sunday Pick-up-and-Play Games Sunday Pick-up-and-Play Games

The Sandpit
11:00am to 6:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

Grab a ruleset, some friends (or strangers), some paper or cards or whatever else the game demands, and settle down for a few rounds of the pick-up-and-play game of your choice.

Organised Fun Organised Fun

Josie Curran
12:00pm to 1:30pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

A series of 10-minute challenging and daft games and escapades to entertain the kids and inspire you to get involved in some homespun summer fun of your own.

The Go Game The Go Game

Mei Li and Chris Olson
12:00pm to 3:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

A high-tech interactive treasure hunt powered by mobile phones - you'll solve puzzles, encounter secret operatives, complete creative challenges, and laugh endlessly at the ending presentation!

Elephant Elephant

Simon Games
3:00pm to 4:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

A game of paper, scissors, stone and double bluff played between two teams with giant inflatables. Get your team's inflatable across the city without being spotted and challenged by your opponents.

Noah's Lark Noah's Lark

Annette Mees and others (Coney)
3:30pm to 6:00pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009

A game of people matching on London's South Bank. Gain team points by finding groups of people with common features - the rarer the better.

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