My kids spent the past rainy Saturday afternoon playing Cash Cab. Yep... you read that right: Cash Cab.
Cash Cab is a TV game show that takes place in a New York City cab. Passengers answer questions on their way to their destination. Get a question right – you earn cash. Get a question wrong – and that’s one strike. Three strikes and game over: you’re out of the cab - right on the spot.
Cash Cab is a TV game show that takes place in a New York City cab. Passengers answer questions on their way to their destination. Get a question right – you earn cash. Get a question wrong – and that’s one strike. Three strikes and game over: you’re out of the cab - right on the spot.
My boys and I have watched this show only a handful of times – but the concept has stuck. Occasionally in our own car (when the drive is long and the boys are restless), I pretend to be the driver on Cash Cab. This week’s spelling words and a few simple math problems serve as the questions. The boys work together to earn the “cash.” Once during a particularly long drive, the boys missed three questions and I asked them to get out of the car. My eight year-old erupted in giggles. My five year-old was on the verge of panic. (Note to self: Youngest son delights in my silly jokes only AFTER I fully explain them.)
So… back to Saturday: It’s raining. My hubby and I are working on to-do lists. The boys take the computer chair and start pushing each other throughout the house. And then I hear… “Who is the president of the United States?” This is soon followed by a red light challenge at the bathroom door.
TV that educates, entertains, and inspires quiet, indoor play on a rainy day. Oh, how I love the Discovery Channel!
So… back to Saturday: It’s raining. My hubby and I are working on to-do lists. The boys take the computer chair and start pushing each other throughout the house. And then I hear… “Who is the president of the United States?” This is soon followed by a red light challenge at the bathroom door.
TV that educates, entertains, and inspires quiet, indoor play on a rainy day. Oh, how I love the Discovery Channel!