Ok, not really sure it ever went away, but I'm totally bringing it back! You all know what MASH is, right? You know, that fortune telling game you scribbled onto a scrap piece of paper in gym class (wait, you didn't do it gym class... was that just me?) or at the lunch table. You'd write MASH along the top (stands for Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House) and then have different categories that you and your friend completed. After the "board" was all filled in, you'd either put hash marks or draw a spiral until your friend said STOP. Count up the marks and that is the number you use to go around the board, crossing off everything until you had only one item under each category... that then told the player who they would marry, how many kids they would have, where they would live, etc.
I'm throwing a PJ party for my daughters 12th birthday and I decided to make some fun little MASH notepads for the girls as favors... and to give them something to do late at night when they should be sleeping. Don't these look fun? Hopefully the girls have lots of fun playing the game like I did as a tween!
I've made these available as a free download - two per sheet on an 8.5x11. I originally learned that you can make notepads with craft glue via Today's Creative Blog, but she used clamps and blocks of wood and of course I wanted it to be easier than that! To make the notepad, just cut them in half, create a stack and clamp them with binder clips. Take regular craft glue and smear it along the edge - get it on there nice and thick (I used my fingers). Let it dry for a half hour (or until it is no longer wet) and you've got your very own MASH notepad!
Did you know you can play MASH online? I think that is SOOOO wrong... whose with me?
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Wait! You made a MASH printable too? Did you share it? I want to see! HAHA. I showed my daughter and she had NO IDEA what it was. So we played a round... and she thought it was the coolest thing ever! Yup, this party is going to be a blast!
Mash online, oh no. That IS wrong. Half the fun was crossing things out then continuing on your way, mourning that you would never marry Kirk Cameron. Or was that just me. :)
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Ohhhh... I loved that game!!! =)
ReplyDeletelol! love it! i have a printable i made too! mash is making a comeback! yours is so adorable! love the pad you made! AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteWait! You made a MASH printable too? Did you share it? I want to see! HAHA. I showed my daughter and she had NO IDEA what it was. So we played a round... and she thought it was the coolest thing ever! Yup, this party is going to be a blast!
DeleteOh my gosh! This brings back SO many memories. Wow, isn't it funny the games and things you forget?!? How fun! I'm gonna check out the online game.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic project! Would you consider linking this up at my Pinworthy Projects Party? I hope to see you there!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this!!! I remember doing this in the classroom while my teacher wasn't looking :)
ReplyDeleteI would love it if you linked this up at my link party! You can find it here:
http://thewellcraftedhome.blogspot.com/2012/08/well-crafted-wednesdays-18-link-party.html
Wow! What a trip down memory lane! Haha love it!
ReplyDeleteMash online, oh no. That IS wrong. Half the fun was crossing things out then continuing on your way, mourning that you would never marry Kirk Cameron. Or was that just me. :)
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