I Took A Trip

Traditional Game

 

"I took a trip, it was a very long trip; and with me. I took [X]."

 

This is the crux of the entire additive game.  Everyone sits in a circle.  The first person sings the line given above and puts whatever noun they like at the end of the sentence.  For example:  "I took a trip, it was a very long trip; and with me, I took pickles."

 

The next person will now take the pickles and add something else: "I took a trip, it was a very long trip; and with me, I took pickles and a snowshoe."  The next person takes these and adds one thing of their own: "I took a trip, it was a very long trip; and with me, I took pickles, a snowshoe and a steamboat."

 

And so on.  It is a great game for silliness and to sharpen memory skills, especially when outlandish things are taken on the trip.  I have heard of a version like "Baby, I Love You" [see] where you are not allowed to smile (or you are out), but that kind of takes the fun out of this game for me.

 

When someone misses, they start a new trip!

 




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