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Hints:
 After cards have been cut out, laminate them so they last a long time.
 The numbers are included on each card, so if a player gets confused, or the circle breaks down, restart the game with the next card.
 A blank card is included in case a card gets lost.
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Game Instructions:
 Have your group assemble standing up in a large circle.
 Shuffle the cards and hand them all out – some players may have more than one card.
 When it is a player’s turn, they should take two steps into the circle, and complete the instructions on the card. They should step back once the turn is over.
 Remind players to make their actions very dramatic.
 The player with the start card begins the game.
 The round continues until the last card is acted out .

1. (Start Card) Ask, “What did the stamp say to the envelope on
Valentine’s Day?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “I’m stuck on you.” Pretend to put a letter in an envelope, lick the envelope closed, put a stamp on the envelope, and mail it.
3. When you hear someone tell a joke about forget-me-nuts, ask,
“What is a vampire’s sweetheart called?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “His ghoul-friend.”
Go up to someone in the circle and say in your best vampire voice, “Have you seen my ghoul-friend?”
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2. When you hear someone tell a joke about a stamp stuck on an envelope, ask, “What flower do squirrels give for Valentine’s Day?”
(Pause to let students think).
Then say, “Forget-me- nuts.” Pretend to go up to someone in the circle and give them a bouquet of flowers.
4. When you hear someone tell a joke about a vampire’s ghoulfriend, ask, “Why did the banana go out with the prune?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “Because it couldn’t get a date.” Make a disgusted face and say, “YUCK! I can’t stand eating prunes!”

5. When you hear someone tell a joke about a banana and a prune, ask, “What happened when the muffin fell in love with the chef?”
(Pause to let students think).
Then say, “He got buttered up.” Pretend to spread butter on a muffin, then look at the muffin and tell it how much you love it.
6. When you hear someone tell a joke about a muffin in love with a chef, ask, “What did the paper clip say to the magnet?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “I find you very attractive.”
Pretend to hold up a magnet.
Say, “I don’t know what it is about this magnet, but all the paper clips are always attracted to it.
7. When you hear someone tell a joke about paper clips and magnets, ask,
“What did one pickle say to the other pickle?” (Pause to let students think).
Then say, “You mean a great dill to me.” Pretend to open a jar of pickles that has the lid stuck on very tight. Struggle with it, then make a popping sound as it opens. Pull out a pickle and eat it.
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8. When you hear someone tell a joke about pickles, ask, “What do you call a very small Valentine?”
(Pause to let students think). Then say, “A Valen-tiny.” Pretend to pull an extremely tiny
Valentine’s Day card from your pocket and give it to someone in the circle.

9. When you hear someone tell a joke about tiny valentines, ask,
“What did the boy bird say to the girl bird on Valentine’s Day?”
(Pause to let students think).
Then say, “Let me call you tweet-heart.” Pretend you’re a bird and fly around the circle, tweeting as you go.
11. When you hear someone tell a joke about skunks, ask, “What did one cat say to the other cat on
Valentine’s Day?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “You are purrrrr-fect for me.”
Meow like a cat and then purr very loudly.
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10. When you hear someone tell a joke about a bird and a tweetheart, ask, “Why do skunks love
Valentine’s Day?” (Pause to let students think). Then say,
“Because they’re very scent-imental.” Plug your nose like a skunk is around and say in a very disgusted voice, “P.U.”
12. When you hear someone tell a joke about cats being purrrr-fect, ask, “What kind of flower do you never give on Valentine’s Day?”
(Pause to let students think). Then say, “Cauliflower.” Make a disgusted face and say,
“GROSS! Cauliflower? No thank-you!”

13. When you hear someone tell a joke about cauliflower, ask, “What did one snake say to the other snake?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “I’d like to give you a hug and a hiss on
Valentine’s Day.” Pretend to slither across the circle making hissing and kissing noises.
15. When you hear someone tell a joke about a porcupine and a pincushion, ask, “What does a farmer give his wife on Valentine’s Day?”
(Pause to let students think). Then say, “Hogs and kisses.”
Make a grunting noise like a pig, then say, “Oink, oink, baby.”
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14. When you hear someone tell a joke about snakes, ask, “Did you hear about the near-sighted porcupine?”
(Pause to let students think). Then say, “He fell in love with a pincushion.” Pretend to pick up a pin cushion and hold it lovingly to your face. Then say,
“OUCH!” as you pretend you were stuck with a needle.
16. When you hear someone tell a joke about a farmer and hogs and kisses, ask, “What did one light bulb say to the other light bulb?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “I love you a whole watt.”
Pretend to shade your eyes because it is so bright in the room. Say, “Did it just get brighter in here?”

17. When you hear someone tell a joke about two light bulbs, ask,
“What did one drum say to the other drum on Valentine’s Day?”
(Pause to let students think).
Then say, “My heart beats for you.” Pretend you are playing a rockin’ drum solo
– complete with sound effects.
19. When you hear someone tell a joke about Frankenstein, ask, “What did one sheep say to another sheep on Valentine’s Day?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “You’re not so baaaa-d yourself.”
Walk across the circle and baaaa like a sheep.
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18. When you hear someone tell a joke about a drum beating, ask,
“What did Frankenstein say to his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day?”
(Pause to let students think).
Then say, “Be my Valen- stein.” Walk across the circle like Frankenstein.
20. When you hear someone tell a joke about a sheep, ask, “Why should you pick a goalie to be your
Valentine?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “Because he’s a keeper.” Pretend you are a goalie and make a HUGE save in the net.

21. When you hear someone tell a joke about a goalie, ask, “What did one boat say to the other boat on
Valentine’s Day?” (Pause to let students think). Then say,
“Are you up for a little rowmance?.” Pretend you are rowing a boat across the circle and sing “Row Row
Row Your Boat” as you cross.
22. When you hear someone tell a joke about row boats, ask, “What did the guy with the broken leg say to his nurse on Valentine’s Day?”
(Pause to let students think).
Then say, “I’ve got a crutch on you.” Pretend you have a broken leg and are on crutches.
23. When you hear someone tell a joke about a guy on crutches, ask,
“Where does Easter come before
Valentine’s Day?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “In the dictionary.” Pretend to put on a pair of glasses and pick up a very heavy book.
Start looking through the pages then say, “I found it!”
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24. When you hear someone tell a joke about a dictionary, ask, “What do you get when you cross a dog with a Valentine’s Day card?”
(Pause to let students think). Then say, “A card that says, “I love you drool-ly.” Pretend you are a big drooling dog and go up to someone in the circle and beg and bark.

25. When you hear someone tell a joke about a drooling dog, ask, “What did the painter say to her boyfriend on Valentine’s Day?”
(Pause to let students think).
Then say, “I love you with all my art.” Pretend you are painting a masterpiece.
Stand back, admiring it, and say, “Voila! It’s perfect!”
26. When you hear someone tell a joke about a painter, ask, “What does a man who loves his car do on
Valentine’s Day?” (Pause to let students think). Then say,
“He gives it a Valen-shine.”
Pretend to wash a very large and very dirty car.
27. When you hear someone tell a joke about washing a car, ask, “Why do Valentines have hearts on them?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “Because kidneys would look pretty gross.”
Pretend you are looking at a
Valentine’s Day card. Say,
“What IS that? GROSS!”
28. When you hear someone tell a joke about kidneys on a Valentine’s
Day card, ask, “How did the telephone propose to his girlfriend on
Valentine’s Day?” (Pause to let students think). Then say,
“It gave her a ring.” Make a sound like a ringing telephone.
Answer the phone and say,
“Hello? OF COURSE I’ll marry you!!!”
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29. When you hear someone tell a joke about a phone proposing, ask,
“What flower gives the most kisses on Valentine’s Day?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “Tulips.” Pretend to make a kissing face and say,
“Pucker up!”
31. When you hear someone tell a joke about a mummy digging up a date, ask, “How does Cupid visit his girlfriend?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “On an arrowplane.” Pretend you are an airplane and fly around the circle.
30. When you hear someone tell a joke about tulips, ask, “What kind of girl does a mummy take on a date?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “Any old girl he can dig up.” Pretend you have a shovel and are digging a large hole. Say, “Are you down there? Will you go out with me?”
32. When you hear someone tell a joke about Cupid and an airplane, ask, “What did the math teacher say to the angle on Valentine’s
Day?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “You sure are a-cute one.” Make an acute angle (make a small V shape) with your fingers and say, “You are SO cute!”.
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33. When you hear someone tell a joke about a math teacher and an acute angle, ask, “Why did the rooster cross the road?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “He wanted to show off for the chicks.”
Pretend you are a rooster strutting across the circle.
Be sure to cock-a-doodle- doo when you get to the other side.
35. When you hear someone tell a joke about a boy stamping a Valentine’s card, ask, “What happened when the man fell in love with his garden?”
(Pause to let students think). Then say, “It made him wed his plants.” Pretend you are very embarrassed and cover your pants. Say, “Oops,” and run to hide behind someone in the circle.
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34. When you hear someone tell a joke about a rooster crossing the road, ask, “Why did the boy jump up and down on his Valentine’s Day card?” (Pause to let students think). Then say,
“He heard he had to stamp his cards.” Jump up and down to stamp on your card.
36. When you hear someone tell a joke about a man wedding his plants, ask, “What is in the middle of Valentine?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “The letter N.” Look like you are confused and scratch your head. Say, “Huh? The letter
N? I don’t get it.”

37. When you hear someone tell a joke about the middle of a
Valentine, ask, “Did you hear about the romance in the fish tank?”
(Pause to let students think).
Then say, “It was a case of guppy love.” Pretend you are a fish and swim across the circle.
39. When you hear someone tell a joke about clothes on a Valentine, ask, “What did one bat say to the other bat on Valentine’s Day?”
(Pause to let students think). Then say, “You’re fun to hang around with.” Flap your wings and bend over like you are upside down.
38. When you hear someone tell a joke about guppy love, ask, “Why did the little girl put clothes on her
Valentine’s Day card?” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “She heard they had to be ad- dressed.” Pretend to put clothes on a Valentine’s Day card. Get frustrated and say,
“WHY won’t these pants fit?”
40. (End Card) When you hear someone tell a joke about bats, ask,
“What did one student say to the class on Valentine’s Day” (Pause to let students think). Then say, “Is this drama circle over yet?”
Wave to everybody and say,
“Love you all, but I’m out of here!”
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