Make your own old maid cards

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I have always loved playing cards. I mean, I like playing?with?cards, but I mostly just love the cards themselves. All fifty-two of them. But I never, ever seem to be able to keep all fifty-two of them together for long. It always seems that the Jack of Diamonds ran off with the Queen of Clubs somewhere, and I am stuck with 50 odd cards that can no longer be used for a poker game. After a recent game night (and a hasty clean-up) I found myself once again short more than a few spades and hearts. So, I decided that instead of throwing away what was left of the deck, I would find a creative way to put these wax-coated cards to good use (?and no, it would not be in the Brady Bunch style of building an impossible house of cards. Who can really build one of those without glue anyway?!) I took my shoe box to my studio filled with: the playing cards, some corks, a few toothpicks that somehow got in the mix and some crumbs from the snacks that were consumed. Then I spent the whole day crafting (don?t worry, I threw the cracker crumbs out. I draw the line at crafting with crumbs, no matter how thrifty it is!) The result is three pretty clever ways to craft with corks and cards, If i do say so myself. But I will let? you be the judge!

Old Maid, The Family Way

Who doesn?t love the card game Old Maid? This was a big favorite in my household and we would squeal with laughter at whomever was stuck with that pitiful Maid. In this deck, I made myself the Maid because in my immediate?family, with both of my sisters paired up, it looks like I am heading that way!?This is a super fun and easy craft you and? will get really silly making.

Here?s how to make your own set:

• You?ll need a deck of cards with at least 12 matching pairs and one card for the Old Maid. I?used?a joker, but you can remove Queens and use the other of the same color?as the Old Maid.
• Find photos of your favorite family members ? the funnier, the better.?You will need two copies of each photo so that you can make a match.
• Hey, who says the Maid has to be a woman? Feel free to use an old boyfriend or crotchety Uncle Fred as the ?Maid?!
• Print photos regular 4 x 6 size and trim each face?to 2 1/2 x 3 1/2.
• Next, use a heavy duty glue stick like the one above to adhere the photos to the glossy cards. If you can?t find the Elmer?s Extreme, use a craft glue stick or one for photo mounting.
• Now is the fun part! Grab any fun papers, die-cuts and stickers you can find and get to making your family and friends look silly! When you?re all done, buckle down for a fun game?just don?t get stuck with that Maid, unless she is as cute as me!

About Courtney

hi, i'm courtney. i own an amazing children's bookstore & crafting studio in pasadena, california. sometimes when i sneeze, glitter comes out. i love buttons, dragonflies, umbrellas, rainboots, sunshine, red wine and my friends. people often tell me i am whimsical. i always tell people thank you. my world is crazy, but i wouldn't change it. i would just add more color.

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Old Maid is a constant favorite with children and lots of fun for families playing cards together. Colorful decks made especially for the game are popular, but regardless of the playing cards used, the rules are the same.

Skills Developed

Matching, pairing, and recognizing numbers.

The Pack

The standard 52-card pack is used, however, one of the four queens is removed, leaving a total of 51 cards.

Object of the Game

The goal is to form and discard pairs of cards, and not to be left with the odd card (a queen) at the end.

The Deal

Any player shuffles the pack and deals them around, one at a time to each player, until all the cards have been handed out. Players do not need to have an equal number of cards.

The Play

Each player removes all pairs from his hand face down. If a player has three-of-a-kind, they remove only two of those three cards. The dealer then offers their hand, spread out face down, to the player on the left, who draws one card from it. This player discards any pair that may have been formed by the drawn card. The player then offers their own hand to the player on their left. Play proceeds in this way until all cards have been paired except one - the odd queen, which cannot be paired - and the player who has that card is the Old Maid!

Irregularities

If any player is found to have discarded two cards that are not a pair, (thus causing three unpaired cards instead of one to remain at the end), the player who made the mistake loses and becomes the Old Maid.

Can you play Old Maid with a regular deck of cards?

How many cards do you give out in Old Maid?

How do you make a deck of cards?