These games are quick, fun and easy to play. For all of them, you’ll need a notepad and something to write with, so you can jot down your results and bring them back to the original post to leave as a comment. I will be playing along, but won’t post my own results till others have had a chance to check in first.
Although all the games are created to be quick to play, and posting once is fine, it’s also fine if you enjoy them enough to play multiple times. Feel free to return and post second, third, or more comments.
Challenge Game #3: “Here, Kitty Kitty!”
Who said that?!
Our last challenge game, “Who Am I”, was harder than I thought it would be, so I decided that this month’s game would be quick, simple, and lots of fun. It might even surprise you.
This game is done while driving or riding in a car, so I’m asking you NOT to take notes. That would be just plain silly. Instead, keep mental track, and you can jot your count and results down after you’re no longer behind the wheel.
All you have to do this game is to spot a cat — in a yard, on a front porch, looking out someone’s window, hunting in a field — just a cat, any cat at all. Then say out-loud, as if calling, but don’t shout … you don’t want the cat to actually hear you with its physical ears:
“Kitty!”
Make note of how many cats turn and look toward you, or appear to be looking for the source of the call.
My daughter and I used to drive an hour each way, every day, while she was going to college, and we’d play this game to pass the time. I’d guess-timate that eight out of ten cats would “hear” us and turn to see who was calling, even though there was no possible way our voices reached them. Cats are pretty cool, aren’t they?
Then, come on back here and let us know how many kitties turned to look for you. Play as often as you like! I look forward to seeing your results.
[PS: Of Course, play safely. If you're in heavy traffic, driving around a curve, or in any other situation where momentarily watching a cat will make you even remotely unsafe, wait till you're in a more secure situation before playing. Oh, and if you're taking public transportation, you might want to try this with a mental call instead of verbal. Unless, that is, you don't care if your fellow riders think you're a little "out there".]
The 1st cat I “called” stopped and stared at me. Wow! Such a strange feeling! I also called our housecat who jumped up on the arm of the chair and stared me in the eye. Now what, I didn’t know what to say.
What’s next?
Awesome, Laura! So glad you got such a nice response. Thank you!
Hi Gayle -
You know me. I don’t even HAVE to call them. Mentally or otherwise. They just come. I have noticed that if I’m driving and make any kind of contact with a cat on a porch or whatever, their head turns and the watch as I go by. I never really thought about it before.
Sue, that’s so very cool! Do you think it’s just the fact that you’ve noticed them that makes the cat “aware” that you’re there?
I can’t wait to play this!
At night, when our Diva hasn’t appeared for her bedtime petting, I mentally “scream” her name. If she doesn’t come, I check to make sure she hasn’t been shut in the laundry room by accident (or shut in a drawer, thank you Gayle).
Our Zoey is all cat: Call all you want, I’m busy.
My Pree was like Diva … she’d hear anyone, anywhere, calling her and always oblige. Of course, it was probably more because she was always tending to everyone else’s business, than that she was “obeying”.
Have fun “calling the kitties”!