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Does the thought of going outside in the cold sound like a nightmare? Have no fear, indoor activities are here! Check out these fun and active finds that don't involve a phone, tablet or television screen!

Throwback Thursday & Thirsty Thursday all wrapped into one.

Some of your all-time favorite toys have a chance at immortality as inductees for the National Toy Hall of Fame.

"Chill out and chow down" on Thursday at the Downtown Market.

Adult beverages included because no game night is complete without alcohol.

10,000 sq. feet of a gamer's paradise.

Here is more fun trivia used on the Friday 5 the Hard Way game played on Andy in the Morning today. Don't worry, I've given you the answers, too.

You probably think of Monopoly as that excruciating board game you have to play with your family, unless your mom likes to make her nephews cry and it gets banned from the house (thanks, Mom!). It turns out it's not the Parker Bros.' fault that the game is so mind-numbingly dull -- it's yours. You've been playing it wrong all these years.

Ah, the Thanksgiving meal.  To me it means wonderful food, prepared with love, and the love of family around you. We always have a big meal, and most of our family comes to our house.  Some are too far away to make the trip, Dallas, Toronto, Jackson, Mississippi, etc.  But we still have a big gathering with lots of little-ones, too.

One would think after the 'Battleship' debacle there'd be a reluctance to base movies on board games. Alas, Hasbro recently signed a deal with Universal to bring more games to the big screen, including (yes, this is real) 'Hungry Hungry Hippos.'

Are you really "into" your cell phone?  Do you download apps, play games, etc. I have to admit, I have "phone envy."  My cell phone gets calls, answers calls and texts.  That's it.  Seriously basic stuff.   Maybe one day I'll grow up and expand my world, but for now I'll watch from the sidelines...