January 5, 2005
existential game 21: flower pancakes
I can't take credit for this game. It was invented by my housemate Katy this morning (though there are probably hundreds of other co-inventors). It's making flower pancakes.
To play, you just have to make some pancake batter, and then use the batter to make flower shapes, like below.
My diminuitive housemate Jonah, Katey's two-year-old, was either stunned by the artistry of his mother, or playing a game of his own, because he didn't seem to be interested in eating the flower pancake, as you can see below.
I suppose another version of this game would be to use real flowers in pancakes. That's pretty much what a friend of mine did once, making day lilly samosas. I'm sure she's not the only inventor of that game either.