The presentation by the lady from the Dept. of Education (whose name escapes me now) was very interesting and a great reminder of fun math games. It seems to me that it would be worth it to have a big stockpile of math games on hand, particularly because they require a bit of time to plan and they won't work if you don't. From experience teaching and being a student, there is nothing worse than someone trying to make something work that just won't.
Also, it rekindled my long-forgotten love of Geoboards. They are pretty endlessly useful, and lots of fun no matter what your skill/understanding level is. My first reaction was obviously to write a rude word with elastic bands, but I was able to suppress the urge and use it to make designs instead. I think it would be neat to develop a large list of tasks to do on a Geoboard (I'm sure one could find such a list online) and have students who have finished their work go through the list.
Also, here is a video I found that is run by an educational supply company. They give a few ideas here and link to some others as well.
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