"location of protons" !?! Last I checked, they're in the nucleus. Do you mean location of electrons, as in orbitals s, p, d, f, etc.?
Perhaps a game with a double deck (two of each card), in which each player is dealt 5 cards, and the object is to get rid of all your cards. Top card on deck is used to start a discard pile. Each player must play a card of either the same period or family as the top card on the pile, or else they have to draw an additional card. Obviously, this only teaches which periods and family the elements are in. Simple -- just a thought...