_10 to 30 or more players._ _Out of doors._ This is a form of hide-and-seek, but the hiding and the seeking are done by parties instead of individually, each party acting under the...
Two children may derive a great deal of amusement from this simple pastime. At the top of a piece of paper write all the letters of the alphabet. Underneath, the child who has thou...
The pupils of each aisle constitute a team. Flags are given to the pupils in each front seat. On the signal to go, each pupil holding a flag steps out on the right hand side of the...
The selection of a camera--Snapshots vs. real pictures--How to make a photograph from start to finish Aside from our own pleasant recollections, an album of photographs can be the...
A pupil is selected by the teacher to clap the rhythm of some familiar air. The rest of the children in the room endeavor to guess the song clapped. The pupil succeeding in doing t...
Teams arranged as in previous games. A plate or glass must be placed in front of each contestant. Two spoons are handed to contestants at the head of each line. At the signal to "g...
A sock stuffed with straw is used in this game. A circle is drawn upon the ground. The group is divided into two teams. One team takes its place in the center of the circle, the ot...
Every boy should own a dog. He is the friend and companion of our youth. For a boy to grow up without a dog is to be denied one of the real joys of life. Senator Vest once said: "T...
_10 to 60 players._ _Playground; gymnasium; schoolroom._ _Balls; bean bags._ The players are divided into four groups, one group stationed in each corner called North, South, East,...
Provide each guest with pencil and paper. Papers four inches square will be large enough. Each player draws a line about an inch and a half long with one or more quirks in it, in t...
Players stand in couples, facing each other, couples scattered in any way about the room. One player is chosen as runner, another as chaser. The runner is free from being tagged wh...
Two captains select sides. They then mark out on the ground two bases, or homes. They also mark out two "prisons" near each home base. Then each side stands in its own home and a p...
The children form a ring. One, the frog, is chosen out, and he stands in the middle of the circle. The children, holding hands, dance around him, saying: "Frog in the middle, jump...
Two players of equal strength are each given a piece of quarter-inch rope or a strap. Each endeavors to tie together the other's ankles.
The pupils sit or stand in a circle with their hands in front of them, palms together. The one who has been selected to be "It" takes a position in the center of the circle, with h...
This is a good game to follow immediately after the Barnyard Chorus. The leader announces that he is to whisper to each member of the group the name of some animal that is to be im...
This is an old leap frog game. One player is chosen to be "down". The others follow the leader in taking frog leaps over the back of the one downed. At the first leap the leader sa...
A blindfolded player takes his place in the center of the group which has joined hands, forming a ring. The ring begins to dance around in a circle until "Peggy", who is blindfolde...
There are a number of balancing tricks which are easy and ingenious. The secret of most such tricks is in keeping the centre of gravity low, and when this idea is once mastered you...
The group forms in couples and marches around the room. They are then subdivided into from four to eight smaller groups. These are stationed in various parts of the room and the la...
One of the players who does not know the game is sent out of the room. While he is gone, the others are supposed to be thinking of some person whom he is to guess when he comes in,...
The teacher whispers in the ear of each pupil the name of some animal, whereupon the pupil proceeds to draw that animal, each pupil being given the name of a different animal. Draw...
_2 players._ _Indoors; out of doors; schoolroom._ One player holds on his upturned palm a ruler, a paper knife, or a small thin strip of wood. The other player takes this quickly a...
What is a true naturalist?--How to start a collection--Moth collecting--The Herbarium There is nothing in the world that will bring more pleasure into the life of a boy or girl tha...
This is an old game and is always popular. The children form a ring, joining hands. One is selected to be "It" and takes his place in the center. Those in the ring then dance aroun...
This is a good relaxing game and one in which the practice of self control is a factor. An open handkerchief is tossed into the air. While it is in the air the pupils are to laugh...
(Ring-a-lee-ve-o) _10 to 30 or more players._ _Out of doors._ This is a form of Hide and Seek in opposing parties. Players who are caught are prisoners and may be freed as describe...
All the players sit in a circle. Each is given the name of a bird. The keeper takes a position in the centre of the room and begins to tell a story about birds. When a bird's name...
The teacher selects some word from the dictionary, which is written upon the blackboard. Each pupil then writes the definition of that word on a slip of paper. After this is done,...
This game is known to every one by name and yet its simple rules are often forgotten. A couple of dozen bean bags are made in two colours of muslin. The players stand in two lines...