_10 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ A number of stools are placed in a circle with considerable space between them, there being two stools less than the number of...
Players stand as for gymnastics. Leader stands in front of class and says "The Wind Blows East," upon which all turn to the east. If the leader says "The Wind Blows West" all turn...
The more playing this game, the merrier it will be. Send one of the players from the room. The others decide upon a familiar proverb which he is to guess when he returns. Suppose t...
A splendid game of shop can be played while the furnishing is going on: in fact, from the moment you have the bare house a board or sign with "To Let or For Sale" will quickly attr...
Mother bird and little birds all stretch wings. Look up at the pretty blue sky. Fly around lightly. Tuck wings under and hop. Drink from the pretty brook. Stretch wings ready to fl...
Provide the players with pencil and paper. Each one writes a number on his slip. The papers are collected, mixed up, and each player draws one. Each in turn must name something or...
_10 to 30 or more players._ _Parlor; gymnasium; playground._ One player is blindfolded and stands in the center of a circle with a wand, stick, or cane in his hand. The other playe...
Beds can be made of cardboard-boxes of different sizes. The box turned upside down makes the bed itself, and the cover should be fixed upright behind it for curtains to hang from....
See clock games above. Similar to the preceding. A small block of wood or flat stone is given to Number 6 on each team. At the signal to go he places the block on the head of Numbe...
_5 to 30 or more players._ _Out of doors._ This is an admirable hide and seek game where there are many hiding places, as in a village or the country. One player is chosen for the...
_10 to 30 or more players._ _Parlor; gymnasium; playground; schoolroom._ The players stand or are seated, preferably in a circle. One player stands or sits in the center with a sof...
A tooth pick is suspended by a string in the door way or from the ceiling just out of reach of the children. Stick a ripe cherry or a candied cherry on the tooth pick. The children...
One player has his eyes blinded and stands in a circle made by the other players. They dance silently around him until he points at one, who must then enter the circle and try to a...
The hostess must prepare beforehand pictures, cut from magazine advertisements and miscellaneous articles, suggestive of the titles of books. These are arranged around the room, so...
The one who is chosen for the "blind man" does not have his eyes bandaged as in the old game. Stretch a sheet between two doors and place a light, candle or lamp, on a table some d...
Draw two parallel lines on the floor with chalk to represent the banks of the brook. The players form in line and take a running jump across the brook. Those who step into the broo...
Headquarters--Purpose--Scout law--How to form a patrol of scouts--Organization of a troop--Practical activities for scouts--A scout camp--Model programme of a Sir R.S.S. Baden-Powe...
_10 to 100 players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ This is a game of leapfrog. I. Two players make a back. They stand with backs to the jumpers and place their inside hands on each othe...
A long distance race, held in connection with the Olympic Games and named from a famous event in Greek history. The accepted Marathon distance is 26 miles, 385 yards. The race was...
_5 to 11 players._ _Indoors; out of doors._ This is a traditional dramatic game. One player represents an old witch, another a mother, another the eldest daughter, another a pot bo...
Provide each child with a clay pipe and prepare two basins of soap suds for the game. If a little glycerine is put in the water, the bubbles will last longer. Divide the company in...
A favorite method of choosing players, especially with boys, is that called "holders" or "hand holders." When a group of boys decides to play a game, one suddenly shouts, "Picker u...
To preserve eggs fresh for a length of time, it is only necessary to rub each egg with a small piece of butter, which need not be larger than a pea, or the tip of the finger may be...
In this game the players each contribute a letter toward the spelling of a word, their object being never to be the one to complete it, but to force the next player to do so. Thus...
A game usually played on foot but sometimes on horseback, in which the object is to push or force a huge ball over the opponents' goal line. A regulation "push ball" is six feet in...
The players sit in a circle, and the game begins by one player turning to the next and asking a question. Perhaps it will be, "Did you get very wet this evening?" The answer may be...
The person who is to play the part of Cat should stand outside of the door of the room where the company is assembled. The boys and girls, in turn, come to the other side of the do...
_10 to 60 players._ _Schoolroom._ _Gas ball; bean bag._ This game should be played with a light gas ball or a bean bag, which the teacher holds, standing in the front of the room....
The names of various fashion papers, such as "The Delineator," "The Styles," "Le Bon Ton," "Ladies' Home Journal," are written on cards, which are cut so that it requires the two p...
Half of the company are blindfolded. They are led to a row of chairs arranged in the middle of the room, each sitting so there is a vacant chair behind him. The other half, who are...