The children first of all divide themselves into two parties. They then form a ring, and commence dancing round a hassock which is placed, end upwards, in the middle of the room. S...
_10 to 100 players._ _Schoolroom; parlor; gymnasium._ _Inflated balloon._ The game is played with two toy balloons, preferably twelve inches in diameter, one red and one blue, whic...
The situation of a fowl-house should be such as to afford sun and warmth in winter and spring, and shade in summer. It should be well covered in at the top, free from damp, have go...
This game, if carried out properly, will cause great amusement. One of the party announces that he will whisper to each person the name of some animal, which, at a given signal, mu...
This is a rather elaborate but really very easy game to play. One player, who acts as editor, takes as many sheets of paper as there are players and writes at the head of each the...
Of all rabbits the brightest and most intelligent, as a pet, is the wild rabbit. If you can get two or three baby wild rabbits and feed them on milk, they will grow up very tame. W...
Players form in a single file. An imaginary line to the left of the column designated as the Bank and an imaginary line to the right of the column designated as the Pond. These lin...
The leader begins by saying the first sentence, which is repeated by each player in turn. The leader in every case adds the new line, which is repeated by the other players in succ...
Some birds are easily taught tricks. We remember a red-poll who would draw his water up from a well in the cage in a little bucket; but if you teach your bird to do this you must b...
_10 to 60 players._ _Playground; gymnasium; schoolroom._ The King of France with forty thousand men Marched up the hill and then marched down again. The players stand in two rows o...
EXERCISE 1. The pupil should hold out his hand at arm's length, until he can hold it out no longer, and repeat it until he has power in the muscles, to continue it, without fatigue...
3 oz. butter. 1 lb. brown sugar. Stir until done.
A basket containing peas and an empty dish are placed on the distance line opposite each team. There should be at least six peas contained in each basket for every player on the te...
The idea of this game is to try how many sentences can be spoken without containing a certain letter which has been agreed upon. Supposing, for instance, the letter "f" is not to b...
Other garden games for boys will be found in the Picnic section. We might mention also "Steps" (p. 4), "Tug of War" (p. 38), and "Potato Races" (p. 40).
These are very numerous, and are becoming more so every day. Among them are the following:--
(Sling Shot) _10 to 60 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ For this game a shot bag, such as is used to weight the ends of the rope that is drawn over jump standards, may be...
In a general way sheep are not very interesting, especially in low-lying farms. But though sheep, as a rule, are dull, there are two occasions when they are not--at sheep-washing a...
Preliminary.--This little game may be used to teach children to be courteous to strangers, and it should also teach them how to carry liquid without spilling. Directions.--The scho...
If you have a magic lantern in the house you can paint some home-made slides. The colors should be as gay as possible. The best home-made slides are those which illustrate a home-m...
In the sowing of open crops, care should also be taken to sow at the proper time. Very early sowing is generally hazardous, but yet, if you would have your crops come in soon, a li...
Take a square piece of thin paper (Fig. 1), white or colored. Fold it in half (Fig. 2), and then again in half (Fig. 3), and then again from the centre to the outside corner, when...
Any number of players may participate in the game. The one who is "it" begins the game by striking a posture to be assumed by the other players. To escape being tagged, the players...
_10 to 60 or more players._ _Parlor; gymnasium; schoolroom._ A row of chairs is placed in the center of the room, so that they face alternately in opposite directions, one chair to...
_2 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ A circle is drawn on the ground. The players stand shoulder to shoulder inside the circle, with arms folded either on the chest...
Four forms of this game are given in this volume in alphabetic order. Two are in line formation and two in circle formation, as follows 1. Line Club Bowls (Single) (Relay formation...
Stamp-collecting is more interesting if money is kept out of it and you get your stamps by gift or exchange. The best way to begin is to know some one who has plenty of foreign cor...
All the players sit in a row, except one, who sits in front of them and says to each one in turn; "Our old Grannie doesn't like T; what can you give her instead?" Perhaps the first...
A large white heart-shaped target having a small red heart for the bull's eye, a bow and cupid's dart are necessary for this game. Each person in turn stands a certain distance fro...
Butterfly-hunting begins when birds'-nesting is done and the weather is hot. Here again it is not the purpose of this book to go into particulars: the subject is too large. It is e...