In a town there are other varieties of roadside whist for two players or sides. Counting dogs is one. In this game one takes all the streets leading from the left, the other all fr...
_5 to 30 players._ _House party; out of doors._ One player is chosen as leader, and stands up, generally with his back against a wall or post, while a second player, who is the cuc...
Ducks' eggs, which are rather larger than hens' eggs, and pale green in color, are often more difficult to find. They have to be hunted for in the grass by the pond.
_10 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ Two captains are selected, who alternately choose players until all are in two groups. The two sides then line up in two straig...
(Hands Up) _10 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium; schoolroom._ The players stand in a circle, with one in the center. Those in the circle bend their elbows, which shou...
All children who like drawing like this game; but it is particularly good to play with a real artist, if you have one among your friends. You take a piece of paper and make five do...
This is a very simple acting game. The players should divide themselves into actors and audience. The actors decide upon a proverb, and in silence represent it to the audience as d...
A very simple game. One player goes out. The others decide on some workman to represent, each pretending to do some different task belonging to his employment. Thus, if they choose...
The wardrobe is made by standing the inside of a match-box on end, fixing inside several little pegs made of small pieces of match stuck in with glue, and hanging two little curtai...
(For boys, see _Trades_.) _10 to 60 or more players._ _Parlor; playground; schoolroom._ The players are divided into two even parties, which face each other from a short distance....
_5 to 30 or more players._ _Playground._ This is one of the old dramatic games, probably better known in America than any other of this type. One player is chosen to represent the...
Leaves which are to be skeletonized should be picked from the trees at the end of June. They should be perfect ones of full growth. It is best to have several of each kind, as some...
Sailing boats in a stream is little good, because there is no steadiness of wind, but ordinary boats will float along in the current splendidly. It is interesting to launch one and...
Shop in the garden or out-of-doors is played with various things that resemble articles of food. Thus you can get excellent coffee from sorrel, and capital little bundles of rhubar...
The players join hands in a circle, with one of their number in the middle, who is supposed to be a captive, longing for freedom and reduced to diplomatic means to secure it. The p...
A basketball is needed for this game. The players, 10 to 30, are numbered and form a circle, one of the players standing in the center. The object is to catch the ball before the s...
_16 to 60 players._ _Playground; gymnasium; schoolroom._ _Bean bags; oat sacks._ The players are divided into two equal groups which compete against each other. Each group is divid...
For making candy you will need an enamel or earthenware saucepan; a long wooden spoon; one or two old soup-plates or dishes; a bowl, if there is any mixing to be done; a cup of col...
_15 to 100 players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ This game is another form of the game commonly known as Three Deep, but instead of being played in the circular formation, the players...
All the players but one, leave the room. This one hides a thimble in a place not too conspicuous, but yet in plain sight. Then the others come in, and hunt for the thimble; the fir...
1/2 lb. cocoanut, grated. 1/2 lb. white sugar. The whites of 2 eggs, well beaten. Mix well together and bake in drops on buttered paper for fifteen minutes.
There are various feats which can be performed in a small room without injury to furniture. To lie flat on the floor on one's back and be lifted into an upright position by a pair...
_; _Line Club Bowls (Double)_; _Circle Club Bowls_.) _10 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ _Hand ball; bean bag._ The players join in a large circle and number by tw...
For a short time "It" is a good warming game. It is the simplest of all games. The "It" runs after the others until he touches one. The one touched then becomes "It."
_10 to 60 players._ _Gas Ball._ The players are evenly divided into two teams. One team takes its place around the outer edge of the room; the players of the other team scatter thr...
_5 to 15 players._ _Out of doors; seashore._ A handful of small pebbles is collected, and the players sit on the ground in a circle. One of the players scatters the pebbles on the...
Now for the partition. Put the three tags G G G through the slits H H H and glue them firmly down on the outside. (These will have to be touched up with paint.) The roof must then...
If you have a fret saw, and can use it cleverly, you can make at home as good a puzzle as any that can be bought. The first thing to do is to select a good colored picture, and the...
The old English bob-tailed sheep dog is a bouncing, rough-and-ready fellow. He is not suitable for a house dog, but he is honest and true and a good worker, and one can get extreme...
When wading it is just as well not to get your clothes wet if you can help it. Clothes that are made wet with seawater, which probably has a little sand in it, are as uncomfortable...