The players join hands and go round and round in a ring, singing-- Here we go round the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, Here we go round the mulberry bush On a...
One child is chosen "It." This one stands by a post or in a corner which is called "base," and hides his eyes. The children decide among themselves how many he shall count while th...
In this game goals are set up at each end of the room, the players are provided with fans, and the football is a blown hen's egg, which is wafted backward and forward along the flo...
Various trials of strength are good for boys out of doors, provided rules are fixed and adhered to. Cane-spreeing is good sport, but should only be tried by boys pretty well matche...
_10 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; indoors._ This is a game of hide and seek and like all such games is best played where there is plenty of space and many hiding places. The...
This game is something similar to another very good game called "Warning," which may be played by any number of players. One begins the game in the same manner as in "Stag Out," re...
The simplest form of paper chain is made of colored tissue paper and glue. You merely cut strips the size of the links and join them one by one. For paper flowers, paper and tools...
Tie wedding-ring or key to silken thread or horsehair, and hold it suspended within a glass; then say the alphabet slowly; whenever ring strikes glass, begin over again and in this...
_10 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; house party._ This is a game of hide and seek that reverses some of the usual methods of playing the game. The player chosen to be It, inst...
This is properly an outdoor game, but in a big room indoors it is all right. The two sides should be even in numbers, at any rate in the first pull. In the middle of the rope a han...
Plants should never be watered when the sun is shining on them. Early morning in spring, and late afternoon or early evening in summer, is the best time. It is best to water with w...
An English outdoor game similar to lawn tennis but played with shuttlecocks. The net is five feet above the ground. The shuttlecock is a cork in which feathers have been inserted....
A match or small piece of wood is lighted and when well afire blown out. It is then passed from one player to another with the words, "Jack's alive," and may be handed about so lon...
The shopman should stand behind a table or desk, and have articles made up in parcels ready for sale. 'The Shop' described in 'Kindergarten Guide,' p. 230,[1] would do nicely for t...
On a board or piece of cardboard, mark with pencil or ink, the design illustrated, the size of the circles varying with the size of the board. [Illustration: 4 concentric circles,...
It is rather difficult to dress these tiny dolls so that their clothes will take off and on, but it is much better to do so if possible. In any case they can have capes and hats wh...
In this game a confederate is necessary. The player states to the company, after a few remarks on ancient sign-language, that he is able to read signs made with a stick on the floo...
So many interesting things are to be seen at the seaside that there is no need to be always at play. Fishermen will come in with their boats, which need pulling up; or a net that h...
The cottage can then be fixed to a piece of wood or paste-board, to form its garden and add to convenience in moving it about. A cardboard fence and gate can be cut out and painted...
In this contest two boys are first trussed. Trussing consists of firmly tying wrists and ankles, bringing the elbows down below the knees and slipping a stick along over one elbow,...
Object of Game.--Anyone who has observed children cannot fail to have noticed how very often they have to be prompted to express their thanks for kindnesses received. It is hoped t...
"Post-Office" is a device for providing the family with a sure supply of letters. The first thing to do is to appoint a postmaster and fix upon the positions for the letter-boxes....
Another balancing game. Two boys face each other, each with a candle, one of which is lighted and the other not. Kneeling on the right knee only and keeping the left leg entirely o...
_3 to 60 players._ _Playground; gymnasium; schoolroom._ _Gas ball; bean bag; basket ball; hand ball._ There are several forms of ball tag, each quite distinctive, and all interesti...
[Illustration: ------------+ +------------ x ------------+ +------------ ] Directions.--The children make roads by standing in lines (see diagram). Four children should stand at th...
Some one sits at the piano, and a long row of chairs is made down the middle of the room, either back to back, or back and front alternately. There must be one chair fewer than the...
This is another of the old country games in which the players all have to do the same things. They first join hands and dance round, singing-- Here we dance Looby, looby, Here we d...
This pleasant old game begins by two of the older or taller players--one being Oranges and the other Lemons--taking places opposite each other and joining their hands high, thus ma...
A good hutch can be made of a grocer's box, by covering the open front partly with bars or wire netting and making a door. The hutch should stand on legs, or at any rate should be...
A laughable experiment consists in filling mouth with water and walking around house or block without swallowing or spilling a drop. First person of opposite sex you meet is your f...