GamesGolfThe game of golf, while of comparatively recent introduction ... Perplexing Hunt In this game the seeker for a prize is guided from place to p... Collecting Jones's In Mrs. Meynell's book, The Children, one little girl on her ... Guessing Competitions Guessing competitions, which are of American invention, can b... Cat A small block of wood pointed at both ends is used in this ga... Philopenas Two games with nuts and cherries may as well go at the end of... London Bridge No game has been more popular with children than this, and an... Postage-stamp Snakes Old American stamps can be used for making snakes. There is n... |
GAMES FOR A STORY PLAY HOURThe Games for AllOne American flag on a short stick is handed to the leaders of both lines, that is, the leading lady and the leading gentleman, and at the signal to start the flags are passed about the circle (over the head), the ... The Story"Paul Revere" Following the reading of Longfellow's poem the listeners are given the opportunity to give expression to their imagination in the following games,-- ... "The Red Coats" Divide the group into two equal teams. One team is called the farmers, the other the red coats. A goal is marked off on the ground in the form of a hollow square large enough to contain all the members of one of th... "Yankee Doodle Tag" The group is divided into two equal teams. Two lines are marked upon the playing space parallel to each other and about 20 yards apart. These lines should be long enough to allow all of the expected number of playe... "Paul Revere Race" The group is divided into teams of from 8 to 15 each. These teams are placed on the field in parallel columns of file with a distance of 10 feet between each team. The players on each team are then arranged in the ... |
