GamesA Water-cutterThe cut-water is best made of tin or lead, but stout cardb... Last Couple Out This is an old Swedish game and one which can still be played... John Ball The same game may be played also with "The House that Jack Bu... Baker's Dozen. This game is just for two and is similar to Tit-tat-to. Mak... Suggestions This is a game which people either dislike or like very much.... Invented Animals A variation of this game is for the players to draw and descr... Weavers Race A group forms a circle which is counted off by 2's. The Numbe... Balloon A string is stretched across the room at a height of about th... |
ICE BREAKERS FOR SOCIABLESCaptain Kidd's GoldThis is a good game in which all the members of a family may find pleasure. It develops one's power of observation and memory. A small coin is hidden somewhere about the yard or in the woods, wherever the game may ... Bird Hunt Names of different birds are written on small slips of paper and pinned upon the backs of all the guests. A small card and a pencil are given to each guest and they are instructed to go on a bird hunt. They proceed... My Month Twelve placards with the name of a month of the year on each are posted about the room, and the players are instructed to gather around that placard bearing the name of the month in which they were born. Then each ... Poison Circle The group marches in couples around the room while a march is being played intermittedly on some instrument. Small rugs are placed in the path of the marchers or circles are drawn on the floor, through which the ma... Shoe Hunt Advertisements of shoes are cut out and the illustrations of pairs of shoes are halved. These are hidden around the room. The individual finding the largest number of pairs of shoes wins. Players are allowed to tra... Matching Advertisements Advertisements are cut from magazines and each advertisement is divided by irregular cuts into two halves. One half is placed in the pile to be distributed among the men; the other half to be distributed among the ... Matching Proverbs Familiar proverbs are divided into groups of three or four words. These are distributed among the guests. There should be at least two words, and preferably more, on each slip. Each individual then seeks to find th... Mixing March The group, arranged in couples, forms a circle with the ladies on the inside facing their partners. When the music starts playing, the partners separate, both going to the right about the circle. This means that th... Musical Medley This game is similar to the game entitled "Matching Proverbs", except that different lines of songs are distributed among the guests present and each seeks to find the individuals holding the lines necessary to com... Puzzled Words Words are written out on slips of paper and then cut into single letters. Each letter going to make up a word is given the same number. For example, in the word "battle", number each letter of "Battle" No. 1. All... Trip Around the World Various articles are distributed around the room, each representative of some country. For illustration, a package of tea, representing China; a shamrock, representing Ireland; a maple leaf, representing Canada. ... |
