GamesGot LeftThe players stand in couples behind each other. One player is... Grand Mufti One of the company is chosen as Grand Mufti. The others then ... Huckle Buckle Bean Stalk _5 to 60 players._ _Schoolroom; parlor._ This game is... Pencils And Paper It is well to take a pencil and paper when you go on a long j... Looby Looby This is another of the old country games in which the players... Matching Eggs Give each person a certain number of hard boiled eggs. The on... Hunt The Slipper. All the children except one sit on the floor in a circle, w... A Secondclass Scout Before being awarded a second-class scout's badge, a boy must... |
OUTDOOR GAMES FOR BOYSRiding the SnailA group is divided into two equal teams. These two teams line up in parallel lines about six feet apart, back to back. A safety line is drawn at each end of the field about twenty-five yards from where the teams li... Treasure Hunt This game is a very adaptable one and can be run in a great number of different ways. It can be as simple or as complex as any leader may desire. A mysterious letter may be read to the group or a letter in code p... Hide and Seek One boy is chosen to be "IT." He blinds his eyes while the others hide. He counts 100 by 5's, then says, "Ready or not, you must be caught." He then endeavors to find the hidden players. Succeeding he must tag the ... Look Out for the Bear All of the players hide their eyes, except one, who is the Bear. He hides. When sufficient time has been given for him to find a hiding place, the others seek him. When a player finds the bear he calls out, "Look o... StillaFeet This is a simple tag game. The player selected to be "It" starts the game by saying, "One, two, three, Still-a-feet, One, two, three, Still-a-feet, One, two, three, Still-a-feet, One, two, three; no more moving of ... Hang Tag This is a good game to play around a barn or in a grove where there are low limbs. A player is selected to be "It." He may tag any player who is not hanging with feet clear of the ground. The player tagged immediat... Fox in Hole Any number of players may participate in this game. The playing area should not be too large. A four foot circle is marked upon the ground as a base. One player is selected to be the Fox. While the fox is on the ba... Fence Tag This is a simple active game which can be played where there is a low fence or bar, over which the players may easily climb or vault. A player is selected to be "It". He takes his place on the opposite side of the ... Body Guard A small space is marked off at one end of the ground as a base or goal. One player is chosen to be the chief, an important personage requiring two body guards. The game starts with these three players in the goal a... Sardines One of the players in the group hides, while the other players seek to find him. Should a player succeed, he endeavors to get into the hiding place unobserved by the others and hides with the first player. As the g... Shinny This is a good game for boys and girls. It has furnished amusement for many generations of children. Each player must secure a stick about 2-1/2 feet long. An alder stick with a small bend at one end furnishes an i... One Step Off and All the Way Across Two goal lines about fifteen yards apart are marked upon the playing space. This game can be played on the road, using the opposite curb stones as goal lines. A player is selected to be "It" and takes his place bet... Wheel Away This game is similar to the preceding game except the players must be behind the same goal line, and the one who is "It" says, "Wheel away", which is the signal for all of the players to run across the space to the... Bombardment This is a game enjoyed by boys. It is necessary to have half a dozen soft yarn balls or indoor baseballs or bean bags for this game. A large number of players can participate. A playing space is marked off on the g... |
