GamesBoard And Nail Puzzle[Illustration: . . . . . . . . . . . .... Bookshelves And Books The simplest bookshelves are those that hang from a nail on t... Roll Over Relay At the signal to go, the first player on each team runs towar... Old Stone Another "Tom Tiddler's Ground." One player crouches down pret... Discus Throw Contestants are given some object like a quoit, a block of wo... Dolls' Dinner Parties Dolls occasionally require parties. The food may be real or i... Puzzled Words Words are written out on slips of paper and then cut into sin... Cat And Mouse One pupil is designated to play the role of cat, another that... |
SCHOOLYARD GAMES For Advanced and High School PupilsCouple TagSimilar to ordinary tag, except that the group is arranged in couples. Couples must lock arms. The couple which is "It" endeavors to tag some other couple. If either of the men making up the "It" couple succeeds in... Dresden Tag The group forms a circle with at least three feet space between each individual in the circle. One individual is selected to be "It", another to be chased. Those in the circle are to place their hands upon their kn... Fox and Geese One player is chosen to be fox, another to be gander. The remaining players all stand in single file behind the gander, each with his hands upon the shoulders of the one next in front. The gander tries to protect h... Plug the Hole The players form in a circle with their legs in a stride position, their toes touching those of the next player. The one who is "It" takes his place in the centre of the circle. A partner to "It" takes his place on... Partner Swat Tag Form a circle in pairs, partners linking arms together. Two stuffed clubs (made by stuffing stockings with waste or rags), are placed in the hands of one of the couples selected to be "It". This couple runs about t... Freight Train Tag The boys are divided into groups of three's. Each three line up, one behind the other, with their arms locked around the waist of the man in front. The first man in the group is the engine, and the last man the cab... Roll Ball The players form in a circle, grasping the hands of their neighbors. The one selected to be "It" takes his place in the center and is given a basketball or a stuffed sack, which he endeavors to kick outside of the ... Take Away The group is divided into two teams. One team is given a ball or some other object which can be easily caught. The object of the game is to keep the ball away from the opponents as long as possible. Should the oppo... Red White and Blue Two lines are marked upon the ground, about fifteen feet apart. The group is divided into three equal teams; one team is known as the red, the other the blue, and the third the white. The blue team takes its positi... Pin Ball This game is played with the same rules as basketball, except that in place of the baskets a 6 foot circle is drawn in the center of each end of the playing space, and in the center of each circle a short flat end ... Kick Ball An inflated ball about the size of a basketball is best for this game, but a bean bag can be used. The group is divided into two teams. One team is at the bat and the other in the field, arranged as in regular base... Hand Baseball This game is like regular baseball, with the exception that a tennis ball or soft rubber ball is used for a ball and the hand is used for a bat. The pitcher throws the ball so that it bounds just in front of the ba... Last Couple Out This is an old Swedish game and one which can still be played and thoroughly enjoyed. The players are arranged in double file. One player is selected to be "It" and takes a position about 10 feet in front of the fi... Spanish Fly This is an old leap frog game. One player is chosen to be "down". The others follow the leader in taking frog leaps over the back of the one downed. At the first leap the leader says, "Spanish fly". All the others ... |
