GamesThe BlacksmithIt may be that while you are at the farm the day will come fo... Soapbubble Contest. Provide each child with a clay pipe and prepare two basins ... Club Snatch A goal is marked off across each end of the playground. An In... Walking Race See clock games above. At the signal to go, the number 6 m... Needle Threading Race An individual holding a needle and a short piece of thread is... Descriptive Adjectives An historical personage is selected, such as Columbus, George... Cake Sale _Any number._ _Parlor._ Each player is given a card o... The Fox And The Tiger Directions.--The 'tiger' (a boy) hides in a 'forest,' which t... |
SCHOOLYARD GAMES For Primary PupilsDirectionsAn attention game. Taking for granted that the pupils have a general knowledge of the directions of various towns or cities in their state or the surrounding states, the following game can be played. All are requ... Chase the Rabbit The group kneels in a circle with their hands on each other's shoulders. The one selected to be rabbit runs around the circle and tags some individual. Thereupon that individual must get upon his feet and run to th... Steps One of the group is selected to be "It". He stands with his back to the group and counts five, at the end of which he turns rapidly around. If he sees any of the group moving, that one seen must go back to the star... Statues This game is similar to the game "Steps," above described, excepting that the players standing behind "It" assume the poses of statues. "It" upon turning around endeavors to detect some movement on the part of the ... Progression The players stand behind a line. Each in turn must cover the space between said line and another line twenty yards distant by a manner of progress different from that used by any of the previous players. For exampl... Squirrel in Trees Players stand in groups of three--two facing one another with hands joined to form hollow trees, and the third within the tree hollow to represent the squirrel. There is also one odd squirrel outside the tree. The ... Shadow Tag This game is similar to ordinary tag, with the exception that "It" endeavors to touch or step on the shadow of one of the players. Succeeding in doing this, that player becomes "It". ... Handkerchief Tag A player is selected to be "It". A knotted handkerchief is given to the rest of the players. "It" can only tag the player holding the handkerchief in his hands. The players endeavor to get rid of the handkerchief b... Puss in Corner The players are distributed about the playing area, and given goals, such as trees, fence and building corners, etc. One player is selected to be "It". The other players endeavor to change places. "It" can either t... Back to Back This is a tag game in which "It" may tag anyone who is not back to back with one other player. ... |
