GamesBirds FlyThis is an attention game. The teacher stands before the clas... Link Race The group is divided into two teams, and a leader appointed f... Holders A favorite method of choosing players, especially with boys, ... Finding The Thimble This is a favourite game and can be played with very little n... Tommy Tiddler's Ground _5 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ T... Draw A Bucket Of Water _4 to 60 or more players._ _Indoors; out of doors._ T... Third Man Players stand in couples, facing each other, couples scattere... Flag Relay Divide room into two teams, each team holding a flag. Upon a ... |
BEAN BAG AND OAT SACK GAMESMarking GroundsWhere boundary lines are important in a game and need to be seen from a distance, as in many ball games, they should be plainly marked. On a gymnasium floor black paint for permanent diagrams is the best. For out o... Bag Pile _10 to 100 players._ _Gymnasium; playground; schoolroom._ _Bean bags; oat sacks._ The players are divided into two or more equal parties which line up in ranks. Near the front end of each rank is a pile of... Bean Bag And Basket Relay _10 to 60 players._ _Schoolroom._ Each player is provided with a bean bag. A waste-paper basket or a box is placed on the floor near the blackboard in front of each aisle. In line horizontally with the forwa... Bean Bag Board (Faba Gaba) _2 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium; schoolroom._ This game consists in throwing bean bags through holes in an inclined board. The board should be preferably eighteen inches wide ... Bean Bag Box _2 to 20 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium; schoolroom._ A small box measuring not less than six inches square should be fastened inside of one about twice the size and that in a third, leaving at lea... Bean Bag Circle Toss _10 to 30 or more players._ _Gymnasium; playground; schoolroom._ _Bean bags; balls._ There should be a bean bag for each of the players except one. All of the players form a circle, separated from each oth... Bean Bag Ring Throw _10 to 60 or more players._ _Playground; seashore; gymnasium; schoolroom._ _Bean bags; blocks of wood; stones; shells._ This game may be played with bean bags, or when out of doors, especially at the seash... Catch Basket _10 to 60 players._ _Schoolroom._ _Bean bags; gas ball._ The class stands in a circle around the room, each half constituting a team with a leader at one end. On a desk in the center of the room is placed... Criss-cross Goal _10 to 60 players._ _Schoolroom._ The class is divided into two teams. Each team is divided into two lines, which stand facing each other, as shown in the diagram. A waste basket is placed on the teacher's... Desk Relay _20 to 60 players._ _Schoolroom._ _Bean bags._ The pupils sit on their desks facing the rear of the room and with the toes caught under the seats. The rear player on each line holds a bean bag. At a signa... Fetch And Carry _10 to 60 players._ _Schoolroom; playground._ _Bean bags._ Each pupil is provided with a bean bag. A circle about fifteen inches in diameter is drawn with chalk on the floor directly in front of each aisl... Hand Over Head Bean Bag _10 to 60 players._ _Schoolroom._ This is a relay passing race, the different rows of pupils competing with each other in passing bean bags backward over the head. The players should all be seated, there b... Jump The Bean Bag _10 to 60 players._ _Schoolroom._ The class is divided into two equal divisions or teams. The teams stand in opposite outside aisles and face the center of the room. The game consists in a contest between th... Passing Relays There are several forms of this game, some of which are suited only to young children; others may be full of sport and interest for adults. The games may be adapted to comparatively small numbers or very large nu... Passing Race _10 to 100 players._ _Playground; gymnasium; schoolroom._ _Bean bags; dumb-bells._ The players stand in ranks, and bags are passed from one to another player down each line, starting on a signal for the fi... Pass And Toss Relay Single Line _16 to 60 players._ _Gymnasium; playground; schoolroom._ _Bean bags; oat sacks._ The players stand in two or more even ranks, facing sideways. The players at either end step one long pace forward of the... Pass And Toss Relay Double Line _16 to 60 players._ _Playground; gymnasium; schoolroom._ _Bean bags; oat sacks._ The players are divided into two equal groups which compete against each other. Each group is divided into two lines or rank... Target Toss _10 to 60 players._ _Playground; seashore; gymnasium; schoolroom._ _Bean bags; stones; shells._ Three concentric circles should be drawn on the ground or floor, after the idea of a target. Their size will ... Teacher And Class _5 to 60 players._ _Playground; gymnasium; class room._ _Bean bags; balls._ This game may be played with either bean bags or balls, and is one of the simplest and earliest tossing games, being generally us... |
