Games

Rhymes.
Provide each player with slips of paper and pencil. The hos...

Huckle Buckle Bean Stalk
_5 to 60 players._ _Schoolroom; parlor._ This game is...

Bingo
"The miller's dog lay at the mill, And his name was litt...

Ball Chase
_4 to 20 players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ _Hand bal...

Walnut Shell Boats
To make a boat from a walnut shell, you scoop out the half sh...

Traveler's Alphabet
The players sit in a row and the first begins by saying, "I a...

Birds'-nesting
One of the advantages of being in the country in spring is th...

Cocoanut Cream Another Way
1 cocoanut, grated. 1 lb. granulated sugar. 1/2 a cup...

FOURTH OF JULY

Drop The Flower
This is played the same as drop the handkerchief except a flower is used instead of a handkerchief and the verse is a trifle different. The song runs thus--"A tisket a tasket a green and yellow basket. I sent a bou...

Fourth Of July
Fire crackers and fire works seem to have first place in the celebration of our Glorious Fourth, but a few games and amusements of a patriotic nature or connected in some way with the symbols of the day may not come...

What Will You Do For Your Country
The players are seated in a row or circle except the leader who is seated in the center of the group. The leader begins the game by asking the first one "What will you do for your country." The player must reply im...

Rally Round The Flag
The children take hold of hands and form a circle, except one who is standard bearer and stands in the center of the circle holding an American flag having a staff about four feet long, which is pointed so it can b...

Torpedo Hunt
Hide a lot of small paper torpedoes in various places around the lawn. Give each child a paper bag and at a signal, which is the explosion of a torpedo, they begin to hunt for the hidden torpedoes. The one finding ...

The Flag Of The Free
With water colors or crayons sketch the American flag on white cards omitting the stars. Give each guest a card and forty-six tiny mucilaged stars. Wave a flag as a signal to begin placing the stars on the blue of ...

Battles Of The United States For Fourth Of July
Try the following: What battle of the United States is 1. A fortified place, to perform and a walking stick? 2. An English coin and the act of directing attention? 3. A royal weight? 4. A teuto...