GamesBirds Fruits And FlowersIn this game every one in the company has to describe in a ri... Exchange The group is arranged in seats around the room. "It" takes a ... Splitting Rails Guests are to be supplied with pencils and papers containing ... Patience Or Thirteens Many games of "Patience" can be played as well with numbered ... Mice Mice should have a cage with two compartments, one of which s... Simple Acrostics There are "Simple Acrostics" and "Double Acrostics." The simp... The Old Maid's Birthday This game is utterly foolish, but it can lead to shouts of la... Round Ball _20 to 60 players._ _Playground; gymnasium; schoolroom._... |
Fifth GradeHound And RabbitThe players stand in groups of three, clasping hands to form a circle or tree. The other players, one for each tree, are rabbits. An extra player, who is the hound, tries to steal a tree from one of the rabbits as ... Dodge Ball Boys and girls form separate circles. The players form a circle, facing inward. Every other player steps inside the circle, facing outward. The outside players throw a basket or tennis ball at those in the center, ... False Alarm Two parallel lines are drawn on the ground, about 40 feet distant. All of the players except one stand beyond one of these lines. In the middle territory between the lines the one player chosen to be "it" takes his... Got Left The players stand in couples behind each other. One player is chosen to be catcher and takes his place about ten feet in front of the other players and facing in the same direction. Without turning his head he call... Statue Tag Any number of players may participate in the game. The one who is "it" begins the game by striking a posture to be assumed by the other players. To escape being tagged, the players must assume this posture, but no ... Third Man Players stand in couples, facing each other, couples scattered in any way about the room. One player is chosen as runner, another as chaser. The runner is free from being tagged when he steps between the two player... Indian Dance The players form in a circle about two steps apart. The leader stands in the center holding a cord with a small sand or shot bag attached to the end. He swings the cord around the circle so that the shot bag is clo... Jolly Miller Place the boys on the left and the girls on the right. The class marches in a double circle. One child acts as miller, standing in the center. With the completion of the song the boys face about. The song is then r... Relay Race Players are divided into two or more teams, the members of each standing one behind the other, directly back of the starting line. The first player of each team holds a handkerchief in one hand and at the word "Go"... Hill Dill Players are arranged in two opposite lines facing the center. One player is chosen to be "it" and takes his place in the center of the playground. The center player then calls, "Hill Dill, come over the hill,... Tommy Tiddler's Land A square or circle drawn by Tommy around himself represents Tommy's land. Tommy stands in the center trying to protect his supposed huge stores of treasure from the enemy. The other players try to invade his sacred... Ten Steps One player who is blindfolded stands in the center of the room. The other players stand anywhere they wish and in such positions as seem safest to them. The blindman is then told to take ten steps in any direction ... Circle Stride Ball A football or basketball is necessary to the game. All but one of the players stand in circle formation in stride position, with feet touching those of the next players to make a barricade for the ball. The odd p... |
