GamesRacquets Or RacketsOne of the numerous court games similar to lawn tennis that i... Coin And Card Snap A card is balanced upon the end of the middle finger of the l... The Loaf Cake A loaf cake is often made, and in it are placed a ring and a ... Lame Lassie At the commencement of the game the children stand in a large... Bowls One bowl is filled with clear water, another with wine, a thi... Tossing Wands _10 to 60 or more players._ _Gymnasium; playground; scho... Low Tide The first thing to do on reaching the seaside is to find out ... Nut Race. Choose two captains from the company, who select sides unti... |
OUTDOOR GAMES FOR GIRLSElectricityVarious tricks can be played by means of the electricity in paper. Ordinary sealing wax, rubbed briskly on a coat-sleeve until it is warm will attract bits of tissue paper, or any other soft paper. A variation on j... Battledore And Shuttlecock "Battledore and Shuttlecock" is equally good for one player or for two. The only game to be played is to see how long the shuttlecock can be kept in the air. If you are alone the best way is to set yourself a numbe... Jumping Rope Ordinary skipping is good enough fun for most of us, but for those who are not satisfied with it there is skipping extraordinary, one feat of which is now and then to send the rope round twice before you touch the ... Tom Tiddler's Ground The player who is first going to be Tom Tiddler stands or sits inside the part of the garden (or room) marked off for him, pretending to be asleep. The others venture on his ground, crying, "Here we are on Tom Tidd... Old Stone Another "Tom Tiddler's Ground." One player crouches down pretending to be a stone. The others run round about her, gradually, as she shows no sign of life, getting nearer and more bold. The stone suddenly leaps up ... Hen And Chickens Even more exciting than "Tom Tiddler's Ground" is "Hen and Chickens." In this game one player represents a fox and sits on the ground looking sly and hungry. The others, who are the hen and chickens, form a process... Other Garden Games Many of the games described in other parts of this book are good also for the garden; such as "Still Pond! No More Moving!" (p. 4), "Puss in the Corner" (p. 7), "Honey-pots" (p. 11), "Nuts in May" (p. 12), "Here I ... Witches "Witches" is a home-made game played thus, according to the description of E. H.--"One player is made witch. A good spot is chosen for home, and here the others wait until the witch has had time to hide. The idea i... The Ballad Game Another home-made game is described by E. H. thus:--"The game is taken from the player's favorite ballads. In our play the eldest of the four players, who was also the best organizer, represented the cruel father. ... Counting-out Rhymes To decide who is to begin a game there are various counting-out rhymes. All the players stand in a circle, surrounding the one who counts. At each pause in the rhyme (which occurs wherever a stroke has been placed ... Daisy Chains The old way of making a daisy chain is to split one stalk and thread the next through it up to the head, as in this drawing. That is for out-of-doors. If you are using the chain for decorations indoors, it is perha... Flower Show A flower-show competition is an excellent garden game. A handkerchief on sticks forms the tent. Underneath this is a bed of sand in which the flowers, singly or in groups, can be fixed. Some one can easily be persu... Garden Shop Shop in the garden or out-of-doors is played with various things that resemble articles of food. Thus you can get excellent coffee from sorrel, and capital little bundles of rhubarb can be made by taking a rhubarb ... Flower Symbols In this place a word might be said about some of the curious things to be found in flowers and plants. If you cut the stalk of a brake fern low down, in September, you find a spreading oak tree. The pansy contains ... |
