GamesFinding The ThimbleThis is a favourite game and can be played with very little n... Duck Under The Water Each child chooses a partner and stands opposite to her, so t... The Yellow Bunting The yellow bunting (or yellow hammer) can be a pet; and he ha... Curling An ancient Scotch game played on the ice, in which the contes... Still Pond! No More Moving The player who is blindfolded is placed in the middle and all... Seeing And Remembering Fifteen or twenty articles are placed upon a table under a sh... Who Is My Nextdoor Neighbor? Half of the company are blindfolded. They are led to a row ... Japanese Crab Race _2 to 60 or more players._ _Gymnasium; playground._ I... |
QUIET GAMESYards Off_3 to 30 or more players._ _Out of doors._ This is a form of I Spy or Hide and Seek, and seems indigenous to New York. All players properly caught by the spy become prisoners, but may be freed... Author's Initials _2 to 60 players._ _Parlor; schoolroom._ Each player is given a piece of paper on which is written various series or groups of words, each group descriptive of some author, and each word beginning with one o... B Game _5 to 30 or more players._ _House party._ Each player is given a sheet of paper with numbered questions prepared like the following list. The answer to each question is to be written opposite it, and must co... Bargain Counter _5 to 30 or more players._ _House party._ Each player is provided with a paper and pencil. The following is either written on the papers in advance, or by the players from dictation, minus the underscoring. ... Beast Bird Or Fish _10 to 30 or more players._ _Parlor; gymnasium; playground; schoolroom._ The players stand or are seated, preferably in a circle. One player stands or sits in the center with a soft ball, made by crushing pap... Buzz _5 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium; schoolroom; parlor._ This is a quiet game, as distinguished from those requiring much muscular activity. One of the players starts the game by saying "One"; ... Cake Sale _Any number._ _Parlor._ Each player is given a card or sheet of paper prepared with the following questions, or they may be dictated at the time. The one wins who has the largest number of answers correct. ... Cat Party _5 to 30 or more players._ _House party._ Each player is provided with a sheet of paper on which are written the following questions. Each question is to be answered with a word, of which the first syllable ... Crambo _10 to 30 players._ _House party._ Each player is provided with two slips of paper, and also with another full sheet of paper and a pencil. On one of the slips he writes a question. This may be as serious or... Cross Questions _10 to 60 players._ _Parlor; schoolroom._ All but one of the players sit in two rows facing each other, those directly opposite each other being partners. The odd player walks around the rows behind the othe... Dumb Crambo _10 to 30 or more players._ _Parlor._ The players are divided into two parties. One party goes outside of the room, and those remaining choose some verb, which is to be guessed and acted by the other party. ... Find The Ring _10 to 30 or more players._ _Parlor; gymnasium; schoolroom._ The players sit in a circle, holding in their hands a long piece of string tied at the ends so as to form a circle large enough to go around, a sm... Flower Match _2 to 10 players._ _Out of doors._ This is one of the pretty Oriental games recorded from Korea by Mr. Culin, and is played by the children of that country, Japan, and China. The players ea... Grass Blade _2 to 10 players._ _Out of doors._ This is a pretty game for little children, recorded by Mr. Culin, as played by the children of Japan, China, and Korea. Each child gathers a handful of grass, t... Hands Up Hands Down _10 to 60 players._ _Schoolroom._ This is a schoolroom adaptation of Up Jenkins, and is designed especially for use as children assemble in a class room before the opening of the school session. The only mat... Hen Roost _5 to 30 or more players._ _Parlor; schoolroom._ Each of the players except one chooses a word, which should be the name of some object, and in answering any questions put to him in the game he must introduc... Horns _5 to 60 players._ _Indoors; out of doors; schoolroom._ This game is played very much like "Simon says." It is a quiet game that may be played with all of the players seated, their forefingers placed on thei... Initials _5 to 30 or more players._ _House party._ For this game it will be necessary to prepare slips of paper, one for each player. At the head of the paper are written the initials of some person who will be prese... Leaf By Leaf _Any number of players._ _Out of doors; indoors._ A basket of leaves is provided, no two of the leaves being alike. These may be leaves from trees, shrubs, or plants, or flowers may be used in the same way. ... Literary Lore _5 to 30 or more players._ _House party._ Each player is given a sheet of paper on which the following questions are written. The player wins who writes correct answers to the largest number of questions. Th... Tennyson 1. What poem is it that sings down the vale The Brook. 2. What is the poem whose father is king The Princess. 3. The poem that honors a friend who is gone In Memoriam. 4. The poem that ru... Longfellow 1. What poem is it that helps to shoe your horse The Village Blacksmith. 2. The poem that needs an umbrella The Rainy Day. An April Day. 3. The poem that carries you across The Bridg... London _2 players._ _Indoors; schoolroom; seashore._ This is a quiet game in which the players are all seated. A diagram is drawn on a slate or piece of paper of oblong shape, about six by ten inches in outside ... Minister's Cat The _Any number of players._ _Parlor; schoolroom._ The first player says, "The minister's cat is an avaricious cat," using an adjective which begins with "a" to describe the cat. The next player makes a remark... Music Box _3 to 60 players._ _House party; schoolroom; playground._ Each player is given a slip of paper and pencil. Some one who has a good repertoire of popular airs sits at the pian or lacking a piano, may sing wi... My Lady's Lap Dog _5 to 30 of more players._ _Parlor._ My lady's lapdog. Two plump partridges and my lady's lapdog. Three great elephants, two plump partridges, and my lady's lapdog. Four Pers... Naughts And Crosses _2 players._ _Indoors; out of doors._ A diagram is drawn on a slate, paper, or the ground, and consists of two vertical lines, crossed by two horizontal lines. One player chooses to write "naughts" (o) an... Nimble Squirrel _Any number of players._ _Schoolroom; parlor; playground._ This is a device for mental arithmetic. It is one of which children are very fond. As the play element may enter very largely into th... Penny Wise _5 to 30 players._ _House party._ Each player is provided with a bright new penny (of design prior to 1909), a piece of paper, and a pencil. On the paper are written beforehand, or to dictation, the followin... Planting A Garden _5 to 30 or more players._ _House party._ Each player is provided with a sheet of paper and a pencil. The game consists in one player writing down something that he has planted and the next player stating wh... Prince Of Paris _10 to 30 players._ _Parlor; schoolroom._ A player is chosen as leader; the others are numbered consecutively from one up, and are all seated. The leader, standing in front, says, "The Prince of Paris has ... Recognition _Any number of players._ _Parlor; schoolroom._ Each player is given a card or slip prepared with the following questions, or the list may be dictated at the time. What famous persons, historical or mythica... Scat _2 players._ _Indoors; out of doors; schoolroom._ One player holds on his upturned palm a ruler, a paper knife, or a small thin strip of wood. The other player takes this quickly and tries to "scat" or hit t... Seeking For Gold _5 to 15 players._ _Out of doors; seashore._ A handful of small pebbles is collected, and the players sit on the ground in a circle. One of the players scatters the pebbles on the ground in the center of the... Shakespearean Romance A _Any number of players._ _House party; schoolroom._ Each player is provided with a sheet of paper prepared with the following questions, or the questions may be dictated at the time. Each question is to be a... Simon Says _2 to 60 players._ _Parlor; schoolroom._ The players sit around a table, or if played in the schoolroom, sit at their respective desks. Each player makes a fist of each hand with the thumb extended. One is c... Sketches _3 to 60 players._ _Schoolroom; parlor._ The game here described for use with history may be used simply as a diversion in describing animals or any inanimate objects; or it may be used to cor... Tidbits Farmer The _5 to 30 players._ _House party._ Each player should be given a card or slip of paper on which the following verses are written, the last of each line being left blank. The game consists in filling in the bl... Tip Tap Toe _2 to 8 players._ _Indoors; out of doors._ INDOORS A circle is drawn on a slate or paper, the size of it varying with the number of players, a larger circle being desirable for a large number of players. Th... Up Jenkins! _6 to 20 or more players._ _Parlor; schoolroom._ This is one of the most popular current games among young people, being usually played to the accompaniment of much laughter and intense interest. It consists... What Is My Thought Like? _5 to 30 players._ _Children's party; house party; playground._ The players are seated in a circle or any convenient group. One of the number decides upon a "thought"; that is, he thinks of some person, obje... Woodland Lovers The _5 to 30 or more players._ _House party._ Each player is given a paper on which the following is written or dictated, the words in parentheses being omitted and a blank space left. The game consists in each ... |
