_2 to 8 players._ _Out of doors._ This is one of the most delightful and vigorous games, especially adapted to small playing space, a plot twenty feet square being enough for it. T...
A more puzzling competition is to place a row of large bottles on the table, all numbered, at the bottom of each of which is a small amount of liquid bearing a noticeable scent. So...
One of the group is given the privilege of starting the game by assuming he is some well known character, and makes the statement, "I am the man who invented the lightning rod". Th...
This is also a similar game to "How, When, and Where," except that the player who goes out of the room has, on his return, to guess something belonging to one of these three groups...
For a party on this day, the room should be decorated with flags, hatchets, etc., and red, white, and blue bunting, so as to add a patriotic air to everything. A picture of Washing...
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 weigh...
_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 n...
(Captain Bal IV) _30 to 40 players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ _Basket ball._ This game is really a form of Captain Ball, but differs from any of the previous forms in the following...
_4 to 10 players._ _Out of doors; seashore._ This game may be played with pebbles, shells, or nuts, each player having two or four of such articles. The object of the game is to th...
A sheet is stretched across the room. One player stands on one side, and the rest, who remain on the other, pass one by one between the sheet and the candle which throws their shad...
_6 to 60 players or more._ _Indoors; out of doors._ Here we go round the mulberry bush, The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, Here we go round the mulberry bush, So early in the mo...
The most majestic of dogs is the St. Bernard. He is high-couraged and sagacious and very discriminating in his devotion. Once your friend, he is always your friend. Although with y...
With a sharp knife a very good whistle can be made of hazel or willow, cut in the spring or early summer. A piece of wood about three inches long should be used. Remember what an o...
Some seeds, such as cornflowers, godetias, and poppies, can be sown in the autumn. They will stand the winter as a rule and will make finer plants and blossom earlier than if sown...
(Hat Ball) _5 to 20 players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ _Hand ball; bean bag._ A row of holes three or four inches in diameter is made in the ground, with about one foot space betwe...
The umpires are the sole judges of fair and unfair play, and all disputes are determined by them, each at his own wicket. They shall not stand more than six yards from the wicket....
The players form a circle, facing inward, with hands behind body. One player who carries in his hand a towel knotted at one end walks outside the circle. After walking or running a...
_10 to 100 players._ _Schoolroom; playground; gymnasium._ First two rows (Nos. 1 to 14) stand in aisle II and give way to rear to starting point. Third row (Nos. 15 to 21) stand in...
_10 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ This is one of the very strenuous games, and affords opportunity for some very good exercise and sport. A line is drawn across...
A game played on horseback, which originated in Eastern countries and was first played by the English in India. It has been introduced both into England and America. Polo is a rich...
Divide your players into four stations, one group in each of the four corners of the room. Four captains are chosen, who stand in the center, each with a bean bag and facing his co...
Predicaments of the worst kind are thought of and written on pieces of paper. These are handed among the guests, who write out an answer, telling the best way out of the difficulty...
If the instructor deems it advisable, a certificate of attendance testifying to the interest shown by the student may be presented at the end of the course. It should, however, be...
_10 to 100 players._ _Gymnasium; playground._ _Basket ball; volley ball._ This is one of the most interesting ball games and is adaptable to many conditions. For instance, where a...
_10 to 30 players._ _Out of doors; barn._ This game is suitable for a barn; the greater the number of open doors and windows available in the barn the better. The players are divid...
_15 to 60 players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ This game is one of the standard favorites for both children and adults. All of the players but two form in a double ring, facing inwar...
Players form a circle--one player stands in the center. A basketball is passed quickly around the circle, moving in one direction only. The ball must not be thrown. If the center p...
As many chairs as there are players must be arranged down the middle of the room. The girls then all sit down so that each has a vacant chair next her, and the boys retire from the...
Each player in this game has what are called three "lives," or chances. When the company is seated in a circle, the first player mentions a letter as the beginning of a word. The g...
Guinea-pigs need treatment and housing similar to rabbits.