(Straddle Club) _10 to 100 players._ _Playground or gymnasium._ _Any ball; indian club; bean bag._ The players are divided into two or more groups which compete against each other,...
Steal out unobserved at midnight; plucking a small lock of hair from your head, cast it to breeze. Whatever direction it is blown is believed to be location of future matrimonial p...
The same game is played under the name of "Hot and Cold." In this case the player is directed by words; as he gets nearer and nearer the object he becomes "warm," "hot," "very hot,...
A variation of this can be played with common large nails and brass curtain rings. Eight nails are driven into a board in a circle, leaving about an inch sticking up. In the centre...
A good use for little shells is to cover small boxes with them. The shells are arranged in a simple pattern and fastened on with glue. If the shells are not empty and clean, boil t...
_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 tim...
A somewhat similar game of contraries is "The Grand Mufti." The player personating the Grand Mufti stands in the middle or on a chair, and performs whatever action he likes with hi...
A quieter pastime, but a very interesting one, and also one that, unlike egg-collecting and butterfly-collecting, goes on all the year round, is collecting flowers. For this purpos...
If you have a watch it is rather interesting to guess the exact time at which the train will reach the next station. The one who guesses nearest becomes the holder of the watch unt...
Garden seats and tables can be made of cardboard and cork. For a seat, take a card two or three inches long and not quite as broad. Mark it right across, lengthwise, in the middle...
While on the subject of novel albums the "Ghost of My Friends" might be mentioned. The "ghost" is the effect produced by writing one's signature with plenty of ink, and while the i...
_10 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ The players stand in two lines facing each other, with a large open space representing a river between. One player, representin...
_2 to 10 players._ _Playground; seashore._ _Note. The word "skyte" means a sharp, glancing blow, and as here used indicates the way in which the stones are thrown at the "bob." Thi...
This exercise may be practised on that part of the balancing bar between the posts. It may be performed with or without running: it should, however, be commenced with a short run....
This game is really for five players only, but, by a little arrangement, six or seven children can take part in the fun. Four players take their places in the different corners of...
_10 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ _Hand ball; basket ball._ All of the players but one form a circle, with considerable space between each two. The odd player st...
Seed-eating birds do best if they are fed on canary seed and a little summer rape, with now and then a few hemp-seeds, some Hartz mountain bread, and a bit of groundsel or water-cr...
The children join hands and stand round to form a 'house' and 'garden' (see diagram). A space is left for the gateway of the 'garden.' For 'door' of house see Frontispiece. [Illust...
Paper boxes, when finished, can be made more attractive by painting on them, gluing scraps to them, putting transfers here and there, or covering them with spatter-work (see p. 275...
_10 to 30 or more players._ _Parlor; schoolroom._ All the players are numbered and seated in a circle, except one, who stands in the center and twirls a platter, tray, or some othe...
A row of chairs, facing alternately different ways, is placed through the centre of the room--a chair for every player except one. Some one at the piano plays a lively air, first f...
Another trick. Tell the person to think of a number, to double it, add 6 to it, halve it and take away the number first thought of. When this has been done you tell him that 3 rema...
If your dog is a terrier there is no end to the tricks you can teach him. Always begin by teaching him to "trust," for it is the foundation of his training, and he will learn it be...
To make a "Wool Demon," take a piece of cardboard as wide as you want the demon to be tall, say three inches, and wind very evenly over it wool of the color you want the demon to b...
A player is chosen to represent "The Curate." The other players are assigned such names as printer, plumber, jeweler, butcher, druggist, shoemaker, etc. "The Curate" starts the gam...
Select two leaders from the company. Each leader chooses players for his side. The sides stand opposite each other. One leader begins by giving the name of some river, mountain, la...
_10 to 60 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium; schoolroom; parlor._ All the players stand facing one of their number who is the leader. The one who is leader assumes any gymna...
This is a primitive game, capital for cold weather, for it is well named. It is played by two people, one of whom spreads out his hands flat, palms up. The other puts his, palms do...
Instructions.--The children should be sitting at desks or tables, and each child should have a 3/4 yard length of tape or ribbon, one inch in width, and a book with stiff cover. Th...
In this game you begin with the Letter. The first thing to write is the address and "My dear ----," choosing whomever you like, but usually, as in "Consequences," either a public p...