School, Church, and Home Games, George Orrin Draper [best classic literature .TXT] 📗

the first player upon his back, and runs back with him in this position across the base line.

When the first couple has crossed the base line, the second couple on each team proceeds with the race, copying the first.

Centipede Race

The players of each team lock their arms around the waist of the player next in front of them and race in this compact position across the distance line, turning around without breaking their formation, and end the race when the last man on the team crosses the base line.

Blind Chariot Race

Several teams can be used in this race. The distance line is pointed out before blindfolding each team. Each team is made up of two horses and a driver. All three are blindfolded, facing in the same direction. The horses' inside arms are locked together. The driver takes hold of the outside arms. Each team is turned around three times and at a signal, race to the goal.

Hoop Race

A wooden hoop is placed on the distance line opposite each team. At the signal to go the first player rushes forward and picks up the hoop and passes it down over his head, body, and legs, steps out of it, while it is lying on the ground. He then steps back into it, and lifts it up, passing it over his entire body, legs, trunk and head. When he has lifted it over his head, he places it on the distance line and runs back to tag off the next player, who repeats the performance of the first as do all the others in turn.

Rainy Day Race

The players on the team are grouped in pairs. Each team is given an umbrella, two raincoats, one pair of gloves and one pair of rubbers. This equipment is placed in a pile upon the ground in front of each team. At the signal to go the first couple on each team go to the pile of clothes; one puts on one glove, one the other; they do the same with the rubbers; each puts on a raincoat and opening the umbrella link arms and run to the distance line and back removing the rubbers, gloves, coat and closing the umbrella. They then tag off the next couple who repeat the performance of the first. This continues until the last couple crosses the base line ending the race.

INDEX

GAMES FOR SCHOOLS

Schoolroom Games

For Primary Pupils

Aisle Hunt     3 Aviation Meet     1 Birds Fly     4 Bee     2 Bowing Race     6 Button, Button     1 Cat and Mouse     1 Change Seat Relay     5 Charlie Over the Water     5 Colors     2 Hide in Sight     2 Hide the Clock     3 I See Red     3 Music Rush     5 New Orleans     4 Poison Seat     3 Rat-a-tat Race     6 Spin Around Race     7 Tap Relay     6

For Intermediate Pupils

Compass     11 Corner Spry     9 Change Seats     14 Clapping Song     12 Flag Race     10 Frogs in Sea     9 Geography     11 History Race     13 Hunt the Rattler     8 Indian Trail     12 Initial Tag     8 Jerusalem, Jericho, Jemima     10 Last Man     14 Magic Music     8 Multiplication Race     13 Name Race     9 Number Relay     13 Poem Race     14 Relay Run Around     15 Rhymes     12 Seat Vaulting Tag     10 Spelling Words     11 Sticker     8

For Advanced and High School Pupils

Art Gallery     19 Bowknot Relay     20 Cooking Race     21 Definitions     16 Descriptive Adjectives     17 Directions     23 Distinguishing by Smell     19 Distinguishing Sounds     18 Drawing Animals     20 Geography     16 Grammar Race     22 Guessing Dimensions     19 Historical Pictures     20 Jumbled Words     17 Laugh     19 Mysterious Articles     19 Schoolroom Tag     22 Seeing and Remembering     16 Spelling Game     21 Store     18 Train of Thoughts     20

Schoolyard Games

For Primary Pupils

Back to Back     26 Chase the Rabbit     24 Handkerchief Tag     25 Peggy in Ring     26 Progression     25 Puss in Corner     26 Shadow Tag     25 Squirrel in Trees     25 Statues     24 Steps     24

For Intermediate Pupils

Antony Over     29 Ball Tag     36 Channel Tag     35 Chicken Market     31 Chickidy Hand     31 Circle Chase     34 Couple Tag     36 Fox and Rabbit     31 Fox Trail     33 In and Out     30 Link Race     27 Maze Tag     27 Oriental Tag     36 Pass Ball     32 Poison     32 Reuben and Rachel     35 Roly Poly     29 Snake and Bird     30 Soak 'Em     35 The Dummy     36 Turtle Tag     29 Weavers Race     34

For Advanced and High School Pupils

Dresden Tag     37 Fox and Geese     37 Freight Train Tag     39 Hand Baseball     41 Kick Ball     41 Last Couple Out     41 Partner Swat Tag     38 Pin Ball     40 Plug the Hole     38 Red, White and Blue     39 Roll Ball     39 Spanish Fly     42 Take Away     39 Tony Says     43

SOCIABLE GAMES FOR THE HOME, CHURCH, ETC.

For the Home:

Board and Nail Puzzle     49 Captain Kidd's Gold     53 Catechism of States     47 Chic-a-dee     53 Come-She-Come     45 Floor Baseball     51 Hide the Thimble     45 Last Match     46 Red Triangle Ring Toss     50 Spinning for 20     49 Spin the Platter     48 Step by Step     48 Tit Tat Too     45 Twenty Questions     44 You Know Me     45 Your House, My House     46

Ice Breakers for Sociables

Bean Penalty     57 Bird Hunt     55 Matching Advertisements     56 Matching Proverbs     56 Mixing March     56 Musical Medley     57 My Month     55 Poison Circle     55 Puzzled Words     57 Shoe Hunt     56 Trip Around the World     57

Social Games for Grown-Ups

Analogues     63 Biographic Cartoons     59 Charades     64 Ghost     64 Gossiping     63 Illustrated Songs     59 Knight of the Cracker     65 Match Boxing     66 Muddled Words     60 Poor Pussy     62 Rooster     62 Smiles     59 Tea Pot     60 Trades     61 Who Are They?     61 Who Is It?     61

Sociable Games for Young People

Barnyard Chorus     68 Birds     70 Donkey Solo     68 Exchange     68 Feather Tag     70 Fruit Basket     67 Going to Jerusalem     72 Guess the Sound     69 Hush     71 Jack's Alive     71 Rapid Transit     69 Rhyming Verbs     67 Shifting Seats     69 Simple Simon's Silly Smile     71 What Animal?     67 Wink     71

Trick Games for Sociables

Aeroplane Ride     80 Blind Blow     77 Boots Without Shoes     76 Clairvoyant     75 Coin and Card Snap     77 Divesting     82 Egg Smash     81 Hay Stack     76 Hindoo Blind Reading     73 Knights of the Sacred Whistle     75 Magic Answers     74 Mental Telepathy     73 Musical Notes     81 Newspaper Touch     76 Number Trick     78 Penny Wise     78 Pigs in Pen     78 Reading Temples     80 Scissors Crossed     75 Siam Club     82 The Paper Artist     74 Tricks with Matches     77

Stunt Athletic Meet

Bawl Game     83 Chair Tilting     85 Discus Throw     85 Duel Tug of War     84 Elimination Race     87 Hammer Throw     86 Head Toss     84 Javelin Throw     86 Light Weight Race     86 Long Glum     86 Lucky     84 One Mile Run     86 Peanut Relay     83 Peanut Throw     84 Ring the Bell     85 Running Broad Grin     86 Shot Put     84 Standing Broad Jump     83 Standing High Jump     83 Turtle