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New Year's Day
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Horns
_5 to 60 players._ _Indoors; out of doors; schoolroom._ ...

Kites
In China, and to some extent in Holland, kite-flying is not t...

Charlie Over The Water
This is an old game and is always popular. The children form ...

Game Of Fate
Guests take part, seated in a circle. Three Fates are chosen,...

Teapot.
One player leaves the room, and while he is gone the rest d...

Apple-seed Test
Cut an apple open and pick out seeds from core. If only two s...

Fives The Game
"Fives" is a game which is a test also of one's store of info...

The Candle-lighters

Source: What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games And Pastimes
Category: GAMES FOR A PARTY





Another balancing game. Two boys face each other, each with a candle,
one of which is lighted and the other not. Kneeling on the right knee
only and keeping the left leg entirely off the ground, they have to
make one candle light the other.




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