GamesSteps.One child is chosen out. This one stands by a post or door ... Fox And Geese (For other games sometimes known by this title, see _Fox Trai... Tracing If the drawings are to be traced, tracing-paper, or transpare... Wall Ball Drill _2 to 10 players._ _Out of doors; gymnasium._ _Hand b... Flour Test A bowl is filled tightly with flour. During the process of fi... Shuffle-board A game which is often played on shipboard can be modified for... Ringmaster _10 to 60 players._ _Playground; gymnasium; parlor._ ... Cock Stride _3 to 15 players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ This game... |
Source: What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games And Pastimes
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Dumb PerformancesVery good fun can be had also from impromptu pantomimes, where the
performers enact some story which every one knows, such as "Aladdin"
or "Red Riding Hood" or "Cinderella"; or a scene from history proper,
or from village or family history. The contrast between the splendor
of Cinderella's carriage in the story and the old perambulator which
has to serve in the charade only adds to the fun. Every one, being
dumb, acts to the utmost. It is sometimes more amusing if all the
parts are turned upside down and a boy plays the heroine and a girl
the hero. Where the scene is too tremendous for any representation to
be given, it is best to meet the case frankly and use, as they did in
Shakespeare's day, written labels, such as "This is Aladdin's Palace."
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