GAMES FOR CHILDREN'S PARTIES
Reading edition
The games in this list are mainly for children from four to ten or twelve years of age. They are suitable both for indoors and the lawn. While most of them call for only a mild form of exercise, a few of the more lively running games are included. The so-called quiet games are not necessarily noiseless, but are distinguished from active games in which the players move around.
ACTIVE GAMES
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All-up Relay45
Animal Blind Man's Buff46
Animal Chase46
Barley Break48
Baste the Bear49
Bird Catcher, The52
Black and White52
Blind Man's Buff55
Blind Bell55
Body Guard56
Bunch of Ivy57
Cat and Rat60
Catch the Cane62
Catch of Fish61
Charley over the Water65
Club Snatch72
Crossing the Brook74
Do This, Do That75
Drop the Handkerchief80
Dumb-bell Tag83
Exchange84
Farmer is Coming, The85
Flowers and the Wind, The87
Follow Chase88
Follow the Leader89
Fox and Geese92
Fox and Squirrel93
Garden Scamp97
Going to Jerusalem98
Good Morning99
Guess Who100
Gypsy, The101
Have you seen my Sheep?102
Hide and Seek103
Hide the Thimble104
High Windows104
Hopping Relay Race106
Hound and Rabbit107
How Many Miles to Babylon?108
Huckle, Buckle, Bean Stalk109
Hunt the Slipper111
I Spy113
I say, "Stoop!"113
Jack be Nimble114
Jacob and Rachel115
Japanese Tag116
Kaleidoscope122
Lady of the Land123
Lame Fox and Chickens124
Last Couple Out125
Letting Out the Doves129
Lost Child, The130
Maze Tag131
Menagerie132
Midnight133
Mother, may I go out to Play? 134
Mother, Mother, the Pot boils Over 135
My Lady's Toilet138
Numbers Change139
Observation139
Odd Man's Cap140
Old Buzzard141
Old Woman from the Wood143
Partner Tag145
Pebble Chase145
Pinch-o146
Potato Shuttle Relay154
Potato Spoon Race155
Puss in the Circle164
Puss in a Corner163
Railroad Train164
Ring Master167
Sardines172
Slap Catch178
Slap Jack178
Slipper Slap179
Spin the Platter183
Squirrel in Trees185
Step188
Still Pond, No More Moving189
Stoop Tag190
Sun Dial190
Thimble Ring194
Three Deep196
Trades199
Tree Party199
Wee Bologna Man, The204
What is my Thought Like?240
Who goes round my Stone Wall? 206
Wood Tag209
QUIET GAMES
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"B" Game, The213
Beast, Bird, and Fish215
Buzz216
Cross Questions219
Dumb Crambo219
Find the Ring220
Flower Match220
Grass Blade221
Hen Roost223
Horns223
Keep Moving270
Leaf by Leaf225
Literary Lore225
London226
Minister's Cat, The227
Music Box228
My Lady's Lap Dog228
Naughts and Crosses229
Penny Wise230
Planting a Garden231
Poor Pussy150
Prince of Paris232
Simon Says235
Tip, Tap, Toe237
Up, Jenkins!239
What is my Thought Like?240
Zoo, The242
SINGING GAMES
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Did you ever see a Lassie?261
Draw a Bucket of Water263
Duck Dance, The264
Farmer in the Dell265
Hunting267
Itisket, Itasket268
Kitty White274
Leaves are Green276
London Bridge278
Looby Loo280
Muffin Man282
Mulberry Bush283
Nuts in May285
Oats, Peas, Beans287
Round and Round the Village290
Snail292
BEAN BAG GAMES
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Bag Pile303
Bean Bag Board304
Bean Bag Box305
Bean Bag Circle Toss305
Bean Bag Ring Throw306
Target Toss315
Teacher and Class316
Zigzag Games419
BALL GAMES
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Balloon Ball325
Balloon Goal326
Call Ball338
Center Catch Ball355
Circle Ball356
Ring Call Ball399
Round Ball401
Zigzag Games419
GAMES FOR EITHER BALLS OR BEAN BAGS
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All Run321
Arch Ball321
Call Ball338
Center Catch Ball355
Circle Ball356
Club Bowls359
Corner Spry360
Dodgeball363
Over and Under Relay392
Overtake393
Ring Call Ball399
Round Ball401
Zigzag Games419