GAMES FOR PLAYGROUNDS, GYMNASIUMS, AND LARGE NUMBERS
Reading edition
The term "playground" is here used to designate a general outdoor play space of liberal area. The open country or a village would be just as suitable for many of the games, though with few exceptions they may be played in limited territory. With the exception of the hide-and-seek games almost all are equally suitable for both playground and gymnasium. The list includes games for players from kindergarten age to adults, and for both large and small numbers. For games for players of different ages, see Index for Elementary and High Schools.
In the column indicating which games are suited to large numbers, the figures indicate the largest number with which the game may be well played. Still larger numbers of players may participate, but the group method is advisable for so many.
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES
For Large Numbers Page
All-up Relay60+45
Animal Blind Man's Buff30+46
Animal Chase30+46
Arrow Chase47
Barley Break48
Baste the Bear30+49
Bear in the Pit30+50
Bird Catcher60 52
Black and White100 52
Black Tom30+54
Blind Bell100 55
Blind Man's Buff30+55
Body Guard30+56
Bull in the Ring30+56
Bunch of Ivy60+57
Bung the Bucket30 57
Buying a Lock30+58
Cat and Rat30+60
Catch and Pull Tug of War100 60
Catch of Fish30+61
Catch the Cane30+62
Cavalry Drill100 62
Centipede63
Charley over the Water30+65
Chickadee-dee65
Chicken Market66
Chickidy Hand30+67
Chinese Chicken30+68
Chinese Wall60+68
Circle Race30+69
Circle Relay60+70
Clam Shell Combat30 71
Club Snatch60 72
Cock Stride74
Cross Tag30+75
Crossing the Brook60+74
Do this, Do that60+75
Double Relay Races100 76
Drop the Handkerchief30+80
Duck on a Rock30+81
Dumb-bell Tag30+83
Every Man in his Own Den30+83
Exchange30+84
Farmer is coming, The30+85
Fence Tag30+85
Fire on the Mountains30+86
Flowers and the Wind, The30+87
Follow Chase30+88
Follow the Leader60+89
Forcing the City Gates30+89
Fortress100 90
Fox and Geese30+92
Fox Trail, Double Rim30+93
Fox Trail, Single Rim95
French Tag60+96
Frog in the Middle30+96
Garden Scamp30+97
Going to Jerusalem60+98
Good Morning60+99
Guess Who30+100
Gypsy101
Hang Tag100 101
Have you seen my Sheep?30+102
Hide and Seek103
Hide the Thimble60 104
High Windows30+104
Hill Dill30+ 105
Hip30+ 105
Home Tag60+ 106
Hopping Relay Race100 106
Hound and Rabbit60+ 107
How Many Miles to Babylon?100 108
Huckle, Buckle, Bean Stalk60 109
Hunt, The30+ 110
Hunt the Fox60+ 110
Hunt the Slipper30+111
Indian Club Race100 112
I say, "Stoop!"60+ 113
I Spy30+ 113
Jack be Nimble60+114
Jacob and Rachel30+ 115
Japanese Crab Race60+115
Japanese Tag60+116
Johnny Ride a Pony60 116
Jumping Relay Race60+117
Jumping Rope—I (small single rope) 100 118
Jumping Rope—II (one large rope) 100 119
Jumping Rope—III (two large ropes) 100 121
Jumping Rope—IV (large and small ropes)121
Jump the Shot60+122
Kaleidoscope30+122
Lady of the Land123
Lame Fox and Chickens30+124
Last Couple Out30+125
Leader and Footer60+127
Leapfrog100 127
Leapfrog Race100+129
Letting out the Doves30+129
Lost Child, The30+130
Master of the Ring30+131
Maze Tag100 131
Menagerie60+132
Midnight30+133
Moon and Morning Stars30+133
Mother, may I go out to Play?134
Mother, Mother, the Pot boils Over135
My Lady's Toilet30+138
Numbers Change30+139
Odd Man's Cap30+140
Old Buzzard30+141
Old Woman from the Wood60+143
Oyster Shell100 143
Par30+144
Partner Tag100 145
Pebble Chase30+145
Pinch-o30+146
Pitch Pebble147
Poison30+148
Poison Snake30+149
Pom Pom Pullaway30+149
Potato Race100 151-2
Potato Shuttle Relay100 154
Potato Spoon Race60 155
Prisoner's Base30+157-161
Prisoner's Base—I30+157
Prisoner's Base—II30+158
Prisoner's Base—III30+159
Prisoner's Base—IV30+161
Prisoner's Base—V30+161
Puss in a Corner30+163
Puss in the Circle30+164
Railroad Train100 164
Red Lion30+165
Relay Races60-100
All-up Relay45
Circle Relay70
Double Relay76
Potato Races151-155
Shuttle Relay 100 173
Single Relay175
Ring-a-lievio30+166
Ringmaster60+167
Robbers and Soldiers100 168
Rolling Target30 169
Round and Round went the Gallant Ship 30+170
Run, Sheep, Run30+170
Saddle the Nag30+171
Sardines30+172
Seeking for Gold234
Shadow Tag60+173
Shuttle Relay100 173
Single Relay Race100 175
Skin the Goat176
Skyte the Bob177
Slap Catch30+178
Slap Jack30+179
Slipper Slap30+179
Smuggling the Geg30+180
Spanish Fly30+182
Spans183
Spin the Platter30+183
Spooning30 184
Squirrel in Trees100 185
Stage Coach60+185
Stake Guard30+186
Stealing Sticks30+188
Step30+188
Still Pond, No More Moving30+189
Stone30+190
Stoop Tag60+190
Sun Dial190
Tag Games60+191
Ten Steps30+193
Thimble Ring30+194
Third Man100 194
Third Slap30+195
Three Deep60 196
Tommy Tiddler's Ground30+197
Tossing Wands60+198
Trades60+199
Tree Party60 199
Triple Change60+100
Tug of War (See Catch and Pull Tug of War and Wand Tug of War, also Contests for Two, under "Feats and Forfeits.")
Under the Cuckoo's Nest30 201
Wand Race30+102
Wand Tug of War100 203
Water Sprite30+103
Wee Bologna Man, The60+104
Whip Tag30+105
Who goes round my Stone Wall?30+106
Wolf30+108
Wood Tag30+109
Quiet Games
See Section on Quiet Games213
SINGING GAMES
For Large Numbers Page
Did you ever see a Lassie?60+161
Draw a Bucket of Water60+163
Duck Dance, The30+164
Farmer in the Dell30+165
Hunting60+167
Itisket, Itasket30+168
Keep Moving60+170
King of France60+173
Kitty White30+174
Leaves are Green60+176
Let the Feet go Tramp60+176
London Bridge30+178
Looby Loo60+180
Muffin Man30+182
Mulberry Bush60+183
Nuts in May60+185
Oats, Peas, Beans60 287
Round and Round the Village30+190
Snail60+192
BEAN BAG GAMES
For Large Numbers Page
Bag Pile100 303
Bean Bag Board30+104
Bean Bag Box305
Bean Bag Circle Toss30+105
Bean Bag Ring Throw60+106
Criss-cross Goal60+107
Passing Race100 312
Pass and Toss Relay (Single Line)60 313
Pass and Toss Relay (Double Line)314
Target Toss60 315
Teacher and Class60 316
GAMES FOR EITHER BALLS OR BEAN BAGS
For Large Numbers Page
All Run30+121
Arch Ball100 321
Arch Goal Ball60 323
Call Ball30+138
Center Catch Ball30+155
Circle Ball60+156
Club Bowls60+159
Center Club Bowls355
Line Club Bowls (Single)386
Line Club Bowls (Double)385
Corner Spry60+160
Dodgeball60+163
Over and Under Relay100 392
Overtake60 393
Ring Call Ball30+199
Round Ball60+101
Zigzag Games100 419
Circle Zigzag419
Line Zigzag—I421
Line Zigzag—II422
Line Zigzag—III423
Zigzag Overhead Toss424
BALL GAMES
For Large Numbers Page
All Run30+121
Arch Ball100 321
Arch Goal Ball100 323
Ball Chase324
Balloon Ball325
Balloon Goal100 326
Ball Puss30+127
Ball Stand328
Ball Tag329
Basket Ball Distance Throw329
Battle Ball331
Bombardment100 334
Boundary Ball100 335
Bound Ball30+136
Call Ball30+138
Captain Ball—I339
Captain Ball—II60 341
Captain Ball—III30+144
(See Emperor Ball, Progressive Captain Ball.)
Center Base30+154
Center Catch Ball30+155
Center Club Bowls30+155
Circle Ball60+156
Circle Club Bowls60+157
Circle Dodgeball60 364
Circle Stride Ball30+158
Circle Zigzag (see Zigzag.)419
Corner Ball30+159
Corner Spry60 360
Crackabout60 360
Curtain Ball100 361
Dodgeball60+163
Double Corner Ball100 370
Double Dodgeball60 365
Drive Ball30+175
Emperor Ball30+146
Fist Ball30+176
Football Tag30+179
Hand Ball Drill—I (Elementary)100 380
Hand Ball Drill—II (Advanced)100 381
Hand Football30+182
Line Ball60 384
Line Club Bowls (Double)60+185
Line Club Bowls (Single)60+186
Line Zigzag421-423
Mount Ball100 387
Nine-court Basket Ball60 388
Over and Under Relay100 392
Overtake60+193
Pass Ball Relay100 395
Pig in a Hole60+197
Progressive Captain Ball100 349
Progressive Dodgeball366
Ring Call Ball30+199
Roley Poley399
Round Ball60+101
Russian Hole Ball401
Spud100 404
Square Ball30+104
Stool Ball406
Stride Ball100 407
Tether Ball409
Three Holes411
Toss Ball60 412
Tree Ball413
Volley Ball30 413
Wall Ball Drill416
War60+117
Zigzag Games419
Circle Zigzag60 419
Line Zigzag—I100 421
Line Zigzag—II100 422
Line Zigzag—III100 423
Zigzag Overhead Toss100 424