The party being seated in a circle, the player who has been chosen to commence the game takes a knotted handkerchief, and throws it suddenly into another’s lap, calling out at the same time either “Earth!” “Water!” “Air!” or “Fire!”
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Category: Indoor Games for Kids
WHAT IS MY THOUGHT LIKE? – Indoor Games for Kids
The leader of the game commences it by asking each of his companions in turn, “What is my thought like?”
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HAND GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
The game of Hand is of great antiquity, and is common to almost every nation, whether savage or civilized.
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FOX AND GEESE GAME – Board Games for Kids
FOX AND GEESE GAME. Fifteen ordinary draughtsmen compose the flock of geese. The fox may either be two draughtsmen placed one upon another, or any small object which may be at hand.
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HOT BOILED BEANS GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
In this game, one of the players is sent out of the room, while the others hide a handkerchief or any small article that can be easily secreted.
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NINE MEN’S MORRIS GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
NINE MEN’S MORRIS is an ancient English game, and ought not to be laid aside; so we resuscitate it for the benefit of young England.
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HOT COCKLES GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
One player with his eyes bandaged lays his head on a chair, or in another player’s lap, while the others strike him on his back with their open hands.
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Drawing games for kids on paper – HEAD, BODY AND LEGS GAME
One player takes an oblong piece of paper, and having divided it into three equal parts by folding, he sketches a comic head, either with pen or pencil, in the upper space;
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HOW? WHERE? AND WHEN? GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
One of the players is sent out of the room, while the others fix upon a subject, which may be anything to which the three questions, “How do you like it?” “Where do you like it?” and “When do you like it?” will apply.
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Indoor Games for Kids – SCHIMMEL
To play this amusing game, which is of German origin, it is necessary to be furnished with five cards, on which are painted the figures of a white horse, an inn, a bell, a hammer, and a bell and hammer;
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HUNT THE SLIPPER GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
This old-fashioned pastime is so generally known that it is scarcely necessary to describe it;
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HUNT THE WHISTLE GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
A boy who has never seen the game played is elected hunter; the others seat themselves on the ground, as in Hunt the Slipper.
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MAGIC MUSIC GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
This is a very similar game to Hot Boiled Beans. One player having been sent out of the room, the others arrange some simple task for him to perform on his return.
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POST GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
This exciting game may be played by an unlimited number, and is particularly adapted for a large party.
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Indoor Games for Kids – BLIND MAN’S BUFF GAME
Consists in one person having a handkerchief bound over his eyes, so as to completely blind him, and thus blindfolded trying to chase the other players, either by the sound of their footsteps,
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PROVERBS GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
One player leaves the room, and while he is absent the rest fix upon some proverb. The words are then distributed among them, and each player, in reply to a question asked by the guesser, has to introduce his particular word.
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Indoor Games for Kids – BUFF GAME
In this game one of the players enters the room, armed with a poker, with which he taps on the floor.
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RED-CAP AND BLACK-CAP GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
The players sit round in a circle, each taking a colour. Thus one is red-cap, another black-cap, and so on. One of them, who takes the place of master, and has no colour, taking up a cap says:
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Indoor Games for Kids – CONCERT GAME
A noisier game than this could scarcely be desired by the most boisterous of our young friends.
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SHADOW BUFF GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
Shadow Buff differs very materially from Blind Man’s Buff, but it is equally amusing. A large piece of white linen should be fastened neatly up at one end of room, so that it hangs quite smooth;
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