This game will be best described by a short dialogue.
Harry.—I am going to put a question in a whisper to Tom, who is seated on my right hand, to which he will reply in the same tone.
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TRADES GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
Every player, except one who holds the office of reader, selects a trade or profession, which he must retain throughout the game.
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DUMB MOTIONS GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
The players form sides, and decide who shall be masters and who men. The principal aim of the men is to keep working as long as possible, and to prevent the masters taking their places.
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TRUSSED FOWLS GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
Two boys having seated themselves on the floor, are trussed by their playmates; that is to say, each boy has his wrists tied together with a handkerchief, and his legs secured just above the ancles with another;
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FAMILY COACH GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
The chief player in this amusing game must possess the faculty of inventing a long story, as well as a tolerably good memory.
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THE TWO HATS GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
This game, although only two persons are engaged in it at a time, furnishes much amusement, from the contradictory nature of its words and actions.
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THE FOUR ELEMENTS GAME – Indoor Games for Kids
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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