Games For All Occasions

About this eBook

Author

Blain, Mary E., 1872-1950

Title

Games for All Occasions

Credits

Produced by Barbara Tozier, Annie McGuire, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure

Subject

Games

Category

Text

eBook-No.

24597

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24597

Release Date

February 13, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.GAMES FOR ALL OCCASIONS — BY
2. 2.MARY E. BLAIN — CHICAGO — BREWER, BARSE & CO. — Copyright, 1909 — By Brewer, Barse & Co.
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.GAMES FOR TINY TOTS — A RUNNING MAZE — BEAN BAG — "BIRDS FLY." — BUTTON, BUTTON — BINGO — BLINDMAN'S BUFF — BLOWING THE FEATHER — COCK FIGHTING — CATCHING THE MOUSE — DROP THE HANDKERCHIEF — DONKEY'S TAIL — FROG IN THE MIDDLE — GREEN GRAVEL — HUNT THE RING — HOT TAMALES — HUNT THE SLIPPER — HOT BOILED BEANS AND BACON — HIDE AND SEEK — HISS AND CLAP — LONDON BRIDGE — MISS JENNIA JONES — OATS AND BEANS AND BARLEY — PUSS IN THE CORNER — RULE OF CONTRARY — SOAP BUBBLE BATTLE — SPIDER WEB. — SEVERED FLOWERS
5. 5.GAMES FOR CHILDREN — ACTING PROVERBS — BLIND MAN'S WAND — THE BLIND POSTMAN — BLOWING THE CANDLE — CAT AND MOUSE — THE CLAIRVOYANT — THE CUSHION DANCE — "CHANGE SEATS: THE KING'S COME." — DUCK UNDER THE WATER — THE GARDENER — GOING TO JERUSALEM — GAME OF CAT — GRAND MUFTI — HERE I BAKE, HERE I BREW — HAT GAME — THE HUNTSMAN — "HE CAN DO LITTLE WHO CAN'T DO THIS." — HISSING AND CLAPPING — HOLD FAST! LET GO! — HUNT THE WHISTLE — "I SELL MY BAT, I SELL MY BALL" — JUDGE AND JURY — "MY MASTER BIDS YOU DO AS I DO" — MAGIC MUSIC — MALAGA RAISINS — "OUR OLD GRANNIE DOESN'T LIKE TEA" — ORANGES AND LEMONS — OLD SOLDIER — POST-OFFICE — PETER PIPER — THE SEA AND HER CHILDREN — THE STAGE COACH — SHADOW BUFF — STEPS — THE SPELLING GAME — SIMON SAYS — THE SERGEANT — THE SEA KING — TONGUE TWISTERS — TRADES — THINK OF A NUMBER — THIS AND THAT — WHAT AM I DOING? — WONDERMENT — WINK — RIDDLES
6. 6.GAMES FOR ADULTS — ADVICE — ADJECTIVES — "ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, OR MINERAL?" — ACTING RHYMES — THE BIRD-CATCHER — BUZZ — BIRDS, FRUITS AND FLOWERS — CITIES — THE COOK WHO DOESN'T LIKE PEAS — CONSEQUENCES — CROSS QUESTIONS AND CROOKED ANSWERS — THE CURATE — DEFINITIONS — EARTH, AIR, FIRE AND WATER — THE FARMYARD — THE FORBIDDEN LETTER — THE FORBIDDEN VOWELS — FORTUNE TELLING — THE GAME OF CONVERSATION — GUILTY OR INNOCENT? — GUESSING GROCERIES — GOSSIP — HOW? WHEN? WHERE? — "I LOVE MY LOVE WITH AN A" — IT — "JACK'S ALIVE" — THE MENAGERIE — THE MINISTER'S CAT — MAGIC WRITING — THE "MIMIC" CLUB — MY LADY'S TOILET — PARTNERS — PROVERBS — QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — RUTH AND JACOB — RHYMES — SKETCHES — TRAVELER'S ALPHABET — THOUGHT READING — THE LITTLE DUTCH BAND — "WHAT'S MY THOUGHT LIKE?"
7. 7.Forfeits
8. 8.GAMES FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS
9. 9.New Year's Day — GOOD RESOLUTIONS — TESTING FATES — SPIN THE PLATE — A NEW YEAR'S EVE ENTERTAINMENT — SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW YEAR PARTIES
10. 10.Lincoln's Birthday — MILITARY EUCHRE. — GUESSING CONTEST. — SPLITTING RAILS. — BREAKING THE CHAIN. — LOG CABIN.
11. 11.St. Valentine's Day — ST. VALENTINE'S POST OFFICE — CUPID IS COMING — HEART HUNT — CUPID'S DART — A HEART GUESSING CONTEST — BROKEN HEARTS — TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE
12. 12.Washington's Birthday — A WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON IN WHITE AND RED — GAMES AND PASTIMES FOR WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY — HUNTING THE HATCHET — CHERRY RIPE — WASHINGTON PI — CROSSING THE DELAWARE
13. 13.April Fool's Day — AN APRIL FIRST FESTIVAL — FOLLIES OF FORTUNE — FOLLOW MY FOOT-STEPS — FOOLISHNESS — IT IS TO LAUGH — THE MUSEUM
14. 14.Easter — A LUNCHEON IN WHITE AND YELLOW — AN EASTER BONNET PARTY — MATCHING EGGS — EGG RACE — HEN AND CHICKENS — AN EGG HUNT — BOWLING
15. 15.May Day — MAY POLE DANCE — MAY-DAY FETE — VARIEGATED ROSES — RING AROUND A ROSY — DROP THE FLOWER
16. 16.Fourth of July — WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY — RALLY ROUND THE FLAG — TORPEDO HUNT — THE FLAG OF THE FREE — BATTLES OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR FOURTH OF JULY — FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS
17. 17.Hallow-e'en — APPLE SEEDS — APPLE PARING — APPLE-SEED TEST — BLIND NUT SEEKERS — BARREL-HOOP — RAISIN RACE — HALLOW-E'EN SOUVENIR GAME — CANDLE AND APPLE — TRUE-LOVER TEST — RING AND GOBLET — THREADING A NEEDLE — ALPHABET GAME — NEEDLE GAME — APPLES AND FLOUR — CYNIVER — WALNUT BOATS — WINDING YARN — SNAPDRAGON — NECKLACE — WINNOWING CORN — MAGIC STAIRS — PUMPKIN ALPHABET — JUMPING LIGHTED CANDLE — DUMB CAKE — HIDING RING, THIMBLE AND PENNY — PULLING KALE — PERPLEXING HUNT — DOUGH TEST — WATER EXPERIMENT — THE DREAMER — MIRROR AND APPLE — CELLAR STAIRS — AROUND THE WALNUT TREE — DUCKING FOR APPLES — COMBING HAIR BEFORE MIRROR — THE FOUR SAUCERS — GAME OF FATE — WHERE DWELLS MY LOVER? — FEATHER TESTS — ROSE TEST — DRY BREAD — THE LOAF CAKE — TO TRY ONE'S LUCK — MELTING LEAD — NAMING CHESTNUTS — THE MIRROR — BOWLS — LOVER'S TEST — FLOUR TEST — APPLE SEEDS
18. 18.Thanksgiving — AFTER DINNER GAMES FOR THANKSGIVING DAY — A DINNER FOR HISTORIC CELEBRITIES — A DINNER FOR LITERARY CELEBRITIES — NUTS TO CRACK
19. 19.Christmas — JOLLY ST. NICHOLAS — CHRISTMAS STOCKING — CHRISTMAS CANDLES — HOLLY WREATH OR SNOW BALL — AFTER DINNER GAMES FOR CHRISTMAS — A DINNER FOR CONTEMPORARY CELEBRITIES — A LUNCHEON FOR LITERARY WOMEN
20. 20.INDEX — GAMES FOR TINY TOTS — GAMES FOR CHILDREN — GAMES FOR ADULTS — FORFEITS — GAMES FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS
21. 21.TIGHT-WADS — R. U. TITE — CLARE A. BRIGGS, — BREWER, BARSE & CO. — 300-304 WABASH AVE. :: :: :: :: CHICAGO — The Famous
22. 22.Billy Whiskers Books — By Frances Trego Montgomery — Billy Whiskers' Friends Billy Whiskers Jr. and His Chums Billy Whiskers' Vacation Billy Whiskers' Grandchildren — BREWER, BARSE & CO. — 300-304 WABASH AVE. :: :: :: :: CHICAGO — Everybody should save their
23. 23.THEATRE PROGRAMS
24. 24.PLAYS AND PLAYERS — A Theatre-Goer's Record — BREWER, BARSE & CO. — 300-304 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO
25. 25.CARD CLUB RECORD — NOTE: THIS BOOK MAKES THE VERY BEST KIND OF A CARD PARTY PRIZE — BREWER, BARSE & CO. — 300-304 Wabash Ave. CHICAGO
26. 26.AMERICAN SKAT — By J. CHARLES EICHHORN — BREWER, BARSE & CO. — 300-304 WABASH AVE. :: :: :: :: :: CHICAGO — THE
27. 27.Wealth of Friendship — Compiled by Wallace and Frances Rice — WITH A PREFATORY HOMILY ON — FRIENDSHIP — By the Rev. FRANK W. GUNSAULUS — BREWER, BARSE & CO. — 300-304 WABASH AVE. :: :: :: :: CHICAGO
28. 28.DINNERS AND LUNCHEONS
29. 29.PARTIES AND ENTERTAINMENTS — BREWER, BARSE & CO. — 300-304 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO
30. 30.BREAKFASTS AND TEAS
31. 31.SUPPERS — BREWER, BARSE & CO. — 300-304 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO
32. 32.TOASTS AND AFTER-DINNER STORIES — BREWER, BARSE & CO. — 300-304 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO

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