Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium

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Author

Bancroft, Jessie H. (Jessie Hubbell), 1867-1952

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Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure

Subject

Games

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Text

eBook-No.

25660

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25660

Release Date

May 31, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.GAMES FOR THE PLAYGROUND, HOME, SCHOOL AND GYMNASIUM
2. 2.BY JESSIE H. BANCROFT
3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.INTRODUCTION
6. 6.INTRODUCTION
7. 7.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
8. 8.TO THE TEACHER OF GAMES
9. 9.COUNTING-OUT; CHOOSING SIDES
10. 10.COUNTING-OUT; CHOOSING SIDES AND TURNS; "WHO'S IT?"
11. 11.MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES
12. 12.MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES — ALL UP RELAY — ANIMAL BLIND MAN'S BUFF — ANIMAL CHASE — ARROW CHASE — AUTOMOBILE RACE — BARLEY BREAK — BASTE THE BEAR — BEAR IN THE PIT — BEND AND STRETCH RELAY — BIRD CATCHER — BLACK AND WHITE — BLACKBOARD RELAY — BLACK TOM — BLIND BELL — BLIND MAN'S BUFF — BODY GUARD — BULL IN THE RING — BUNCH OF IVY — BUNG THE BUCKET — BUYING A LOCK — CAT AND MICE — CAT AND RAT — CATCH AND PULL TUG OF WAR — CATCH OF FISH — CATCH THE CANE — CAVALRY DRILL — CENTIPEDE — CHANGING SEATS — Changing Seats—I — Changing Seats—II — CHARLEY OVER THE WATER — CHICKADEE-DEE — CHICKEN MARKET — CHICKIDY HAND — CHINESE CHICKEN — CHINESE WALL — CIRCLE RACE — CIRCLE RELAY — CIRCLE SEAT RELAY — CLAM SHELL COMBAT — CLUB SNATCH — COCK STRIDE — CROSSING THE BROOK — CROSS TAG — DO THIS, DO THAT — DOUBLE RELAY RACES — First Relay — Second Relay — Third Relay — Fourth Relay — Fifth Relay — Sixth Relay — Seventh Relay — Cautions — DROP THE HANDKERCHIEF — DUCK ON A ROCK — DUMB-BELL TAG — EVERY MAN IN HIS OWN DEN — EXCHANGE — FARMER IS COMING (THE) — FENCE TAG — FIRE ON THE MOUNTAINS — FLOWERS AND THE WIND (THE) — FOLLOW CHASE — FOLLOW THE LEADER — FORCING THE CITY GATES — FORTRESS — FOX AND GEESE — FOX AND SQUIRREL — FOX TRAIL (DOUBLE RIM) — FOX TRAIL (SINGLE RIM) — FRENCH TAG — FROG IN THE MIDDLE — GARDEN SCAMP — GOING TO JERUSALEM — GOOD MORNING — GUESS WHO — GYPSY — HANG TAG — HAVE YOU SEEN MY SHEEP? — HIDE AND SEEK — HIDE AND SEEK — HIDE THE THIMBLE — HIGH WINDOWS — HILL DILL — HIP — HOME TAG — HOPPING RELAY RACE — HOUND AND RABBIT — HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON? — HUCKLE, BUCKLE, BEAN STALK — HUNT (THE) — HUNT THE FOX — HUNT THE SLIPPER — INDIAN CLUB RACE — I SAY, "STOOP!" — I SPY — JACK BE NIMBLE — JACOB AND RACHEL — JAPANESE CRAB RACE — JAPANESE TAG — JOHNNY RIDE A PONY — JUMPING RELAY RACE — JUMPING ROPE — I. Small Single Rope — II. One Large Rope — III. Two Large Ropes — IV. Large Single Rope and Small Individual Rope — JUMP THE SHOT — KALEIDOSCOPE — LADY OF THE LAND — LAME FOX AND CHICKENS — LAST COUPLE OUT — LAST MAN — LEADER AND FOOTER — LEAPFROG — LEAPFROG — LEAPFROG RACE — LETTING OUT THE DOVES — LOST CHILD (THE) — MASTER OF THE RING — MAZE TAG — MENAGERIE — MIDNIGHT — MOON AND MORNING STARS — MOTHER, MAY I GO OUT TO PLAY? — MOTHER, MOTHER, THE POT BOILS OVER! — MY LADY'S TOILET — NUMBERS CHANGE — OBSERVATION — ODD MAN'S CAP — OLD BUZZARD — OLD MAN TAG — OLD WOMAN FROM THE WOOD — OYSTER SHELL — PAR — PARTNER TAG — PEBBLE CHASE — PINCH-O — PITCH PEBBLE — POISON — POISON SNAKE — POM POM PULLAWAY — POOR PUSSY — POTATO RACES — POTATO RACE—I — POTATO RACE—II — POTATO SHUTTLE RELAY — POTATO SPOON RACE — PRISONER'S BASE — PRISONER'S BASE—I — PRISONER'S BASE—II — PRISONER'S BASE—III — PRISONER'S BASE—IV — PRISONER'S BASE—V — PUSS IN A CORNER — PUSS IN THE CIRCLE — RAILROAD TRAIN — RED LION — RING-A-LIEVIO — RINGMASTER — ROBBERS AND SOLDIERS — ROLLING TARGET — ROUND AND ROUND WENT THE GALLANT SHIP — RUN, SHEEP, RUN! — SADDLE THE NAG — SARDINES — SCHOOLROOM TAG — SHADOW TAG — SHUTTLE RELAY — SIEGE — SINGLE RELAY RACE — SKIN THE GOAT — SKYTE THE BOB — SLAP CATCH — SLAP JACK — SLIPPER SLAP — SMUGGLING THE GEG — SNOW DART — SNOW SNAKE — SPANISH FLY — SPANS — SPIN THE PLATTER — SPOONING — SQUIRREL AND NUT — SQUIRREL IN TREES — STAGE COACH — STAKE GUARD — STEALING STICKS — STEP — STILL POND; NO MORE MOVING! — STONE — STOOP TAG — SUN DIAL — TAG — TAG — TAG THE WALL RELAY — TEN STEPS — THIMBLE RING — THIRD MAN — THIRD SLAP — THREE DEEP — TOMMY TIDDLER'S GROUND — TOSSING WANDS — TRADES — TREE PARTY — TRIPLE CHANGE — TUG OF WAR — UNDER THE CUCKOO'S NEST — VAULTING SEATS — WAND RACE — WAND TUG OF WAR — WATER SPRITE — WEATHER COCK — WEE BOLOGNA MAN — WHIP TAG — WHO GOES ROUND MY STONE WALL? — WINK — WOLF — WOOD TAG — WRESTLING — YARDS OFF
13. 13.QUIET GAMES
14. 14.QUIET GAMES — AUTHOR'S INITIALS — "B" GAME — BARGAIN COUNTER — BEAST, BIRD, OR FISH — BUZZ — CAKE SALE — CAT PARTY — CRAMBO — CROSS QUESTIONS — DUMB CRAMBO — FIND THE RING — FLOWER MATCH — GRASS BLADE — HANDS UP—HANDS DOWN — HEN ROOST — HORNS — INITIALS — LEAF BY LEAF — LITERARY LORE — LONDON — MINISTER'S CAT (THE) — MUSIC BOX — MY LADY'S LAP DOG — NAUGHTS AND CROSSES — NIMBLE SQUIRREL — PENNY WISE — PLANTING A GARDEN — PRINCE OF PARIS — RECOGNITION — SCAT — SEEKING FOR GOLD — SHAKESPEAREAN ROMANCE (A) — SIMON SAYS — SKETCHES — TIDBITS FARMER (THE) — TIP TAP TOE — UP, JENKINS! — WHAT IS MY THOUGHT LIKE? — WOODLAND LOVERS (THE) — ZOO
15. 15.FEATS AND FORFEITS
16. 16.FEATS AND FORFEITS — I. Contests For Two: Wrestling Matches and Tugs of War — II. Races — III. Miscellaneous Feats — IV. FORFEITS
17. 17.SINGING GAMES
18. 18.SINGING GAMES — DID YOU EVER SEE A LASSIE? — DRAW A BUCKET OF WATER — DUCK DANCE (THE) — FARMER IN THE DELL — HUNTING — ITISKIT, ITASKET — KEEP MOVING — KING OF FRANCE (THE) — KITTY WHITE — LEAVES ARE GREEN — LET THE FEET GO TRAMP — LONDON BRIDGE — LOOBY LOO — MUFFIN MAN — MULBERRY BUSH — NUTS IN MAY — OATS, PEAS, BEANS — ROUND AND ROUND THE VILLAGE — SNAIL
19. 19.BALLS AND BEAN BAGS
20. 20.BALLS AND BEAN BAGS — SPECIFICATIONS FOR BALLS, BEAN BAGS, MARKING GROUNDS, ETC. — MARKING GROUNDS
21. 21.BEAN BAG AND OAT SACK GAMES — BAG PILE — BEAN BAG AND BASKET RELAY — BEAN BAG BOARD — BEAN BAG BOX — BEAN BAG CIRCLE TOSS — BEAN BAG RING THROW — CATCH BASKET — CRISS-CROSS GOAL — DESK RELAY — FETCH AND CARRY — HAND OVER HEAD BEAN BAG — JUMP THE BEAN BAG — PASSING RELAYS — PASSING RACE — PASS AND TOSS RELAY (SINGLE LINE) — PASS AND TOSS RELAY (DOUBLE LINE) — TARGET TOSS — TEACHER AND CLASS — VAULTING RELAY — BALL GAMES SUITABLE FOR BEAN BAGS
22. 22.BALL GAMES
23. 23.BALL GAMES — ALL RUN — ARCH BALL — ARCH GOAL BALL — BALL CHASE — BALL DRILL — BALLOON BALL — BALLOON GOAL — BALL PUSS — BALL STAND — BALL TAG — BASKET BALL DISTANCE THROW — BATTLE BALL — BOMBARDMENT — BOUNDARY BALL — BOUND BALL — BOWL BALL — CALL BALL — CAPTAIN BALL — CAPTAIN BALL—I — CAPTAIN BALL—II — CAPTAIN BALL—III — EMPEROR BALL — PROGRESSIVE CAPTAIN BALL — SCHOOLROOM CAPTAIN BALL — CENTER BASE — CENTER CATCH BALL — CENTER CLUB BOWLS — CIRCLE BALL — CIRCLE CLUB BOWLS — CIRCLE DODGE BALL — CIRCLE STRIDE BALL — CIRCLE ZIGZAG — CLUB BOWLS — CORNER BALL — CORNER SPRY — CRACKABOUT — CURTAIN BALL — DEAD BALL — DODGEBALL — DODGEBALL — CIRCLE DODGEBALL — DOUBLE DODGEBALL — PROGRESSIVE DODGEBALL — SCHOOLROOM DODGEBALL — DOUBLE CORNER BALL — DOUBLE DODGEBALL — DRIVE BALL — FIST BALL — FOOTBALL TAG — HAND BALL DRILL — I. HAND BALL DRILL (ELEMENTARY) — A. BOUNDING — B. TOSSING — C. BOUNDING AGAINST WALL — II. HAND BALL DRILL (ADVANCED) — A. TOSSING — HAND FOOTBALL — HOME RUN — LINE BALL — LINE CLUB BOWLS (DOUBLE) — LINE CLUB BOWLS (SINGLE) — LINE ZIGZAG — MOUNT BALL — NINE-COURT BASKET BALL — OVER AND UNDER RELAY — OVERTAKE — PASS BALL RELAY — PIG IN A HOLE — PROGRESSIVE CAPTAIN BALL — PROGRESSIVE DODGEBALL — RING CALL BALL — ROLEY POLEY — ROUND BALL — RUSSIAN HOLE BALL — SCHOOLROOM DODGEBALL — SCHOOLROOM VOLLEY BALL — SPUD — SQUARE BALL — STOOL BALL — STRIDE BALL — TEN TRIPS — TETHER BALL — THREE HOLES — TOSS BALL — TREE BALL — VOLLEY BALL — WALL BALL DRILL — WAR — ZIGZAG GAMES — CIRCLE ZIGZAG — LINE ZIGZAG—I — LINE ZIGZAG—II — LINE ZIGZAG—III — ZIGZAG OVERHEAD TOSS
24. 24.INDEX
25. 25.GAMES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
26. 26.GAMES FOR HIGH SCHOOLS — MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES — Ball Games
27. 27.GAMES FOR PLAYGROUNDS, GYMNASIUMS, AND LARGE NUMBERS — MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES — SINGING GAMES — BEAN BAG GAMES — GAMES FOR EITHER BALLS OR BEAN BAGS — BALL GAMES
28. 28.GAMES FOR BOYS' AND GIRLS' SUMMER CAMPS — ACTIVE GAMES — SINGING GAMES — QUIET GAMES — BEAN BAG GAMES — GAMES FOR EITHER BALLS OR BEAN BAGS — BALL GAMES
29. 29.HOUSE-PARTY AND COUNTRY-CLUB GAMES — ACTIVE GAMES — QUIET GAMES
30. 30.GAMES FOR CHILDREN'S PARTIES — ACTIVE GAMES — QUIET GAMES — SINGING GAMES — BEAN BAG GAMES — BALL GAMES — GAMES FOR EITHER BALLS OR BEAN BAGS
31. 31.SEASHORE GAMES
32. 32.ALPHABETICAL INDEX
33. 33.APPENDIX — END BALL — NEW YORK CAPTAIN BALL

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