Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-08-09
GAMES FOR CHILDREN,
Some Simple Ways That the Little Folks
Can Amuse Themselves.

Children from ) to 10 years of age
prefer games that require deal of
vigorous exercise. Ring games are al
WAYS attractive, as also, are those
where the players form in a single or
double lines. The more simple the
game the better. Even the most
familiar and commonplace sort of an
exercise gains new interest by being
played with musical accompaniment.
Hunting the Deer requires the play
ers to stand in double lines as for
contra dance. The child standing at
the head of the line on the right is the
deer. her partner is the hunter. The
deer may run anywhere between the
lines. The piano gives the signal for
the starr, playing some lively hornpipe
or reel. The hunter follows the ex-
act path that the deer takes. If he
varies in this, he is condemned either
to pay forfeit or to change places
with the hunter now standing at the
foot of the line When the deer is
finally caught she and the hunter take
places at the foot of the line. and those
standing at the head go through with
the same and, in turn, take place at
the foot.
The deer who is sufficiently agile to
escape several hunters at one chase
may be rewarded by each hunter with
a knot of ribbon tied upon the sleeve.
This is a merry game. well suited to
Thanksgiving and Christmas parties
where old and young may join in the
frolic.
Hunt the Ring is another game OF
similar type. A ring is slipped upon
rope, and the ends of the rope tied to-
gether. The players, all but one.
stand in q circle outside of the ring.
One stands inside and must find the
ring. which the other players deftlv
pass along under their hands from one
10 another. The player under whose
hand the ring is found must take The
finders place.
We've Caught You. Mousie. Dear"
is ring game very much like tne
Needles Eye. 1t Is very pretty and
simple for quite young children. Two
OF the PLAYERS stand upon hassocks.
join hands and lift them TO form an
arch. which the other players, who
are marching single file III circle.
pass under. the pianist playing "a
march, ut intervals strikes IA chord and
stops playing. At this signal the
hands that form the arch drop and
close about the neck of the PLAYER who
happens To be passing under. The
children cxrlaim: We've caught YOU,
mousie. dear" Sometimes the little
people like To give .mou,ie' nice bit
OF cheese in the shape of 4 kiss.
MousIe now steps upon the hassock,
and the child whose place she takes
joins the march.
..Where's My Chair?' is another
- -'----sFT--5nc less tha~-
the ndmber of players are ser back To
back through the center Of the room.
The players join hands and skip to
lively music around the chairs Sud-
denly the pianist lifts her hands and
the music stops. Each player scram-
bles for chair. but one. of course. is
minus Il seat. He eNclaims. Where's
my chair?" A cnair is removed ut each
round of the game. At last only two
players and one char remain. the mu-
sic grows faster, the PLAYERS skip Wild
~ around; the music stops and one is
..out"
Lacking piano boy may stand in
the corner with IL toy gun. When he
cries "bangH the PLAYERS rush for \
chair Prizes may be awarded To the
winner of the last chair and the loser
of the first.
Bubble Chase is nice game for a
Summer afternoon on the lawn. The |
pIaVers choose sides the same as for An |
spelling mate. Each
side has u pipe and Il basin of suds A |
PLAYER un each side contests with his |
opposite /" see who can keep the bub- |
bic longest IN the air. the PLAYERS on |
either side working To assist his own |
side Someone as umpire keeps the |
score of seconds and minutes that each |
bubble lasts. The side that has the |
highest score wins. This is lively |
game for players of all ayes.
IemaEi Is popular game with jap
Anese children. A bright ball. prettiy |
bv winding it with bright
rolored threads. Is suspended by cord
10 hook in the ceiling above or. if
the party is small. upon the gas fixture.
The children form a ring. the ball is
gwen push. the child that it would
strike gives it a return push. and so on
t is kept vibrating back and forth in
he circle. The skill of the game con-
'ists in not allowing the ball to pass
beyond the circle. The child who lets
t slip by must be subject to some
slight penalty.
Around the Hipperty Ring. An even
number of players must be chosen.
These form circle around the room.
\ pianist plays something lively in A
ime. with marked accent The
players stand in pairs. face towards
ace. Keeping time with the music,
hey go with hipperty hop step to
light of the first; To left Of the second;
o right of the third. and so on around
he circle. II piano is not at hand
he children may sing as they go:
Hipperty hop, hippert hop,
As merrily now we sin:
We hop to the right then hop to the left
All around the hipperty ring.
Another pretty musical exercise runs
5 follows. and is called "Go-to-bed
iop:" Let the children form a ring,
While the pianist plays eight or sixteen
arS OF music, as the case may require,
he children all shake the right hand
n time with the music. then the left
ana shakes The same length of time,
bird, shake both hands, fourth, hop
pom right foot, fifth, hop upon left
Dot. sixth, hop upon both feet, turn
1g around toward the right, seventh,
op round and round to left, eighth.
nrning to right. hop around the circle
, place, nintn. turning to the left, hop
round the circle to place, tenth, hop
way to bed.
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