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Games for All Occasions

by Mary E. Blain

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2A Running Maze
  3. 3Bean Bag
  4. 4“Birds Fly”
  5. 5Button, Button
  6. 6Bingo
  7. 7Blindman’s Buff
  8. 8Blowing the Feather
  9. 9Cock Fighting
  10. 10Catching the Mouse
  11. 11Drop the Handkerchief
  12. 12Donkey’s Tail
  13. 13Frog in the Middle
  14. 14Green Gravel
  15. 15Hunt the Ring
  16. 16Hot Tamales
  17. 17Hunt the Slipper
  18. 18Hot Boiled Beans and Bacon
  19. 19Hide and Seek
  20. 20Hiss and Clap
  21. 21London Bridge
  22. 22Miss Jennia Jones
  23. 23Oats and Beans and Barley
  24. 24Puss in the Corner
  25. 25Rule of Contrary
  26. 26Soap Bubble Battle
  27. 27Spider Web
  28. 28Severed Flowers
  29. 29Acting Proverbs
  30. 30Blind Man’s Wand
  31. 31The Blind Postman
  32. 32Blowing the Candle
  33. 33Cat and Mouse
  34. 34The Clairvoyant
  35. 35The Cushion Dance
  36. 36“Change Seats: The King’s Come”
  37. 37Duck Under the Water
  38. 38The Gardener
  39. 39Going to Jerusalem
  40. 40Game of Cat
  41. 41Grand Mufti
  42. 42Here I Bake, Here I Brew
  43. 43Hat Game
  44. 44The Huntsman
  45. 45Hissing and Clapping
  46. 46Hold Fast! Let Go!
  47. 47Hunt the Whistle
  48. 48“I Sell My Bat, I Sell My Ball”
  49. 49Judge and Jury
  50. 50“My Master Bids You Do as I Do”
  51. 51Magic Music
  52. 52Malaga Raisins
  53. 53“Our Old Grannie Doesn’t Like Tea”
  54. 54Oranges and Lemons
  55. 55Old Soldier
  56. 56Post-Office
  57. 57Peter Piper
  58. 58The Sea and Her Children
  59. 59The Stage Coach
  60. 60Shadow Buff
  61. 61Steps
  62. 62The Spelling Game
  63. 63Simon Says
  64. 64The Sergeant
  65. 65The Sea King
  66. 66Tongue Twisters
  67. 67Trades
  68. 68Think of a Number
  69. 69This and That
  70. 70What Am I Doing?
  71. 71Wonderment
  72. 72Wink
  73. 73Riddles
  74. 74Advice
  75. 75Adjectives
  76. 76Acting Rhymes
  77. 77The Bird-Catcher
  78. 78Buzz
  79. 79Birds, Fruits and Flowers
  80. 80Cities
  81. 81The Cook Who Doesn’t Like Peas
  82. 82Consequences
  83. 83Cross Questions and Crooked Answers
  84. 84The Curate
  85. 85Definitions
  86. 86Earth, Air, Fire and Water
  87. 87The Farmyard
  88. 88The Forbidden Letter
  89. 89The Forbidden Vowels
  90. 90Fortune Telling
  91. 91The Game of Conversation
  92. 92Guilty or Innocent?
  93. 93Guessing Groceries
  94. 94Gossip
  95. 95How? When? Where?
  96. 96“I Love My Love With an A”
  97. 97It
  98. 98“Jack’s Alive”
  99. 99The Menagerie
  100. 100The Minister’s Cat
  101. 101Magic Writing
  102. 102The “Mimic” Club
  103. 103My Lady’s Toilet
  104. 104Partners
  105. 105Proverbs
  106. 106Questions and Answers
  107. 107Ruth and Jacob
  108. 108Rhymes
  109. 109Sketches
  110. 110Traveler’s Alphabet
  111. 111Thought Reading
  112. 112The Little Dutch Band
  113. 113“What’s My Thought Like?”
  114. 114Forfeits
  115. 115Games for Special Occasions
  116. 116Good Resolutions
  117. 117Testing Fates
  118. 118Spin the Plate
  119. 119A New Year’s Eve Entertainment
  120. 120Suggestions for New Year Parties
  121. 121Lincoln’s Birthday
  122. 122Military Euchre — Guessing Contest
  123. 123Splitting Rails
  124. 124Breaking the Chain
  125. 125Log Cabin
  126. 126St. Valentine’s Day
  127. 127St. Valentine’s Post Office
  128. 128Cupid Is Coming
  129. 129Heart Hunt
  130. 130Cupid’s Dart
  131. 131A Heart Guessing Contest
  132. 132Broken Hearts
  133. 133Two Hearts That Beat as One
  134. 134Washington’s Birthday
  135. 135A Washington’s Birthday Luncheon in White and Red
  136. 136Games and Pastimes for Washington’s Birthday
  137. 137Cherry Ripe
  138. 138Washington Pi
  139. 139Crossing the Delaware
  140. 140April Fool’s Day
  141. 141An April First Festival
  142. 142Follies of Fortune
  143. 143Follow My Foot-Steps
  144. 144Foolishness — It Is to Laugh
  145. 145The Museum
  146. 146Easter
  147. 147A Luncheon in White and Yellow
  148. 148An Easter Bonnet Party
  149. 149Matching Eggs
  150. 150Egg Race
  151. 151Hen and Chickens
  152. 152An Egg Hunt
  153. 153Bowling
  154. 154May Day
  155. 155May Pole Dance
  156. 156May-Day Fete
  157. 157Variegated Roses
  158. 158Ring Around a Rosy
  159. 159Drop the Flower
  160. 160Fourth of July
  161. 161What Will You Do for Your Country
  162. 162Rally Round the Flag
  163. 163Torpedo Hunt
  164. 164The Flag of the Free
  165. 165Battles of the United States, for Fourth of July
  166. 166Flags of All Nations
  167. 167Hallow-e’en
  168. 168Apple Seeds
  169. 169Apple Paring
  170. 170Apple-Seed Test
  171. 171Blind Nut Seekers — Barrel-Hoop
  172. 172Raisin Race
  173. 173Hallow-E’en Souvenir Game
  174. 174Candle and Apple
  175. 175True-Lover Test
  176. 176Ring and Goblet
  177. 177Threading a Needle · Alphabet Game — Needle Game
  178. 178Apples and Flour
  179. 179Cyniver
  180. 180Walnut Boats
  181. 181Winding Yarn
  182. 182Snapdragon
  183. 183Necklace
  184. 184Winnowing Corn
  185. 185Magic Stairs — Pumpkin Alphabet
  186. 186Jumping Lighted Candle
  187. 187Dumb Cake
  188. 188Hiding Ring, Thimble and Penny
  189. 189Pulling Kale
  190. 190Perplexing Hunt
  191. 191Dough Test
  192. 192Water Experiment
  193. 193The Dreamer
  194. 194Mirror and Apple
  195. 195Cellar Stairs
  196. 196Around the Walnut Tree
  197. 197Ducking for Apples
  198. 198Combing Hair Before Mirror — The Four Saucers
  199. 199Game of Fate
  200. 200Where Dwells My Lover?
  201. 201Feather Tests
  202. 202Rose Test
  203. 203Dry Bread
  204. 204The Loaf Cake
  205. 205To Try One’s Luck
  206. 206Melting Lead
  207. 207Naming Chestnuts
  208. 208The Mirror
  209. 209Bowls
  210. 210Lover’s Test
  211. 211Flour Test
  212. 212Apple Seeds
  213. 213Thanksgiving
  214. 214A Dinner for Historic Celebrities
  215. 215A Dinner for Literary Celebrities
  216. 216Nuts to Crack
  217. 217Christmas
  218. 218Jolly St. Nicholas
  219. 219Christmas Stocking
  220. 220Christmas Candles
  221. 221Holly Wreath or Snow Ball
  222. 222After Dinner Games for Christmas
  223. 223A Luncheon for Literary Women
  224. 224Games for Tiny Tots
  225. 225Games for Children
  226. 226Games for Adults
  227. 227Forfeits — Games for Special Occasions
  228. 228Tight-Wads
  229. 229Brewer, Barse & Co — 300-304 Wabash Ave.:::::::: Chicago — The Famo…
  230. 230Brewer, Barse & Co — 300-304 Wabash Ave.:::::::: Chicago — Everybod…
  231. 231Plays and Players — A Theatre-Goer’s Record
  232. 232Brewer, Barse & Co — 300-304 Wabash Ave., Chicago
  233. 233Note: This Book Makes the Very Best Kind of a Card Party Prize
  234. 234Brewer, Barse & Co — 300-304 Wabash Ave. Chicago American Skat
  235. 235Brewer, Barse & Co — 300-304 Wabash Ave.:::::::::: Chicago — The We…
  236. 236Brewer, Barse & Co — 300-304 Wabash Ave.:::::::: Chicago
  237. 237Parties and Entertainments
  238. 238Brewer, Barse & Co — 300-304 Wabash Ave., Chicago
  239. 239Suppers
  240. 240Brewer, Barse & Co — 300-304 Wabash Ave., Chicago

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