Anagrams. Give each player a list of fruit and vegetables, but with the names of each fruit and vegetables jumbled up within itself (an anagram). E.g. Cabbage could be BEGABAC. Players have to unscramble the letters to work out what the fruit is. You can play this as a...
Lock-Down
Heads and Bodies
Fun paper and pencil game for two or more players. You don’t have to be a talented artist for this, just willing to take part. Each player draws the head and neck of a person, animal or bird at the top of a piece of paper and then folds...
Hangman
Old paper and pencil game (or any writing surface) for two or more players. An early version mentioned in a children’s book of games in 1894. Although this didn’t use a hanged man but just keeping score to the number of attempts it took a player to work it...
Flag Dice
Sent in by Pat Adams Created for games evening themed around Canada. Simple game which the Girl Guides liked playing. Give groups of 6 a piece of paper, one red and one black crayon and a dice. When ready start throwing the dice and the first person to throw: ...
Dictionary Game
AKA: "Call My Bluff" Paper and pencil game that requires a bit of preparation beforehand. Divide into two teams. Each team goes through a dictionary and finds a few obscure words and writes down the word with their actual meaning. They then also create two incorrect meanings for that...
Dice Code Game
You will need:2 x dicePaper and pencilDictionary for settling queries For any number of players. Write the following code on a piece of paper 2 = A3 = E4 = I5 = O6 = U7 = D8 = H9 = N10 = S11 = T12 = Y B is...
Bingo / Lotto
Bingo (Lotto) is used as a fundraiser and readily adapts into an educational game and has been used educationally since the 1800’s. Bingo is well known in the UK for its association with seaside amusements and now a bigger business as seen with the Bingo Halls in Europe, Australia...
Battleships
Pencil and paper game for two players There are a few board game versions of this, but this pen and paper version you can create at home also incorporates land and air units. Each player draws or prints out the exact same grid size (eg a 15×15 grid with...
Spellings Word Search Red Week 5
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Spellings Word Search Red Week 4
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