Poohsticks
Certainly traditional since it was mentioned in “The House at Pooh Corner” by A. A. Milne and quite likely traditional before then. A game beautiful in its simplicity. When you…
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Sent in by Lyn Hunt [More an activity than a game, but great fun if it can be organised and included with several other games that can be played nearby.]…
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Suggested by Swinchester1 Have groups of no more than twelve hold hands to get in a circle. Spread out as far as they can, then drop hands. Players are allowed…
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Sent in by Ruth and Gabriel Seiden Play is very similar to Doctor! Doctor!, but players start as a circle holding hands. Play with around 10 – 20 players who…
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Best with a relatively large group. All but two players join hands forming a human chain. One of the two remaining becomes the Doctor and stands so that they cannot…
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Good game for finding things out about others…. and a useful game to have up your sleeve for big parties. Create a circle of chairs facing inwards so that everybody…
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Sent in by John Sanders For smaller younger groups. Everybody sits in a chair in a large circle facing inwards with one person in the middle. The person in the…
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AKA: ‘Sleeping Lions’ ; ‘Soliders’ A nice easy game to keep up your sleeve for any occassion when it’s called for and great for near the end of parties or…
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Sent in by Littlebrat994 You will need:A collection of differently coloured objects. A simple guessing game, probably better for younger players. Have some differently coloured eggs or balls. Pick someone…
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Group challenge. Give everyone a number. They have to arrange themselves in numerical order communicating with each other without speaking their native language or holding up fingers. They can make…
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