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Use a large pitch or hall for this game, to allow players plenty of room for manoeuvrability. Home ground is both ends of the pitch/playing area. At the start, all…

Traditional A very traditional game, best played in a relatively enclosed space like a large room or small hall and ideally free of obstacles, at least ones that could be…

AKA: ‘Manhunt’ (Cited by Andrew Armitage) Starts of with only one chaser, but the chaser always remains and chaser for that game or round and each person tagged also becomes…

AKA: ‘It’, ‘Tick’, ‘Catch’, Come-on you must have played this at sometime… If there’s a culture where the children have never played this, it would be interesting to know. A…

One of the best loved poems about Christmas. ‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were…

Race / Relay Race You need:– marble and teaspoon for each contestant– (or egg and spoon for each contestant ) Probably better known as the Egg and Spoon race and…

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…

You will need:– Blindfold This one is old and has survived the trials of time. A popular party game particularly with younger children. Players sit in a circle or around…

You will need:– Large piece of paper (A3 or better size) with a sketched or well-drawn donkey.– A separate piece of paper shaped like a tail– Blue tack or push…

You will need:– Lots of old wrapping paper, bags, etc.– Prize for the centre– Optional: Selection of small prizes and/or forfeits– Optional: Music you can stop and start Very traditional…