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Pioneer Games

This summer try playing some of these fun games that pioneer children used to play. For more fun pioneer activities see my blog Celebrate Pioneer Day. Shadow Tag This game needs to be played on a sunny day. The person who is it tries to step on another player’s shadow. If their shadow is stepped on they have to stand still. The game continues until every person has been tagged. Then the first person tagged becomes it. If a player gets tired of running they can lay down. Then the player who is it can’t tag them. Ducks Fly This … Continue reading →

Play Blind Man’s Bluff

Originally the game was called Blind man’s buff, which means a small push, but when the game journeyed across the ocean from England to America it was changed to Blind man’s bluff. This was a popular game played by pioneer children and still enjoyed by children today. This game needs to be played in a large enclosed area that does not have many objects in it. If you are playing the game in a house push the furniture against the walls to prevent accidents. One child is chosen to be the “blind man” and is blindfolded. The other children scatter … Continue reading →

Games of Tag From Around the World

Here are some fun versions of tag from around the world that you could play at a family culture night, a party, or with a group of friends. One Legged Rabbit from Thailand The players form two even groups. An area, not to large, is marked out and one group stays within this area. The other group is chosen to be the rabbits and wait outside the area. One rabbit hops on one leg into the area and tries to touch as many people in the other group as possible. Players are out if they are touched or go outside … Continue reading →

Group Games

These games are for groups of kids, so they work well when your children have lots of friends over, or during parties and picnics. Mark off a giant checkerboard on your lawn. Pick captains and let each one choose teams and line up his or her “checkers.” You can give each child a piece of black or red construction paper or fabric to put on his or her shirt. The captains will move children around the board. The fun part comes when a player reaches the back row and says, “King me.” The children will then have to piggyback. Be … Continue reading →