Pioneer Games

Jen (thanks Jen for sharing these with us)
Kona, Hawaii Stake

I Have a Basket

To play this game the players for a circle.  The first player begins the game by saying “I have a basket.”  The person beside him or her asks, “What’s inside?”  The first player has to name something that starts with the letter A.  The seconds person has to name an object with a B and so on.

 

Post Office

In this game each player chooses the name of a city.  One player is the postal clerk.  The rest of the players sit in a circle.  The clerk calls out “The mail is going from Salt Lake City to Chicago” (or any other two cities).  The players who chose those cities have to exchange seats without letting the postal clerk steal either or their seats.

 

Ring Taw

Draw a large ring in the ground.  Draw a smaller circle inside it and place several small marbles, called nibs, in the circle.  The players crouch outside the large ring.  From there, each player takes a turn flicking a large marble, called a shooter, into the circle.  The goal is to knock other marbles out of the circle.  Each player keeps the marbles he or she knocks out.  The winner is the player with the most marbles.

 

Shinney

Shinney was a popular boys game.  It was similar to ice hockey but was played in the open fields or on empty lots.  Each player had a stick and used it to hit a small ball into a goal area.  Most children used tree branches for sticks and everything from a ball of yarn to a crushed tin can for a ball.

 

Other Toys and Games

Hoop and Stick

Graces

Jump Rope

Battledore and

Shuttlecock

Kick the Can

Hide and Seek

Ninepins

Yo-yo

Tops

Jacks

Puddle Jumpers

Mancala

Checkers

Sominoes

Card Games (Old Maid)

Tic-Tac-Toe

Jacob’s Ladder

Cat’s Cradle

Pecking Chickens

Buzz Saw

Cup and Ball

Corn Cob Darts

Climbing Bears

Jack Straws (Pick up Sticks)

Marbles

Dancing Man

Acrobats

Jaw Harps

Pendulum Toys

Stiching Blocks

Spool Loom

Dro Spindle

Tin or Wooden Whistles

Horns

Dolls

Square and Folk Dancing

Information 06/25/2023

The time has come for me to be honest with myself,  that I just can't keep up with this site any more. I am working full time now and loving on my grandkids.  I will still be adding great quotes I find and things from General conference etc. Never fear, I am still here for you. If you need something please reach out to me, and I will See what I can do. You can reach me at theideadoor@gmail.com

Thanks for your understanding! Liz from the Idea Door

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