365 Family Games and Pastimes

Martin Toseland, Simon Toseland

Random House, Oct 31, 2012 - Games & Activities - 320 pages

Remember Blind Man's Bluff, Pin the Tail and Murder in the Dark? Making daisy chains and collecting conkers? And when rainy afternoons meant card games and battleships?

Jam-packed with games and activities for all ages, 365 Family Games and Pastimes remembers all the classics we used to love, bringing them back for the entire family to enjoy.

Full of inspiration and thrifty ideas, this is an indispensible collection for birthday parties, family holidays and everyday fun.

Contents

• CHILDRENS PARTY GAMES: 1
• Lets Get this Party Started: 2
• Blindfold Games: 5
• Musical Games: 9
• Party Games Played in a Circle: 11
• Games to Raise a Smile: 16
• Active Party Games: 18
• Team Games: 21
• Games to Calm Things Down: 26
• DINNER PARTY GAMES: 31
• Games for Mixed Age Groups: 32
• Drinking Games: 38
• EASTER GAMES AND PASTIMES: 43
• Easter Eggs: 44
• OUTDOOR GAMES: 47
• Games Rhymes and Chants to Decide Whos: 48
• Catching and Chasing Games: 51
• Team Games: 54
• Ball Games: 57
• Blindfold Games: 60
• Skipping: 62
• Clapping Games: 68
• Games for a Hot Summers: 72
• Beach Games: 76
• Kites: 80
• Games to Play When Out on a Walk: 83
• Summer Flowers: 86
• Marbles: 93
• Conkers: 96
• Whittling Sticks: 98
• GAMES ON THE: 101
• Games for Journeys: 102
• RAINY DAY GAMES: 109
• Hand Games: 110
• Pen and Paper Games: 112
• Drawing Games: 122
• Optical Illusions: 123
• Indoor Juggling: 124
• Memory Games: 126
• Hide and Seek Games: 130
• Classic Board Games: 131
• Paper Modelling: 136
• HALLOWEEN AND BONFIRE NIGHT GAMES AND PASTIMES: 143
• Halloween Games: 144
• Bonfire Night Traditions: 147
• WINTER EVENINGS: 151
• Card Games: 152
• Dice Games: 180
• CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GAMES AND PASTIMES: 189
• Christmas Decorations: 190
• Games for Christmas and New Year: 191
• MAGIC: 205
• A Quick Magic Show for Children: 206
• More Card Tricks: 209
• Tricks with Matches: 211
• Handkerchief Tricks: 213
• Victorian Mathematical Teasers: 215
• WORD GAMES: 219
• Spoken Word Games: 228
• Codes and Ciphers: 237
• Riddles: 242
• Solutions to Word Games Riddles and Conundrums: 250
• Acknowledgements 253 About the Authors: 253
• Index of Games and Pastimes: 254

About the author

Martin and Simon Toseland are brothers who decided a few years ago that they could test the limits of fraternal existence by writing together. Since then they have very successfully worked on ghost-writing projects with amongst others James May, Oz Clarke and Neil Morrissey. For this collection they have researched games and pastimes dating back hundreds of years.

Bibliographic information

• Title: 365 Family Games and Pastimes
• Authors: Martin Toseland, Simon Toseland
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Random House, 2012
• ISBN: 1448156831, 9781448156832
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Crafts & Hobbies / General; Crafts & Hobbies / Reference; Games & Activities / Puzzles; Games & Activities / Quizzes; Games & Activities / Reference