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Games We Invented

3 Responses to “Games We Invented”

1. David Barnes says:

   March 20, 2009 at 1:00 am

   HG Wells wrote two books about games he played with his children: Floor Games and Little Wars. Both books are absolutely charming, and if you’re at work right now you can read them online for free:

   Little Wars; a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys’ games and books. — http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext03/ltwrs11.txt

   Floor Games; a companion volume to “Little Wars” — http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext03/flrgm10.txt

   (Even though Floor Games is a “companion volume” it seems more suited to younger children so should be read first.)
2. Heather says:

   May 15, 2009 at 1:44 pm

   My friends Mara and Gerry Donahoe invented this game to play at rest stops while on road trips with the kids, it’s called Butt Tag. One person is “it” and chases all the others, catching them means you have to turn around and hit them with your rear end. If you hit someone with your rear, then they become “it”. The game is supremely simple, but surprisingly silly. You’re running after someone full speed and then just when you catch them, you have to turn around and try and get them with your behind. You can’t see where you’re going and you’re running backwards. It’s impossible to do without laughing. Actually it’s impossible to watch without laughing too. With the added bonus of a laughingly silly name Butt Tag is something everyone should play.
3. Willow says:

   August 23, 2009 at 12:02 pm

   Where’s my bed?
   Small child is scooped up in his duvet and carried around the house, trying out different bed sites.
   Put him in the washing basket.
   “Here you are in your bed.”
   “That’s not my bed, it’s the washing basket.”
   The sofa, other people’s beds, anywhere you can put a child bundled in their duvet.
   To the theme of the “That’s not my …” books.
   requires an adult in the mood for a good workout.
   Invented by my 3-year-old.

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