What shall we do now? Five hundred games and pastimes: . o playwith them; but it might be remarked that ordinary boughtbricks being rarely what they should be, it is better, if possi-ble, to get a carpenter to make some of a more useful size,say four inches long, one and a half inches wide, and an inchthick. With a hundred of these you can do almost anythingin the way of building, and if made of tough wood they oughtto last forever. SoldiersA good game of soldiers is to see how many shots are re-quired from a cannon to kill the whole regiment. The cannoncan either be a spring cannon or a pop-g
What shall we do now? Five hundred games and pastimes: . o playwith them; but it might be remarked that ordinary boughtbricks being rarely what they should be, it is better, if possi-ble, to get a carpenter to make some of a more useful size,say four inches long, one and a half inches wide, and an inchthick. With a hundred of these you can do almost anythingin the way of building, and if made of tough wood they oughtto last forever. SoldiersA good game of soldiers is to see how many shots are re-quired from a cannon to kill the whole regiment. The cannoncan either be a spring cannon or a pop-gun, or a at first it is almost impossible not to clear off two or threemen with each shot, but later it becomes more difficult andexciting. NinepinsWith a box of ninepins very much the same game can beplayed. In wet weather, in the hall, a box of large ninepinsis invaluable. 185 i86 WHAT SHALL WE DO NOW *? Spanish Cup and BallA good quiet game to play alone is Spanish Cup andBall. A long stick has fastened to it a loop of wire standing. Spanish Cup out at right angles, thus. To this is attached by a long stringa worsted, or a very light rubber ball. The game is to seehow many times you can throw the ball up to the ceiling andcatch it in the loop of wire as it falls. PLAYING ALONE, AND GAMES IN BED 187 Balancing All kinds of balancing games are excellent when you arealone and tired of toys. There is no way to acquire profi-ciency in these but by practice, but practice is fascinating balancing at first a long pole (an old broom-stick handlewill do) on the palm of your hand, then on your finger, thenon your chin and forehead. The longer the pole, the easierto balance it. Eemember one golden rule. Keep your eyeson the top of the pole. Then try balancing a whole broom, or a chair. Thepractice of balancing is excellent for training yourself inquickness of eye and muscle. Of course bricks and soldiers and ninepins, as well asballs (see p. 139), are more inter
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