PARTY FUN

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 4, 3 September 1943, Page 6

PARTY FUN

lowing as being especially adapted to large groups. - Have the players stand in a circle, with oik; member in the. centre holding a rope on the end of which Is tied an old shoe. Have the rope long enough that the shoe tied 011 the end passes under the players' feet. At a given signal, start .swinging the rope in a circle a few inches from the ground, and the players must jump up as it passes. The player who allows it to touch him is counted out, and, of course, the last one standing is the "winner. » m I, » Each player has a blown-lip balloon fastened by a piece of string about 2 i'eet long to his belt at the bac'li. Lad'ics are given a strip of muslin to use for a belt. Each player is given a stick, made from many layers of newspaper tightly rolled the long -way. Partners are chosen, the object being to strike your opponent's balloon hard enough to break it, at the same time dodging the attempts to break yours. Winners of each couple pair up until only one remains. (This game invariably furnishes more fun for the audience than the players, as some of the attempts to give and not take are ridiculous).

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