The leader says: "Of what animal am I thinking?" He tells that the animal has a certain number of legs, and gives other points of a like nature. From this description the guessing is done. When a player guesses the animal correctly, he scores a point. Each player has a turn. The game is played until it loses its interest.
CHAPTER XVIII
OUT-DOOR GAMES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
BEAN BAG GAMES—SKIPPING THE ROPE—VARIOUS TAG GAMES—CROSSING THE BROOK
TARGET BEAN BAG
The bags are thrown at targets. A score is made out. A prize is given the one getting the best score.
Throwing the bean bag over the head is another form of Bean Bag Game. It must be caught by one standing back of the tosser. The one who catches it becomes the tosser.
BOX BEAN BAG
This game consists of tosses of the bean bag into boxes. The player stands at a distance. The one being successful in his throws the most times is the winner.