All My Children

Pinning the Tail on Eeyore

Draw a large picture of Eeyore on a piece of stiff card or plywood. Colour him grey. Draw his tail separately on paper, or make it of string or wool or plaited raffia, with a tassel at the end.

Hang the picture on the wall and mark on it where the tail should go. Blindfold the players in turn, and give them the tail plus a drawing pin. As each pins the tail on Eeyore, mark round the pinpoint with a ring and put the player’s initials. The winner is the one who places the tail most accurately.

Musical Bumps with Cushions

Put cushions on the floor — one less than the number of players. Everyone walks briskly round the cushions to the music of piano, radio or record player — or even to the sound of someone energetic saying `pom-diddy-pom-pom’ over and over again. When the sound stops, everyone tries to sit on a cushion. The one who doesn’t is out of the game. One cushion is removed, the sound starts again. . . . and so on until one cushion is left with two people competing for it.

The Search for Small

Small was a very tiny insect who was lost but found by Winniethe-Pooh, after everyone had searched and searched. In this game any small object can be Small. All but one player sit in a circle. One player stands in the middle with eyes closed, and counts up to twenty while the others are passing Small from hand to hand around the circle. On ‘twenty’ the centre player can look and try to guess where Small is hiding. If the guess is correct the centre player changes places with the one hiding Small, or the game continues until he is found.

Pass the Parcel

Before the party wrap up a present — perhaps, as at the party Christopher Robin gave for Pooh, a Special Pencil Case. Then wrap the parcel in another layer of paper (it can be newspaper) with another small present — an uninflated balloon, a marble, a tiny bag of sweets. After each item wrap the parcel again, with plenty of paper, securely tied or taped, until you have a big parcel.

All guests sit in a circle. Music is played and the parcel passed from hand to hand. When the music stops in mid-tune, whoever is holding the parcel undoes as much as possible but must pass it on at once when the music starts again. Whoever unwraps a present keeps it, until finally the last present is unwrapped. A fairly brisk tune adds to the fun!

This can also be played with only one present — right in the middle of layers of wrapping, each layer firmly tied or stuck.

Beat the Pan

This is a good game for the end of a party because everyone wins something. It can be a way to give each guest a going home gift as well. A sturdy kitchen pan is placed upside-down in the centre of the room and under it is placed a small prize. In turn, each player is blindfolded and given a wooden spoon, then turned round and round. Either crouching or on all fours, the player tries to first find and then to beat the pan, with everyone encouraging and directing from the sidelines. When a player beats the pan the blindfold is removed and the prize won. Another prize is then placed under the pan until everyone has had a turn.

Dress the Doll

You need one doll for each two guests. Each doll should have the same number of items of clothing.

Players form pairs, each with a doll and its clothing. On the word ‘Go’ each pair has to dress the doll but using one hand only — the other hand must be kept behind the back. The winners are the pair who dress the doll first.

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