Traditional Games and Pastimes

They used to play great games in the olden days too - and they're as much fun now as they ever were.

Stick & Bottle This is harder than it looks! The idea is to get the stick into the bottle using only the loop of the string to twitch it into place. You can have speed races – line up a few bottles and everyone can have a go at the same time. A good game to play at summer garden fetes. More >
Shove Ha'penny Tamsin's grandfather was a great fan of this old bar game. He made the board she played on as a child and which she still has, now with a lovely sheen on it from all the ha'pennies that have been shoved along it over the years. More >
Granny's Attic Games Old board games are still the best, and you can find most on eBay for a song. More >