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Games 47 ‘of a bird which is blue, and lives in a hollow tree or box.’ In rotation, the members of the group have an opportunity to guess the bird. The moment a child has guessed cor- rectly, “Blue Bird,” that child gets a bean. Whenever a child guesses incorrectly, that child forfeits a bean. This routine is followed until the bird is correctly guessed, and then a new description is given. Ifthe circle is completely passed around without the bird having been correctly guessed, before proceeding to go around the second time, the guide enlarges on his description, making it a little easier for identification. Verbal Authors A judge is selected who takes his place in the center of. the group. Each player in turn has to stand up and name the title of a book. The others are to guess the author. The one first naming the author scores one point. The next individual then stands up and gives another title. The game continues. The individual naming the most authors scores the highest number of points. Another way to play the same game is to give each player a card and a pencil, and have him write thereon as many of the authors as he knows. Advertisement Contest Cut from magazines or papers, the pictures of a number of advertisements that are well known, and mount each sepa- rately on a numbered card. Hang them around the walls of the room on the eye line, and give each member a piece of paper and a pencil. The person wins who guesses the largest number of advertisements. It is surprising how difficult this game really is, for we may be familiar with the pictures but forget the names of the advertisers. This game may be varied by using pictures of famous persons, authors, actors, and artists, each mounted on a numbered card. It might also be made a bird or animal contest. Object Game This is good practice for the memory and the power of observation. Each player has a piece of paper and a pencil.