The Parlor Games In The Victorian Era
The Victorian era must have been a boring time for house wives and children. So, what was the saving grace that took their boredom away? Parlor games! So, what was so great about them? What were the most popular games? Who made the games? What ones are still being played today? Parlor games were a big hit in the Victorian era and some are still being played today. Here are a few of the best.
Squeak piggy squeak, a mixture and twist of blind man's bluff. This was a game that was very popular in the Victorian era and a lot of people still play it today. You need to have at least three or more players for this game, a pillow, and a blindfold. Someone is randomly selected to be a farmer and the rest are pigs. The farmer is then blindfolded and sits on the barn (Pillow). He/She is spun around several times and the pigs take their position in a circle around the farmer. The farmer will then get up taking the pillow from beneath him and puts it on one of the pigs without touching them. He then sits on the pig and tells it to squeak. The piggy squeaks and the farmer must say who they are. If they get it right they take the place of the piggy and the piggy goes to the barn …show more content…
This game is a fun game that was really popular in the Victorian era and is still very popular today. All you need is paper a pen/pencil and at least four people. You take your paper and write any moves sports or object you can act out (every one in the group must know about that subject). Put them all your cards together and randomly selected one. After you have done that put the players into two teams. The team that go`s first must try to act out what they have on there card. If the other team gets it, it is there tern. If not the next player on the same team skill. Charades, process continues until a certain point goal is reached. The first person to reach the goal wins. Charades is a fun group game that can definitely cure 2009, http://www.victorianschool.co.UK/parlour%20games.html,
Squeak piggy squeak, a mixture and twist of blind man's bluff. This was a game that was very popular in the Victorian era and a lot of people still play it today. You need to have at least three or more players for this game, a pillow, and a blindfold. Someone is randomly selected to be a farmer and the rest are pigs. The farmer is then blindfolded and sits on the barn (Pillow). He/She is spun around several times and the pigs take their position in a circle around the farmer. The farmer will then get up taking the pillow from beneath him and puts it on one of the pigs without touching them. He then sits on the pig and tells it to squeak. The piggy squeaks and the farmer must say who they are. If they get it right they take the place of the piggy and the piggy goes to the barn …show more content…
This game is a fun game that was really popular in the Victorian era and is still very popular today. All you need is paper a pen/pencil and at least four people. You take your paper and write any moves sports or object you can act out (every one in the group must know about that subject). Put them all your cards together and randomly selected one. After you have done that put the players into two teams. The team that go`s first must try to act out what they have on there card. If the other team gets it, it is there tern. If not the next player on the same team skill. Charades, process continues until a certain point goal is reached. The first person to reach the goal wins. Charades is a fun group game that can definitely cure 2009, http://www.victorianschool.co.UK/parlour%20games.html,