Consider it training, hunting for vegetarians (depending upon the donut recipe), or just a silly party game, this vintage shooting gallery game idea came from that vintage donut party book.
Tag: parties
The Origins Of Rock, Paper, Scissors
According to this 1945 party planning booklet, the game originated in China. Called Chinese Gold, the booklet suggests playing in teams for party fun.
Children Who Play With Their Food
Grow up to be adults who play with their food. And even become magazine editors who encourage others to play with their food.
Exhibit A: How To Run A Successful Party: Party Ideas, Games, Fun, For Children & Grown Ups!, written by Elizabeth King (Fun Editor of Parents’ Magazine), copyright 1945, Doughnut Corporation of America. (This booklet, courtesy of my daughter, bears the name of Otto’s Bakery.)
In these 30+ pages, are so many ways to play with donuts, I’m nearly speechless. Here are just a few of the games to play with donuts.
A horse racing game played with donuts:
Replace the pies with donuts for a donut-eating contest:
A donut relay:
And, of course, the most popular donut games for all ages… Donut Dunking Contest, Donuts-On-A-String, Pass-The-Donut, and Pin The Dunk-ee. (Click to see larger scans.)
Oh, there are more “most popular donut games for all ages” too! Though, as a parent, I’m not sure kids should be encouraged to play some of this smutty-stuff. Donut Treasure Hunt, Donut Snatch Dance, Donut Nose-Pushing Race, Dunking Relay Race, Chicken Fight with donuts, Donut Balancing Race, Donut Archery Contest, Donut String Kiss Stunt, Donuts From The Sky.
This is by no means all of the games — nor all the things you can do with donuts. I’m just feeling the need to eat. And plan a party, maybe…
Trans-FOUR-mers When You Turn Four
The spread at Camden’s Trans4mers birthday party, which includes the incredible cake and inspired paper Transformer cards etc. from Paper Robots 1999. (Photos by Rebecca Watkins.)
To Create That Natural Out-Of-Doors Feeling…
Oh, yes, please do place large (paper?) bugs all around the food. Soooo appetizing. And it makes the paper streamers seem more like spider webs. Yummy! Via this post at Dear Helen Hartman.