Thanks very much to Natasha Martinho, who e-mailed this game to me!
History: This game was played by the British Settlers and Soldiers in 1812. It was a way to teach natural science.
Equipment: Hat, bean bag or Frisbee
Formation: circle
Directions:
Select a person to go into the middle. The person in the middle call out of
four words, EARTH, WATER, AIR or FIRE. The person in the middle throws the bean
bag to someone in the circle. The person catching the bean bag must name
something living in the element called out e.g. Earth- bear; Water- shark; Air-
pigeon. If FIRE is called out the person catching it says nothing and returns it
as soon as possible. You have 10 seconds to give an answer, and no repeats! If
you can't answer, you go in the middle.
Variations: Select a continent before the game starts; all answers must come from that continent. Or, go through the alphabet for living nature names.