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101 uses for a playground
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:27 am
by Shirley
Ok.. I had to be a little creative with the title but... how about sharing old playground games that are a little selfsufficientish... games that don't require electronic handheld consoles - games that don't go beep beep beep...
1. Elastics... (as mentioned in the 101 uses for breadbag) where you use elastic bands linked together and put them around the feet of two people standing opposite each other (far enough apart for the elastics to be tight) - then a person has to hop/skip for a set amount of time. The elastics get higher and higher as the game progresses.
2. Skipping - an old washing line can be used for this activity and it is one that can be played alone or as a group. Great for keeping fit too and a lovely way of including less popular kids (so long as those holding the rope turn fairly for all)
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:43 pm
by Millymollymandy
3. Cat's cradle
4. Jacks
5. Kiss chase!
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:27 pm
by Tinks
6. whats the time mr wolf
7. hide and seek
8. tag
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:33 pm
by Libby
9. Bobby knocking.
Not SSish really, but a good incentive to eat your greens and keep fit.
Well, getting caught in my day meant a good old kick in the backside
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:40 pm
by Shirley
Libby wrote:9. Bobby knocking.
Not SSish really, but a good incentive to eat your greens and keep fit.
Well, getting caught in my day meant a good old kick in the backside
bobby knocking??? explain please
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:10 am
by Muddypause
10. British Bulldog
11. Putting daddy-long-legs down girls blouses. Ah! happy days...
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:27 am
by Muddypause
There are a couple of games we used to play as kids, but I can't remember the names of them. Somebody must know:
12) A bit like hide and seek, but the seeker is defending 'home' and so never wanders far away from it. Everybody else has to sneak back to base without being caught.
13) A bit like leapfrog, but the 'frog' gets longer and longer because for every person that leaps, another one links, bent back, to the leaped. The object is not to get over, but to get more and more people sitting on a longer and longer line of backs, usually until the whole group collapses.
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:22 am
by Hepsibah
Shirlz2005 wrote:Libby wrote:9. Bobby knocking.
Not SSish really, but a good incentive to eat your greens and keep fit.
Well, getting caught in my day meant a good old kick in the backside
bobby knocking??? explain please
Bobby knocking - Knocking on somebodies door then running away.
14, Truth or dare.
15, Hopscotch.
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:32 am
by Shirley
Hepsibah wrote:Bobby knocking - Knocking on somebodies door then running away.
Ahhh we used to call it black and white rabbit... goodness knows why.
16 - Queenie Queenie who's got the ball??
17 - What time is it Mr Wolf?!
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:02 pm
by Wombat
18 - releasings
19 - hand ball
Nev
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:26 pm
by Hepsibah
20, Rounders.
21, Slides (in the winter).
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:59 pm
by The Chili Monster
Muddypause wrote:
A bit like hide and seek, but the seeker is defending 'home' and so never wanders far away from it. Everybody else has to sneak back to base without being caught.
I'm sure we called it Hiders Seekers
but I'll see if any of my old friends remember
22. we had a variant on kiss chase called knicker chase!
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:16 am
by Wombat
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I'm sure we called it Hiders Seekers
but I'll see if any of my old friends remember
22. we had a variant on kiss chase called knicker chase!
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THAT'S IT - that's the one I want to play!
Nev
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:17 am
by Wormella
The Chili Monster wrote:Muddypause wrote:
A bit like hide and seek, but the seeker is defending 'home' and so never wanders far away from it. Everybody else has to sneak back to base without being caught.
I'm sure we called it Hiders Seekers
but I'll see if any of my old friends remember
22. we had a variant on kiss chase called knicker chase!
We used to call it Religo, but there were teams involved.
kiss chase
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:10 pm
by glenniedragon
I was always a popular team member for kiss chase, my dad taught me to rugby tackle from a young age and I was fearless at taking the boys out! we girls used to take it in turns to kiss the poor boys that I ensnared!
fond memories
Kind thoughts
Deb