Other games were Tag, kick the can and Freeze. These were games in NH but I'm sure you played them too. Sue -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patricia J. Popple Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 9:00 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games Ring Around the Rosie Jacks Jumprope Making snow people Tic Tac Toe Hop Scotch Annie Annie Over Gunny sack races Hide and seek Volley Ball Kick Ball Pat-WI [email protected] wrote: > Another topic I am working on for my book is on the old Early School yard > games .... which kids of today don't play and may never have heard. Even > though I am not that old yet I still remember playing some old school yard > games and I'd like to include a chapter about these old school games to help > them stay alive and show the children of this generation what we did for fun > before everyone started get these new electronics such as cell phones, > computers, video game consoles. > > I am interesting in any and all school games you can remember... > > Early School yard games - what do you remember these games being and how > did you play them as I may not be familiar with these games? > > Here is some I have found out about so far: > > Halley-over > baseball > > Fort-building > Tug-of-war > Red rover > Leopold > Scrub > I declare war > clap in clap out > This list is just to get you started on thinking of old games --- Some I > have found info on but not on the list so far. > > > > Beverly H > "You can have everything. You just can’t have everything right now!" > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _www.atlanticcanadahistory.com_ (http://www.atlanticcanadahistory.com/) > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ---------------------------------------- Basic List Commands: 1. To post to the list Send a message to: [email protected] 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Boy, does this thread bring back the memories. I spent my grade-school years in Maine in the late 1940s, but I can't imagine that the games were much different than those in the Maritimes. The ones I recall that I haven't seen mentioned yet were Ring Around the Rosie, Farmer in the Dell, In & Out the Window, Blind Man's Buff, and Cops & Robbers. Lois ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue J" <[email protected]> To: "NOVA SCOTIA LIST" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:40 AM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > Other games were Tag, kick the can and Freeze. These were games in NH but > I'm sure you played them too. > Sue > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patricia J. Popple > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 9:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > > > Ring Around the Rosie > Jacks > Jumprope > Making snow people > Tic Tac Toe > Hop Scotch > Annie Annie Over > Gunny sack races > Hide and seek > Volley Ball > Kick Ball > Pat-WI > > > > [email protected] wrote: >> Another topic I am working on for my book is on the old Early School yard >> games .... which kids of today don't play and may never have heard. Even >> though I am not that old yet I still remember playing some old school >> yard >> games and I'd like to include a chapter about these old school games to >> help >> them stay alive and show the children of this generation what we did for >> fun >> before everyone started get these new electronics such as cell phones, >> computers, video game consoles. >> >> I am interesting in any and all school games you can remember... >> >> Early School yard games - what do you remember these games being and how >> did you play them as I may not be familiar with these games? >> >> Here is some I have found out about so far: >> >> Halley-over >> baseball >> >> Fort-building >> Tug-of-war >> Red rover >> Leopold >> Scrub >> I declare war >> clap in clap out >> This list is just to get you started on thinking of old games --- Some I >> have found info on but not on the list so far. >> >> >> >> Beverly H >> "You can have everything. 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