What a great thread! I have so enjoyed reading it! Just imagine the tales our g-g-grandparents could tell of playground and farmyard games and toys! My mom used to tell of rolling a hoop around the yard using a stick to make it roll.

Speaking of hoops, we sure can't forget the hula hoops and the competitions we would make up as we tried to compete with friends and siblings. Sue -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robin Lensing Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:16 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [NS-L] [ NB ] Early School yard games What a great thread! I have so enjoyed reading it! Just imagine the tales our g-g-grandparents could tell of playground and farmyard games and toys! My mom used to tell of rolling a hoop around the yard using a stick to make it roll. ---------------------------------------- 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

Robin, I remember seeing this hoop and stick game played by the children actors at Louisbourg. On 25-Apr-10, at 1:15 PM, Robin Lensing wrote: > > What a great thread! I have so enjoyed reading it! Just imagine > the tales > our g-g-grandparents could tell of playground and farmyard games > and toys! > My mom used to tell of rolling a hoop around the yard using a stick > to make > it roll. > > ---------------------------------------- > 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 NOVA-SCOTIA- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message