I spent all last night trying to think of the game with a ball - and now here it is. One Two Three O'Leary. I will sleep tonight. Wonder who O'Leary was. Thanks to all for the memories. --- On Sun, 4/25/10, Darlene Morrison <[email protected]> wrote: From: Darlene Morrison <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NS-L] [ NB ] Early School yard games To: "Betty" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected], [email protected] Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 9:09 AM Good points Betty. I am certain that Hop Scotch must have originated    around the Hebrides of Western Scotland because I heard the term so  often there when I visited, referring to the ferries running from one  small island to the next. On 25-Apr-10, at 6:50 AM, Betty wrote: > Hi Beverly, > > It might be interesting to find out if the games "of our past" had  > different > names depending on whether you lived in the Maritime Provinces or  > in New > England.     For instance, I wonder if "Statue" could have been called > "Freeze" in my area. > > And there were so many "jumping rope" ditties we sang.    Maybe  > some "jump > rope" competitions still sing them.  ..   And, there was something  > I did as > a child which I called  "One, 2, 3, O'Leary."    Up until a couple  > years ago > I could still teach my young grandchildren how to bounce that  > playball under > my leg.    Then arthritis set in.       :o( > > I seem to remember that some grammar schools in our area no longer  > want > "Dodge ball" played.    And we played "Mother, May I" and  "Red  > Light," etc. > I have a situation where one daughter-in-law's parents were born in  > Europe, > and she had to learn about all these games. > > Betty            (near Lowell, MA, USA) > > > P.S.     I wonder how many of the thousands of  "Home Children"  > brought > childhood games with them in their memories, or had to learn them  > after they > arrived in Canada. > > (The "BHC QUILT" is being created right now.) > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 8:33 PM > Subject: [ NB ] Early School yard games > > > 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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