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. 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 NOVA-SCOTIA- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message