Puss in the Corner was the name we had for this game when I was in grade Primary (65 years ago). I have vivid memories of it. Five players, one in each corner of a square, one in the middle. You had to try to change places with someone in another corner before the person in the middle grabbed your corner, or you ended up in the middle. Iris ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 9:33 PM Subject: [NS-L] 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Iris, You just reminded me of "spin the bottle" and then "duck, duck, goose" and then "musical chairs." Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) (I wonder how many of these games of our youths have made it into current "video games.") ----- Original Message ----- From: "iris shea" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games >