I remember the tune to "In and Out the Window" but I have forgotten how it is played. How about "London Bridge is Falling Down"? ----- Original Message ----- From: "L Jenkins" <[email protected]> To: "Sue J" <[email protected]>; "NOVA SCOTIA LIST" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > 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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Hi again, What about the Hokey-Pokey? And, if you watch very old movies, esp. old B&W shows about children, you see them playing games. Some have tried to roll a tire down a road without letting it drop. I just tried to find "Go In and Out the Window .." and find a web site called "Bus Songs for Children." :o) http://bussongs.com/songs/go_in_and_out_the_window.php Warning: Be careful when you try to find the lyrics of songs on-line. Some web sites can cause trouble for you. (I know from recent experience.) So, make sure your "virus-checker software" is up-to-date and active. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Lensing" <[email protected]> To: "NOVA SCOTIA LIST" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games >I remember the tune to "In and Out the Window" but I have forgotten how it >is played. How about "London Bridge is Falling Down"?