Besides many others already mentioned, a great favourite was "allies" (marbles, all regular size with the large one being called the dough head); rainy days, inside game in the cloak room was "pussy-in-the corner" did anyone mention "Tag" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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