Ludo, tiddley winks ... remember the old games ?

[SueTeakle]

That`s right!!  


Sue

[stoney]

I don't know if you'd call it  a "game", but i do remember building go-karts oe "bogeys" with my brother and sister and assorted local kids.

We once build a rather palatial one, having accquired a proper car seat from and old vehicle my uncle was rebuilding.

The trouble with these things was the brake system - they generally didn't have one!

I remember we built one that was so big we wore ourselves out trying to get the thing moving - and we'd spent a good part of the summer holidays planning and building the darn thing! Still, it kept us off the streets i suppose.

Andy why do I recall that the summer holidays were one long, sunny experience in those days - we hardly ever had a rainy day, in fact I can't remember what we did on those occasions without daytime TV and screen games!

[stoney]

Going back to playground games - does any one remember "French" skipping?

[bennett]

Talking of hand stands,
I have a photograph of my 2 daughters and niece,
ages 9/11/12.
All doing a hand stand.
When they all met up last year,
they had a bet who could still do them.
I have a picture of them in the same position, niece in the middle,
they are in their late 30's 40 now.
Still they did it, gave me such a laugh.
Memories eh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bennett]

Loved French Skipping 
thought for a minute you said
French kissing

Bennett

[bennett]

My brothers used to make their go-karts out of old
orange boxes,their brakes never worked either.

True about the long summer days,
played out for hours.

[GeoffE]

Loved French Skipping 
thought for a minute you said
French kissing

Bennett

Then there was French knitting 
and
French cricket 

Those Froggies never did anything quite right did they?

[SueTeakle]

Did you do French Knitting Geoff??? 


Sue

[suzard]

go to

http://www.chatarea.com/HeanorDistrictLocalHistory

then go to miscellaneous section -street games is the last topic

Brings back some memories

Suz