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

[bennett]

Hope you didn't scuff your shoes Erato playing kick-the-can
we would have to wear our old shoes out to play,and not wear our school shoes,only to school.

[geniecolgan]

How about Knocking Down Ginger......

Knock at the door and run away,
Live to play another day 

[Foz]

Does anyone remember Whips & Tops ?  We used to decorate the top of our Tops with all different colours and patterns.  I think it was my most favourite game of all.
I also remember French Cricket, 2 Ball, and 3 Ball,  Skipping with a big long rope, and queues of girls all waiting their turn.  Snobs (or Jacks).  Handstands against the wall.
Tick (or Catch).  What's the Time, Mr Wolf?
Making slides in the ice when it was winter.

Ohhhhhhhhhh........Happy Days!!!!!!!! 

[dennford]

Making slides in the ice when it was winter.

Ohhhhhhhhhh........Happy Days!!!!!!!! 

That was by far the best. Also in the school playground in winter we used to get up a cry of "All crush into a corner to make it a little bit warmer" and a whole throng of kids would push and shove into a corner. Then of course there was the nasty trick where the bullies would sneak up behind some poor soul whos ears were red from the frost - and flick thier ears with a well aimed forefinger  ------OUCH.

Denn

[oldtimer]

hi! At school we used to play -

The big ship sails on the Alley Alley -o. 
 In and out amongst the bluebells. 
 Please Mr Crocodile may we cross your golden river. 
 I wrote a letter to my love and put it in my pocket. 
amongst many more that I can't remember at the moment.

These were too cissy for the boys who played British Bulldog! 

and I expect we all played kiss-chase!!!

[dennford]

In 1986 I returned for a holiday in England with my wife and family, none of them had ever seen snow. It was quite something to introduce my wife and eldest to snowball fights (the youngest was only 6 months old at the time).

Denn - never too old for such frivolities.

[Trees]

What about scotch we played many variations of that especially when they were building new houses in the village and we discovered plaster board made an easy source of "chalk"
The boys used to join us in "Off ground touch" and "stuck in the mud" and oooh dear kiss chase

[aghadowey]

Used to love Chinese hopscotch as it could also be played in to house if it was wet outside- and could use chair legs instead of a person if there weren't enough people.

[Foz]

"The farmer wants a wife"

and....

"One potato, two potato, three potato, four"  to decide who was going "out" in which order.