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

[nanny jan]

My mother taught me her London version of O'Leary

One, two, three o'lairy
My ball's down the airey (the area in front of the basement )
Don't forget to give it to Mary (mum's name!)
Early in the morning.

We used washing line (bought at Woolies) to make skipping ropes and chalked hop scotch on the paving stones.  Cheap and cheerful fun.....kept us happy for hours.

Nanny Jan

[oldtimer]

Can you believe kids today, who have so much in the way of material things compared to what we had, when they say "I'm bored!!!"

[stoney]

Can you believe kids today, who have so much in the way of material things compared to what we had, when they say "I'm bored!!!"

That's probably because they don't have to use their imagination or brains!

When you think about the games we played as kids it involved both of the above - not like today where most games require you to "plug it in" and "flick switches"!

And yet, even now on occasion, you might see small children playing with the box a gift arrived in, rather than it's contents!

We also had a lot more freedom in our youth - I remember being out the house from sun-up to sun-down. You couldn't do that nowadays - says a lot about our sick society!

I don't remember my Mum and Dad getting too stressed (or they didn't show it!) as long as I didn't go near traffic, water or talk to strangers. I also usually had the family dog with me - he'd have had the leg off anyone who came near!

[aghadowey]

In the winter we used to take the lid off the metal grabage can and use the lid to slide down the hill (worked even better when the handle 'accidentally' came off). Everyone had these metal bins and sometimes they were better than sleds (like when the snow was getting a bit scarce in places).

[Dancing Master]

It was the version we played.

1 2 3 O'leary

4,5 6 O'leary

10 O'leary catch the ball.

we played dipping games, as well, lady, baby, gipsy,queen, elephant monkey  tangerine. out spells OUT.

eeny meeny maceracka aero  domino, alabama chew tobacco ping pong push.  and who ever got push was OUT

Skipping we used to play a lot to various rhymes.

all very good exercise by the way.

used to play hopscotch, and rounders, double ball against the wall. all good for co-ordination.

[ChasH]

My grandfather taught me Nine Man's Morris during the 1940's.

Chas

[Trees]

Chas thats another enjoyable game did you play Chinese chequers too and Go?

[kooky]

I remember using my mother's clothes maiden [airer] with a sheet over it, as a tent.

My older child [SHE'S 33!]asks for all the old board games. She intends playing them with my grand daughter, who is far too fond of the TV!

In recent years I have bought her Twister, as well as monopoly[de luxe edition in a wooden box with metal figures] and Scrabble.

Kooky

[Ecneps]

Chinese Chequers, I still have the original!  My daughters played it and soon my grandson will too