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

[Lydart]

soak 'em in vinegar !

[Nutty1966]

Conkers, marbles, skipping loved them all, we also used to play 'twosie' this was 2 balls against the wall accompanied by singing  someone else mentioned this as two ball, we also used to play elastics, someone would have a large piece of elastic, 2 girls would stand with it around their ankles and we would had to follow the leader, whatever she did, we did, and we used to sing half a pound of tuppence rice, half a pound of treacle  Mr Wolf, Queenie Queenie who's got the ball  I loved it all

Good memories 

Jane

[Jean McGurn]

I remember playing the Whip. You had a long line all holding hands and ran round the playground. Those at the end of the line running faster and faster. Woe betide you if you were on the end of the line and couldn't hold on 

Think the teachers stopped it in the end - too many bleeding knees

Jean

[Foz]

I remember in primary school we girls used to swap beads.
I mean single ones from broken necklaces etc. 
I've still got mine 55 years on !!   They are lovely, all shapes and sizes,
all different colours and patterns, also the odd 'diamond' or other jewel
that looked pretty.

Also in the playground we played something called Statues (?).  When you
were caught you had to stay in one position and not move until one of your
team came and touched you on the arm to release you. 

[01debbie]

I remember playing the Whip. You had a long line all holding hands and ran round the playground. Those at the end of the line running faster and faster. Woe betide you if you were on the end of the line and couldn't hold on 

Think the teachers stopped it in the end - too many bleeding knees

Jean

That explains all the scars on my knees LOL!!!   

[stoney]

I remember playing the Whip. You had a long line all holding hands and ran round the playground. Those at the end of the line running faster and faster. Woe betide you if you were on the end of the line and couldn't hold on 

Think the teachers stopped it in the end - too many bleeding knees

Jean

Gosh - yes! I remember that - it was deadly! I think if you came off the end you went back to the beginning of the line and the next person became the unfortunate victim at the end of the whip!

[Lydart]

Hardly anyone has mentioned indoor games ... did none of us play indoors ? 

I can remember being allowed to turn the kitchen table upside down, and with an old sheet tied onto the broom, it was a pirate ship !   I even had the pirates hat, made of newspaper with a skull and crossbones drawn on in blue crayon that was also used for labelling parcels ? 

[stoney]

Indoor "play" was usually reading books and comics. Sometimes we would play board games, but my brother and sister were 7 and 5 years older than me, respectively, so if I wasn't outside playing with my peers I didn't have much chance with my siblings, who considered themselves too grown up for my sort of games! Sigh!

We did occasionally play ping-pong on the dining table, but we inevitably managed to bat the ball into the open fire (even if the fireguard was on!) and would watch aghast as the ball melted and burst into flames.

We used to play darts out in the light-well or in the workshop - Dad used to play with us and take on all three kids!

[Lydart]

Do kids these days do jig-saws ?  I used to get a new one each Christmas, and looked forward to them !   (I've still got them !)