Remember When...

[groom]

I remember Mallory Towers by Enid Blyton. Not sure about the four Marys though - Mallory Towers was  Darrell Rivers, Mary Lou and Gwendoline Mary Lacey.

Is this what you were thinking of? http://girlscomicsofyesterday.com/2013/03/the-four-marys/

[Meezer]

Remembering all the toys and games we had, it occurs to me that we had to use our imaginations when we were playing - the toy shops, the toy post office, miniature garden, dolls houses, farms, games of cowboys and Indians etc. Nowadays a lot of even very young children spend time in front of the Wii or the computer and are entertained rather than entertaining themselves. My niece, who works in an Infants' school, said that a lot of the children come to school not knowing how to play and have to be taught.

Oh gosh isn't that just so sad? And play is such an important part of growing up as children unconsciously get life skills. I know there will be people that say you can't allow children the same freedoms today as most of us enjoyed in the past but in the 1960's when I was growing up there were plenty of wierdos around - just think of the likes of the Moors murders and, as has come out in many of the posts, we did things and had toys that would be branded too dangerous these days.  All you have to do is to give a child a giant cardboard box and let their imagination take over!

[candleflame]

I remember Mallory Towers by Enid Blyton. Not sure about the four Marys though - Mallory Towers was  Darrell Rivers, Mary Lou and Gwendoline Mary Lacey.

Is this what you were thinking of? http://girlscomicsofyesterday.com/2013/03/the-four-marys/

I read somewhere that someone had written some new Mallory Towers that follow on. I'm not quite sure how that works as the last original book was if memory serves me 'last term at Mallory Towers'. Im not sure how you would follow that!

[Wiggy]

Has anyone mentioned 'The Secret Garden' - oh how i loved that book - I always wanted to create a secret garden where things would 'come to life' after the long Winter - doesn't quite work like that in our climate - but I still enjoy gardening!

loved finger games - did you ever play Johnny, johnny, johnny, johnny, whoops johnny, whooops johnny . . . . . . .     on your fingers?

Then there was Girl Guides and all the singing and part singing we used to do with them, round the camp fire - or at meetings.  I love(d) camping!

[groom]

loved finger games - did you ever play Johnny, johnny, johnny, johnny, whoops johnny, whooops johnny . . . . . . .     on your fingers?

Never heard of that one Wiggy.

What about all the ball games we played against the wall?

[Wiggy]

Oooh yes       - spinning between bounces - did you play that one?

[groom]

Yes, and where you had to bounce it under your leg - we used to tuck our skirts into out knicker legs when playing that. 

[a-l]

Thankyou for that link Groom , yes that's what it was , I obviously confused the two.

[a-l]

I used to do handstands against the side of the house and  once my feet were on the wall , walk downwards  into a 'crab' .