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Question of the day
HELLO ALL!
It's time for a trip down memory lane. We've been discussing some serious issues lately and it's time for RECESS! What was (or is) your favorite playground game or childhood memory? ------------------ Kelli 12-DN-94 SSU c/o 1997 |
Rockin Robbin with 4 people.
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KICKBALL!!!!! Me and my friends used to go to the local school yard and play, or if our parents wanted us to "Stay where I can see you." We used to play in the street/in the yard. And we had bases all over the place. Man, those were the days!! No bills, no worries!!
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Yeah, when I go home to visit my family, I try to bribe the neighborhood into letting me play, but they won't let me. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif
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My favorite childhood game. . .hmmm. . .Capture the Flag! I'm from WV and I lived right on the Ohio River growing up. There was an island in the river that was (and still is) uninhatited. The boyscouts used to canoe over to the island and camp and play war games and capture the flag. I was a tomboy growing up and loved to play with my brother and his friends, so naturally I wanted to join the boyscouts instead of girlscouts. So I got to do a lot of games and such with the boyscouts because of my brother, but they never let me join.
My favorite childhood memory. . .going fishing with my dad. I was not exactly a child, I was in jr. high, but that is my favorite memory because it was just the two of us and we really had a great time and really bonded. My dad is my hero. |
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Swinging on the swings!!! Playing Duck Duck Goose!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif Hide and Go Seek http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif Kickball http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/cool.gif Football Making Mud Pies Playing House Aaaawww yeah, I used to love it, love it, love it and I miss it miss it miss it!!! |
Down, Down,Baby...Down by the rollercoaster...
Miss Mary Mack,Mack,Mack... paper, rock, scissors dodge ball freeze tag it Simon says... four square playing house/doctor |
Anyone remember Chinese jump rope???
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by c&c1913:
[B]1Babygirl, I've never heard of chinese jump rope, but we did play chinese freeze tag. With Chinese jump rope, you used a continuous stretchy-rope(kinda like a bungee cord without ends). Two people would stand in the rope and stretch it out with their ankles. A third person would then sing "In, out, side by side, on, in, off," while simultaneously doing those moves with the rope. Does that help? |
Kickball, for sure at school! At home...oooh, the huge games of hide and seek, flag football, and ultimate frisbee (thought we didn't call it that at the time), all rolled into one....it was crazy!
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Yeah times have truly changed...
Recently I chaperoned my little cousin's birthday party (she turned 8), and it was like 6 little girls. Man, kids are so "grown" these days, they don't play "hide and go seek", they play "Hide and go get "it""!! THis one little girl in particular was so vulgar that I wanted to call her mother sooo bad, so I told my cousin's mother... and she was like that's no need, her mother acts the same way!! As far as I can remember, when I was 8 yrs old, the only boys that were on my mind were my age, these little ones were swooning over MY friend (whose like 23!!) What happened???? Anyway, what about skates, and hula-hoops, and M.A.S.H.(anybody remember that game but me?), and double-dutch, and hop-scotch, and RED ROVER, and Tag, Okay, that's enough..... Next person....you're "IT"...GO [This message has been edited by onesavvydiva (edited June 14, 2000).] |
hop-scotch and, on the playground, that thing that spun around... so you could get good and dizzy if you ran fast enough before jumping onto it... I can't make the name of it come into my head - anyone know? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif
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hop-scotch and, on the playground, that thing that spun around... so you could get good and dizzy if you ran fast enough before jumping onto it... I can't make the name of it come into my head - anyone know? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif
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I love sports, and while kickball is my favorite, I also play a mean game of football. My grandmother (of all people) taught us kids to play (and I don't mean the touch tag kind!) She would knee our mouths into the dirt when we'd try to tackle her or vice versa - In high school she was voted most athletic! It is such a cool thing that my gram is like almost 80 and still more active than me! She still plays with us on Sunday afternoons (and still kicks butt!) I hope she's around to teach my kids to play! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif
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What fun to remember one's youth!
Here are my favorites........... Kick Ball 4 Square Hopscotch Jump Rope (both regular and Double Dutch Variety) Cat's Cradle (it is a big loop of yarn that you wrap around your fingers...I'm sure that you remember) Dodge Ball Red Rover, Red Rover Capture the Flag Marco Polo (in the pool) Truth or Dare (when it innocent...and kissing a boy, mouth CLOSED, was as racy as it got) and of course.... Role Playing Pretending to be Charlie's Angels and Making up Dance Routines to ABBA songs! |
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I TOTALLY remember the Chinese Jump Rope thing, but I think we called it "Chinese Skip". Oh well, when we did it, it was made from elastic, like what you would put in someone's waistband on a pair of pants, and as you passed the "levels", it would get higher and higher! THE MEMORIES, THE MEMORIES!!! |
Oh man the memories..
Hide and go seek and bike riding was always big in our neighborhood. At school, jump ropes, dodge ball, hop-scotch, chase, red-rover, and alot of those hand games. My grandparents had this tree that had really low branches out in their yard (They cut it down this past christmas *pout*). Never failed we used to always go climb it when we were little. *dates herself* When my cousins would come over for the holidays we used to pretend we were the shirt tails. And now i'm going to spend the rest of the evening attempting to figure out which one i played! |
Man... you guys are taking me back to the good ol' days. Wow, what memories.
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My Favs: Chinese Jump Rope Freeze Tag Red Rover Kick Ball Jump Rope (Single and Double Dutch) Duck Duck Goose Doing Street Cheers Someone mentioned Chinese Freeze Tag....please explain ------------------ Kelli 12-DN-94 SSU c/o 1997 |
I don't know about anyone else, but in NYC the girls used to do "cheers" and basically step to songs like "Hollywood goes swinging" and "Ookie Cookie" and "To the Front To the Back". Everyday different teams used to "battle" each other on who would do the best routine.
Does anyone remember that... ------------------ In complete darkness we are all the same... It is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us... Don't let your eyes deceive you Janet Jackson |
Soror Kelli,
Chinese freeze tag was the same as regular freeze tag except to un-freeze your teammate, you had to crawl between their legs instead of just tagging them. I guess we were a little fast for our ages! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/redface.gif But that was the only way we could get the neighborhood boys to play tag with us! Diva 56, We did those chants and one that went who now, who now, now thinks they're bad. [This message has been edited by c&c1913 (edited June 14, 2000).] |
I remember some more
like Dodge Ball That's my Car Chicken (on bikes, to see who would move first) have dance contests bmx bike racing (i was a tomboy) riding on the swings What Time is it Mr. Fox?? (that was in gym class) Hot Potato Remember when you were choosing who would be it for Hide and Go Seek and you would do Eeenie Meenie Minie Mo or Bubble Gum Bubble Gum in a Dish, how many bubble gum do you wish,. . . (can't remember the rest http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif Aaw those were the days, remember EASY BAKE OVENS and LIGHT BRIGHT!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif I know you had a big wheel!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif Do you remember |
I don't know if these are considered games, but I miss Lite Brite, Pogo Balls, Sit and Spins any of those "80's toys." http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif
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I remember all to well most of the chants. I have two nieces that use most of the same chants these days.
chant: Miss Mary Mack (mack, Mack) all dresed in black (black, black) with silver buttons (butons, buttons) all down her back (back, back)... As for the toys, my mother kept several of our favorite toys to be able to show our kids what we enjoyed playing with. Yesterday, I went up in my parent's attic and saw my old Barbie Head-you fixed Barbie's hair and makeup. It was my favorite toy. I would play with it for hours at a time. I also saw my old easy bake oven....now those were the days-no worries.... |
I remember Chinese jumprope!!!!!! Does anyone remember 4 Square!!!!!! That was my game!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif
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We used to play four square when a was younger! I loved that game! Also rockin Robin with four people too!
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1Babygirl,
I remember 4 square and if you didn't have enough people- 3 square or 2 square. I've never heard of chinese jump rope, but we did play chinese freeze tag. Who came up with these names and why, I don't know? memory(if you didn't have the actual game, you played with cards) tetherball double dutch jacks marbles pick-up stix paddle ball red light/ green light when riding in the car- that's my car/house Those were the days! [This message has been edited by c&c1913 (edited June 14, 2000).] |
Jump rope!!!!!!!!! And the monkey bars...
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Diva, we used to do cheers also (SC). Although, I didn't. I was a bit of a tomboy until I discovered boys weren't so yucky after all http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif --- my favorite game was shooting marbles!
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MINE WOULD BE CHASEING BOYS AND KISSING THEM. lol STILL HAVENT CHANGED!
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I ditto everyon'es favorite games. Some additions would be Red Light,Green Light. Hmmm no one played Hide and Go Get It? Oh no http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif Me neither, my brothers wouldn't let me, but it seemed to be a neighborhood favorite.
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Did anyone play with "My Little Ponies"? I just found all of mine the other day and it brought back many great memories. There was a time when i had every single "my little pony". Now there are just too many!
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Diva I remember the cheers...my name was C-Luv or C-Ski. I used to love playing dodge ball, freeze tag, double dutch, rockin robbin, remember those Kabangers...the balls that you clack together? They were made out of wood so if you got hit yur hand hurt like hell?? Chinese jump rope was the best. Oh and handball. Man this brings back memories!!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif
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I'm up for bumping old threads...
Cartoon Freeze Tag House Double Dutch Jump Rope (I wasn't very skilled at it but I liked watching.) Chinese Jump Rope Softball Four Square and Wall Ball or something... there was a big green wall and we'd bounce those red rubber balls at it. |
tether ball
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kickball and flashlight tag!
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