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I've been volunteering at a community center with children between the ages of 8 and 11. Well, spending time with these kids has taken me back to my childhood. I was amazed that double dutch, tag, marbles, etc. are still being played! Tell me GC members what were your favorite games to play before playstation and dreamcast!?!

jacks
pick-up sticks
dolls
"teacher" http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif


did anyone have a doll that was made out of a coke bottle and the hair was made from rope? Neither did I, but one of my older friends said they used have that. LOL

Rock em Sock em Robots

Hot Wheels (I think our parents just kept the tracks around when they couldn't find a belt. I know some of y'all feel me) http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Electric football

Yeah. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif
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And doubledutch, tag, freeze-tag, hide and go seek, 1-2-3-4 Redlight!!, hot bread and butter, chicken fight.

mother-may-i (i tried to teach my little cousins this game...what a mess!!!)
red rover
duck-duck-goose
hide-n-go-seek (or freak, depending on age and where you grew up)
and we would race a lot

LMAO!! In my neighborhood there was a group of us that used to play together.. probably around 6 girls and only 2 boys, but those fools always tried to get us to play hide-n-go-freak. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif

I loved to play:

steal the bacon
duck-duck-goose
freeze tag
man-hunt
redlight greenlight
dungeons and dragons

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i've never heard of "steal the bacon" but it sounds funny

Freeze tag
Atari
Nintendo
B-B-Bridges (ouch)
Kick ball
Hand Ball
Store
Church (yes I played church)
Talk show
Lip sync
double dutch

Making mud pies...Playing with my Baby Alive...Hop Scotch and Hand games like
Tweet a lit a leet...

Any form of tag (freeze, chain, or regular)
Double Dutch
Hop Scotch
Kick Ball
Capture the Flag
Red Light, Green Light
Red Rover
Mother May I
Leapfrog
Hand Games

The Ultimate Childhood Love Connection:

Dodge Ball (you know you always got hit by the boy who liked you)

Played by Children Everywhere

"That's My Car"

"house" (complete w/ Easy-Bake oven)
hide and seek
Barbie (black Barbie of course)
tag
7up
ding-dong ditch
jacks
simon says
jump rope/ double dutch
Nintendo (the ORIGINAL)


Ahhhhh........the good ole days......(singing)"back in the days when I was young I'm not a kid anymore but some days I sit and wish I was a kid again....."

Rock Teacher (you sit on the porch and the "teacher" has a rock in her hand and you have to guess which one. The one who guesses goes up a step. the person who makes it to the top becomes the teacher.

Atari-precursor to everything-remember it was just the two lines with a ball-like a tennis game.

Double dutch- Irish was underhanded.

Travel Tee and Out (jump rope game)

Hopscotch(sp)?
Hide and Go Seek
Jacks
Scrabble
Duck-Duck Goose
Red light-Green Light
Kick Ball
etc., etc., etc.

Gosh! This brings back so many memories. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Yes! Yes! Yes! I am so feeling you on this! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Lovely:

Atari-precursor to everything-remember it was just the two lines with a ball-like a tennis game.


I think it was called pong or something like that.

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[This message has been edited by Riley (edited July 07, 2001).]