Back-N-Da Day!

TotallyBlessed · #1 07-06-2001, 01:46 PM

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!?!

AKA2D '91 · #2 07-06-2001, 01:51 PM

jacks
pick-up sticks
dolls
"teacher"

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

dirtymike1906 · #3 07-06-2001, 02:30 PM

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)

Electric football

BlueReign · #4 07-06-2001, 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by AKA2D '91:
"teacher"

Yeah.

And doubledutch, tag, freeze-tag, hide and go seek, 1-2-3-4 Redlight!!, hot bread and butter, chicken fight.

MeezDiscreet · #5 07-06-2001, 06:03 PM

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

SweetestDiva · #6 07-06-2001, 06:19 PM

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Originally posted by MeezDiscreet:
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.

Riley · #7 07-06-2001, 06:48 PM

I loved to play:

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

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MeezDiscreet · #8 07-06-2001, 08:10 PM

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

CocoaCaramel · #9 07-06-2001, 08:46 PM

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

Diamond007 · #10 07-06-2001, 09:12 PM

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

ClassyLady · #11 07-06-2001, 09:35 PM

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"

InquiringMind · #12 07-06-2001, 09:48 PM

"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....."

Lovely · #13 07-06-2001, 10:53 PM

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)

cocowoman_65 · #14 07-07-2001, 07:42 AM

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.

Riley · #15 07-07-2001, 09:39 PM

Yes! Yes! Yes! I am so feeling you on this!

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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