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

[stoney]

The skipping game that I remember.....and I hope that this doesn't offend please!

Nebuchadrezzar, the King of the Jews
Bought his wife a pair of shoes
When the shoes began to wear
Nebuchadrezzar bought a chair

When the chair began to sag
Nebuchadrezzar........bought a


And so on.

As each skipper answered the rhyme she could jump out of the rope.

Does anyone remember?

Yeeeeees! Oh, and I'm back in the playground....!

We had another one:
"Cowboy Joe from Mexico,
Hands up! (Hands in the air)
Stick 'em up! (Point fingers like guns)
Drop your guns and pick 'em up! (touch the ground and jump back up)
Cowboy Joe from Mexico!" (Exit the rope ready for the next person to enter and begin the rhyme again....)


And boy, were you the bee's knees if you had the longest skipping rope!

[stoney]

I used to love playing with my brother's Meccanno set (he was free to play with any of my dolls - funny he never took up my offer....!)

And I loved it when we used to get the Mamod steam engines out - I can still tmell the fumes from the stuff we used to burn and waiting to hear the hissing sound of the water boiling , then the test-spin of the fly-wheel (will it "catch" this time?).

[LizzieW]

We used to play with tennis balls throwing them against a wall, saying one, two three o'leary, etc.  Can't remember the rest.

Lizzie

[indiapaleale]

Oh Lizzie,

Yes...we (me and my sister) would tuck our skirt into our undies and play the ball aginst the wall game.

You had to throw the ball under arm...over arm...under yer leg.....over yer head....etc....and take turns catching it on the rebound.

But....the game never lasted very long because the thump-thump-thump up against the kitchen wall would get on Ma's nerves!

(shhhhhh.....and now I complain about the boys next door who play basketball untill....would you believe.......8 pm!.........I've turned into me mother!)
Indi 

[bennett]

Oh Lizzie,

Yes...we (me and my sister) would tuck our skirt into our undies and play the ball aginst the wall game.

You had to throw the ball under arm...over arm...under yer leg.....over yer head....etc....and take turns catching it on the rebound.

But....the game never lasted very long because the thump-thump-thump up against the kitchen wall would get on Ma's nerves!

(shhhhhh.....and now I complain about the boys next door who play basketball untill....would you believe.......8 pm!.........I've turned into me mother!)
Indi

Hi Indi,
I remember that one very well, like yesterday,I asked my granddaughter can she play 2 ball or even better 3 ball.
Her reply was "What's that game then Grandma?"
I can still play 3 ball now.

Bennett

[bennett]

Anyone remember playing
LONDON spells LONDON !!!!!!!
like playing statues.
I was good at that in the playground.

Wish I was there now still playing the games.

Bennett

[SueTeakle]

Hand-stands, anyone remember doing that?  We had competitions to see who could stay on our hands, feet against the wall, for the longest time 


Sue

[stoney]

Hand-stands, anyone remember doing that?  We had competitions to see who could stay on our hands, feet against the wall, for the longest time 


Sue

Yup, indeedy!

Then when you stood up properly you went all light-headed!

[SueTeakle]

That`s right!! 


Sue