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    • The Games We Use To Play
    • Passed down from one generation of children to the next.
      This is a list of my favourite games as a wee Jack.

      What are some of your favourite childhood games?


      Hide and Seek


      Double Dutch
      {Jump In!}


      TV Tag
      Regular TV Tag


      Step 1

      Gather a group of players and decide who is going to be the person who chases everyone else. This person is called "It."

      Step 2

      Run and try to stay away from the person who is "It." If they get close, yell out the name of a TV show and touch the ground. The player is now safe for 10 seconds and the "It" player needs to leave that player to tag others--no waiting around to tag the person when the 10 seconds are up.

      Step 3

      Avoid repeating a show you or any other player already mentioned. If a player can't think of a show or repeats the name of a show, the player becomes the new "It."


      Mother May I?
      Mother, may I ____?


      * Take (#) steps forward
      * Take (#) GIANT steps forward (usually a small number, due to large step size)
      * Take (#) BABY steps forward (usually a large number, due to tiny step size)
      * Take (#) umbrella steps forward
      * Hop forward like a frog, (#) times
      * Run forward for (#) seconds
      * Crabwalk forward for (#) seconds
      * Take (#) CINDERELLA steps - Twirl forward with index finger touching the top of the head


      Hopscotch


      Red Rover
      Red Rover, Red Rover, I call Jackie on over.



      Dodge Ball
      The players try to hit other players with balls and avoid being hit.


      Kick Ball
      A playground game similar to baseball. Kickball is also known as soccer-base or soccer-baseball.


      Flashlight tag
      Played at night, this game mixes the games, hide and seek
      with tag.


      Tree House
      Something we built in the woods in our back yard. It was big and rickety and so unsafe but loads of fun.


      I-Spy


      Freeze Tag


      Cat's Cradle


      Clapping game {Mary Mack}


      Marbles


      Secret Club House


      Strut Miss Lucy
      Words here




       
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