Owd Pastimes

[Caz]

Piece of brghtly coloured card on a string. used to wind the string round and round, then pull - made a lovely whirring sound.

3-balls, against the wall, allsorts of variations on the throw!
Can still do that now!

Jacks, elastic, two rope skipping.

Allsorts of schoolyard games - anyone bring some to mind?

[Caz]

Playing "consequences"
Used to put some really rude things in.
;D

[mick]

we used to play a game called sticks 6 sticks and a start stick only one foot allowed between them but no touching them one player was alowed to move only one stick at a time as the gap got bigger so the game got harder

[Jo]

Hopscotch. Is that too recent?
Amd what about knock a door run?

[Caz]

Hopscotch is probably one of the oldest ones going.

Remember doing knock-a-door-run my self,  too!!

[mick]

It seamed to go in seasons at school with conkers, them marbles ,tag, ect

[Jo]

I remember having water fights with fairy liquid bottles in t'backyard. Have a great photo of me 25 years ago but I don't know how to copy it on-line. Anyone know?

[janet]

I REMEMBER WAITING FOR HOT DAYS LIKE THESE SO THAT I COULD POP TAR BUBBLES WITH A LOLLY STICK THEN WIND THE TAR AROUND THE STICK MOSTLY GETTING MOST OF THE TAR STUCK TO MYSELF. 8)

[littlemo]

I remember doing that with my shoe!!!!!! How about collecting firewood for bonfire night? we used to have a fire every year on owd bobs I think it was called, the field next to Gatty park/Milnshaw park. and collecting tadpoles from the pond at the bottom

[Jo]

Nowt like tar bubbles for a few hours entertainment!! The really gooey ones were best eh?

[mick]

you should be out there today  ;D

[Chris7464]

[quote author=Jo link=board=nostalgia;num=1060000403;start=0#3 date=08/05/03 at 12:59:20]Amd what about knock a door run?[/quote]
We used to play something called Grand National where we ran through back gardens jumping over hedges until one of us either fell over or ripped their pants