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Betsy McCall would come…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 20, 2000 by Streetplay DiscussionsDecember 20, 2000

Betsy McCall would come once a week with two brand new outfits in McCall womens magazine. I remember just waiting for mom to finish reading so I could cut out that doll I had a whole paper grocery bag just full of betsy and her outfits

Posted in Girl games | Tagged dolls & cutouts

For some reason when you…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 19, 2000 by Streetplay DiscussionsDecember 19, 2000

For some reason when you mentioned the cutouts, I had a fleeting memory of the name “Betsy McCall”. I think that was the name of mine.

Posted in Girl games | Tagged dolls & cutouts

1/2 cup elmers all purpose…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 17, 2000 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 14, 2014

1/2 cup elmers all purpose glue 1/4 cup liqiud starch liquid food color pour glue into container add food color and 1 TBS of liqiud starch mix thoroughly to get a even texture continue adding liquid starch 1TBS at a time and working it into a smooth putty with your fingers the more you work it the better it gells Whalla! Silly PUTTY!!

Posted in Girl games, Toys | Tagged Silly Putty

I remember playing Chinese…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 17, 2000 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 20, 2014

I remember playing Chinese jumprope when i was like in the 4th and 5th grade, and I remember making it out of rubberbands….you would make it long enough to make it into a huge circle so you could wrap it around your ankles and someone elses, standing at least a yard away. You would be in teams and both members of the team had to win to go to the next level. You would jump in with both feet, then jump out with both feet, synchronized of course, then move your right foot in so you would only be over one side of the ropes, then jump to the other side with both feet. Then jump up with both feet and land on the rope, at the same time. At that point the other member would do the same. If both members passed, then you would go to the next level. The levels would be from: ankles, knees, right below the behind, then waist, underarms, and neck. i don’t think it got that far, but just in case some girl who could jump high, I think that was the last level. If one member missed, then they would switch and if it became your turn again, you start all over again. this was the version I used to play…=)

Posted in Girl games, Jumprope | Tagged Chinese jumprope

Here are two I remember:…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 15, 2000 by Streetplay DiscussionsDecember 15, 2000

Here are two I remember: Geez, memories, LOL! Ta ra ra boom di ay I met a boy today He paid me fifty cents to go behind the fence He knocked me to the ground His D### went round and round My mom was so surprised to see my tummy rise My dad was full of joy to see a baby boy I know, it’s a bad one, sorry! The other one is very similar to bzeiger on Sunday, December 5, 1999. Here’s the version I remember: Fee Fee fi Fee fi fo fum kumala kumala kumala vista no no no no not to vista eenie meenie disoleenie ooh ah ah boleenie atchy cotchy cumaratchy ah ah ah ish kidely oaten boaten bo bo ba ditten dotten watten tatten shh! What that all is supposed to mean or how you actually spell all that, I don’t know. It was just fun to say and as fast as you could!! LOL!! Any body know the meaning or anything about it?

Posted in Girl games | Tagged songs

We used Chinese Jacks as…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 15, 2000 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014

We used Chinese Jacks as our hopscotch markers. They were so fun and colorful. We all had a few that we made up with certain colors that we would use together. It was perfect. As a matter of fact, I am trying to find a place to purchase some Chinese Jacks. If anyone has any ides, please share.

Posted in Girl games, Hopscotch

We would use chinese jacks…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 15, 2000 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 14, 2014

We would use chinese jacks as our markers for hopscotch. Everyone had their own mixture of colors and we’d swap colors everyonce in a while. I loved it!! I miss it, actully, LOL! I would love to buy some more and show my daughter who is almost 5. She would get a big kick out of it!

Posted in Girl games, Hopscotch, Jacks

The game shown in the diagram…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 14, 2000 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 20, 2014

The game shown in the diagram was called potsy in brooklyn in the 50’s. There was another came called curbsy that was played along the curb.

Posted in Brooklyn, Hopscotch, Marbles, Other Games | Tagged potsy

Hi, I remember…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 12, 2000 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 20, 2014

Hi, I remember fragments to a couple of skipping songs we sang as children in Quebec. One went something like this: Tinker, taylor Soldier, sailor Doctor, lawyer Beggarman, thief — — — — — — …..Merchant, chief And, another fragment: Mississippi M-I-S-S-I S-S-I- P-P-I Do these snippits ring a bell with you? If so, I’d love to know how the whole song truly goes. Thanks, Ros

Posted in Girl games, Jumprope | Tagged Chinese jumprope

I live in Alpine but grew…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 12, 2000 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 20, 2014

I live in Alpine but grew up in NY in a place called Spanish Harlem. I can remember as a little girl going into other neighborhoods to watch my father and his buddies challenge other teams. Most of the games were played on Sundays and the people would all take the cars off the block so the guys could play. I was Daddy’s girl and also the son he never had. Most of the games were played for big money, each man putting up a certain amount. My favorite place was Little Italy. They played right on Mott and Hester Street and I remember having a huge crush on a player from the other team. I was all of 8 years old. Those were the good old days. People would be hanging ot windows and families would be on their fire escapes with salami sandwiches to cheer their teams on. Win or lose, everyone had a good time and never did I witness any fights or hard feelings. I was always proud of Daddy and even though he is to old for stickball I’m still proud to be his little girl.

Posted in Manhattan, Reader Stories, Stickball | Tagged Dad, Harlem

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