Category Archives: Girl games
Does anyone remember the…
Does anyone remember the…
Forget “Hopscotch” . . ….
Original author: TSAINSURE [e-mail]
Forget “Hopscotch” . . . it was only called “Potsie” in my neighborhood (Boro Park). We did have a name for our “marker” and I can’t remember what it was. Can someone help me? Stan
Here in the middle of England,…
Original author: Keith Warren [e-mail]
Here in the middle of England, to be specific, Derbyshire, we call jacks ‘snobs’. I tried to look ‘snobs’ up on the Internet but there was no entry for the game, just the definition about the sort of person who feels himself superior. I did not even know the other names such as ‘jacks’ but I asked my grandson to find some ‘snobs’ for me back in England (I live in Mozambique). Now I’m back in England for Christmas I find he’s got me some from a shop and I’ve only now heard the names ‘jacks’, ‘bones’ and so on. When I was a kid in Derbyshire, the snobs were of rather rough pot (i.e. fired clay) and cubical. I think I remember some or all of them had lines on the side but I don’t remember enough to know if these had some numerical significance. (This was about sixty years ago now.) The ball was also of fired clay. Cheers, Keith Warren
I always liked to play “school”…
Original author: Piker
I always liked to play “school” where I was the teacher and I taught the little kids who knows what. But has anybody ever played ROCK SCHOOL? This is where one person is the teacher and the other kids sit on the front steps (there should be at least 5 or 6 steps). The teacher hides a rock in one hand, not letting the students see which hand the rock is in. Then she puts both clenched fists in front of her and the student taps the one she thinks has the rock in it. If she’s right, she moves up one step/grade. The game is won by the one who goes up and back down the steps first. I have taught this game to my kids and grandkids.
Me and my friends used to…
Original author: hrhpem
Me and my friends used to play Chinese Jump Rope as kids. Just like a lot of you I am trying to remember the rules. It started out with just the regular jumping In, Out, Side, Side, Ropes, In, Out – Then you had to do variations on that theme, like widezies (ropes spread wide), thinzies (ropes the thickness of 1 ankle), twozies (had to double jump), twirlzies (each time you jumped you faced in a different direction) I know there were more, but I can’t remember them. Once you completed all the variations, you went to thighzies and then kneezies. We never made it past the thighs. If anyone remembers all the variations on this kind of Chinese Jump Rope, please let me know. Also, we never did it with the rhymes. If someone could explain how those go, I would love it. Contact me at
I’m looking for all the sets…
Original author: Teresa [e-mail]
I’m looking for all the sets or fancies i guess they are called to jacks. Does anyone know them and how to play all of them please let me know. I miss playing this game with my sister it was always so fun and would like to play again. Thank you.
My sister and I had this…
Original author: dwoncisz [e-mail]
My sister and I had this same gap in the versions of names. She had Rikki Tikki Tembo, no sarembo charli barli ruchi, pip berry pembo has fallen into the well. (something like that). The book says otherwise but there’s one out there that has this version.
I have a feeling you mean…
Original author: Hugh M. McNally (hmcnally) [e-mail]
I have a feeling you mean Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling. (Shameless Streetplay plug) You can buy it from Amazon at this URL: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0688143202/streetplaycom I hope this helps. -Hugh McNally