I’m 13 years old, and a girl in my cabin at camp this year got some jacks in a care package. she taught us how to play, and now i forgot what she taught me(whoops!) and i was just looking for the different levels to jacks (with 6 jacks) like: onesies to sixies backwards eggies crack-the-egg and i can’t remember what comes next. if anyone can help me, please email me at thank you!
came across this site by accident while looking for hopscotch info. I had forgotten all about chinese ropes and will now be buying a bag of rubberbands as soon as poss so I can show my two young daughters how to play. I don’t recall singing rhymes but I do remember saying jump, split, jump etc as we crossed the ropes. We also used the rope as a simple jump strting at ankle height then ‘kneezies’, thighs, waist, underarm. not many girls got past that.
Anyone remember this? The creamiest dreamiest ice cream treats are made by Mr. Softee The creamiest dreamiest ice cream treats are made by Mr. Softee S-0-F-T-Double E Mr. Softee How about: I love Lucy and she loves me We’re as happy as two can be Sometimes we quarrel but then How we love making up at the end Lucy kisses like no one can She’s my Mrs. and I’m her man And life is heaven you see Cause I love Lucy yes I love Lucy And Lucy loves me. How’s that for obscure?
Does anyone remember this game: You drew a large snail-like spiral and made squares in it then played it similar to hopscotch. You somehow acquired boxes that your opponents had to jump over? I can’t for the life of me remember the details! Help!
I just looked at this listing again and noticed that is listed under girls’ games. I beg to differ. The places that I go, string games are played by everyone. In some cultures it is a guy thing. In some cultures it is done especially by the shaman. Of the Inuit people I have worked with both men and women have figures. In the US the most receptive audience that I have are Junior High Boys.
HI, YOU’ALL, It’s 3;20 am and I’m in the middle of my shift. Somewhere I was divinely guided to this site and I have enjoyed every minute. It’s all good as my grandchildren would say. Born in 1944 I can relate to this wonderful site and I’ll be back, when I get home to my own computer. Please keep this going. Thank you for you. In friendship, Sandy
Here are a couple I didn’t see above: Glory, Glory Hallaleua (sp?), Teacher hit me with a ruler shot her through the floor with a loaded 44 and she don’t teach no more! My eyes have seen the glory of the burnin’ of the school we have tortured all the teachers we have broken all the rules … Look at [insert dorky kid’s name here] doin’ it, doin’ it pickin his nose and chewin’ it, chewin’ it Thinks it’s candy but it’s not It’s a snot with a cherry on top dumb joke: Ask “What are you eating under there?” When the kid asks, “Under where?” You say, “Eeeww, you’re eating underwear!!”
Here’s one I picked up at summer camp: In Derby Town in Derby Town The streets are made of glass Once you turn the corner You’ll fall right on your {Chorus} Hocus pocus, crickety-crocus, hum dum diddly-eye, Once you’re been to Derby Town You’ll feel the same as I. In Derby Town in Derby Town Two men were digging a ditch One’s the son of a lawyer The other’s the son of a {Chorus} In Derby Town in Derby Town Two men were digging a well One went to heaven The other went to {Chorus} I especially like the second verse!
No one here has really described the game “statues” and I was wondering if it’s the same game I knew. I grew up in Chicago in the 60’s and the girls in my neighborhood played a game called “statue maker.” I don’t know who taught us it (one of our moms?)or how we learned it, but it was one of our favorites. From what I remember, it went something like this: You needed at least 5 or 6 girls in order to play. One girl played the part of the “statue maker” and the other was the “customer.” The statue maker would spin the other girls around and around by the arm and when she let go, the girl would have to freeze in whatever position she landed in. (We used to have the most hilarity with this … crazy positions that you remain in!) Then the statue maker would walk the customer by each girl, trying to “sell” the merits of each statue. The customer would eventually pick one of the statues by tapping her. This brought her to life and then she would chase the customer around and around. My memory is fuzzy at what happens after this point, but I think the freed statue then becomes the customer and repeats the same. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I’m curious if this is a similar version to what you all played in New York?