I teach English to children in Japan, and my students noticed a picture of kids playing jacks in one of our storybooks. They’ve been begging me to teach them how to play, but I can’t find a set of jacks anywhere. I’d like to have six sets shipped to Japan. Does anybody know of a toy store I can contact?
Hi I am trying to teach my sister some clapping songs…. So far she knows a weird version of patty cake (Patty cake patty cake bakers man bake me a cake as fast as you can roll it and pad it and mark it with a “_” and put it in the oven for “_” and me. She also knows a version of playmate “Sisi my playmate, come out and play with me, and bring your dollies three, climb up my apple tree, into my basement and we’ll be playmates forever more more shut the door” I need help with the playmate song I used to play it when I was in grade one but me nor my friends can remember the exact words.
I used to pretend that I was someone else to my kid sister (9 years younger than me). I used to go into the bathroom and tell her that he (can’t remember the name) would come in through the window and I would go out (without her seeing of course). I used to slick my hair back and talk funny. She used to believe me (she was very young!). I’d talk to her for a while then leave. I would then come out of the bathroom as myself. Pretty weird, huh? She still gets a kick out of it now when we talk of it (I’m 40 now!).
Actually I’m a guy and I used to do a lot of that when I was a kid. Usually by myself or with a cousin or friend. I’d set up a store, or a TV game show, or even pretend I was a Beatle in front of a full length mirror with a Beatle wig. I also remember pretend doing the Soupy Sales Show. Of course this was in the early ’60s, I’m 40 now!