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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions: 2004 May - July: Parenting Place (ARCHIVES): Kids Outdoor Games users admin

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Carrie92
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09-15-2003

Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 1:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK, it's that time of year again. The weather's nice, but the kids want to play inside (which means watch TV or play on the computer) because they are "bored".

I remember playing games outside like, What Time is it Mr Fox?, Mother May I?, Red Light Green Light.

I can't remember the rules though... does anyone else remember these games?

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 3:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lol...wow, this is a walk down memory lane, albeit the lane is pretty dang long, Carrie! ;)

We used to call it
What Time Is It, Mr. Wolf?.
The rules:
One child is the wolf. He stands with his back to the group. They stand a fair distance back and as they slowly walk forward, they chant, "What time is it,Mr. Wolf"?"
He/she says,"One o'clock", without looking around. This can go on for a couple times, then when Wolf feels they are getting close enough to catch one,he spins around on the 'What time is it?' and yells, "Time to eat you!" while trying to catch a player. If he succeeds, that child becomes the wolf.

Mother May I?
The rules:
Involves the players asking the question in turn to 'Mother'. She replies by telling each one what kind and how many steps they 'may' take. Such as, 'yes, Susy, you may take five baby steps', or "yes Jill, you may take two giant steps'. Whomever crosses the finish line first wins.

Red Light, Green Light
The rules:
If I remember correctly, similar to the Wolf game, in that the leader doesn't turn to the players but calls 'Red light....green light 'til someone crosses the line first.

A couple more I remember...

A Tisket,A Tasket
The rules:
The children sit in a circle. 'It' walks around the outside of the circle with an object to represent the 'letter'. It can be something as simple as a small ball, rolled up sock, plush toy. The children sing the little song, and then they say" was it you? or you? until 'It' drops the ball behind one player. That player gets up and chases "It" trying to catch him/her before they get back to the vacated seat.

The song:
A tisket, a tasket,
A green and yellow basket
I wrote a letter to my love
But on the way I dropped it

I dropped it, I dropped it
But on the way I dropped it
Someone may have picked it up
And put it in their pocket.

Duck, Duck, Goose
Sit in a circle, 'It' goes around lightly touching each head, saying 'duck' to each 'til he/she cries,'goose!', that person gets up and tries to catch it before he takes their spot in the circle.





Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Monday, May 17, 2004 - 7:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Don't forget about Hide&Seek, and Kick the Can!

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Monday, May 17, 2004 - 7:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
How about "RED ROVER, red rover, send _______ right over"

Steal the Bacon

and our #1 most popular scout game - Capture the Flag!!

And all the versions of Tag... at night, we excelled at flashlight tag... Freeze tag... statue (something like tag, but you spun and froze as a statue, and someone had to tell about your finer points...)

Then there is the catching of lightening bugs, lady bugs (since the invasion of the orange beetle that looks like the lady bug, this is no longer a consideration!!)

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 6:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
How about Hop Scotch? Buy a tub of bubbles and sidewalk chalk. Play in the hose.

Carrie92
Member

09-15-2003

Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 1:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, I had forgotten about Red Rover, that was a fun one too. What is Steal the Bacon?

I think I'll write all these down and keep them by the front door! The next time Scotty and his friends want to play inside, I'll just whip out my list and give them a new game!

Man, those kids don't know how good they have it! When I was a kid, we didn't have big buckets of colorful sidewalk chalk... if we didn't have a piece of chalk to draw the hopscotch board, we used a pebble to make the lines. If we were bored, we layed in the grass and talked about how bored we were!

Technology is fine and all, but I hate that kids are so accustomed to instant gratification. Once I told Scotty how we used to have to get up to change the channel on the TV, and he didn't believe me!

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 1:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bubble and chalk are technology?? LOL


Brenda1966
Member

07-03-2002

Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 1:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh man I HATED Red Rover -- it hurt your arm. Of course because I was a whimp they'd always come crashing into my arm. Barbaric!

I remember liking Kick the Can, but seldom having enough kids to play. If I remember the rules correctly: Everyone hides, except the person who is it. You put a can in the middle of the yard. While the "it" person is looking for those hiding, someone tries to run and kick the can before being seen. Something like that...

Carrie92
Member

09-15-2003

Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 2:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, Texannie! I meant Tv, computers and such! After re-reading what I posted I guess I didn't make that very clear, did I?

I guess what I was trying to say is just that they are so accustomed to having fun right at their fingertips, that they don't have to use their imaginations as much as we did when we were kids.
Or maybe its just that they're so used to being stuck inside all winter, that they forgot what to do in the nice weather!

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 2:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL!
my dd made a water park the other day. She took trash bags and laid them out on the grass and soaked them with a hose. OK..her knees were bruised, but she had fun!
What about hoola hoops??