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Origination:
Great Witley, Worcestershire
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Era:
1988
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Racing car number nine losing petrol all the time, how many gallons did it lose?
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This was a selection game to choose who was on. The number was given and someone would count around the feet in the circle. If they stopped on you, you were out.
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Contributor:
James Turrell
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Origination:
Alcester, warwickshire
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Era:
1988
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I live in Droitwich now.
Red letter
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Red Letter. Something like this (bit vague) very much like Mr wolf! One person was it and they stood facing you? and called out a "red letter". This was a letter that you must not advance on or you had to start again. they then called out other letters and you moved forward depending on how many of these letters you had in your full name. first person to reach them won
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Contributor:
Lou Miller
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Origination:
Warwickshire
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Era:
1987
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Snake
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"I draw a snake upon your back, which finger dotted that" trace a snake with fingers on persons back and then "dot" them with one finger and they then have to guess which finger did the dotting. used it to decipher who was "it" sometimes (person who takes more goes to guess right is it) or to determine how high they have to count for hide and seek games etc (10 x number of times it took you to guess right)
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Contributor:
lou Miller
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Origination:
England
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Era:
1950s
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Skipping rhyme. Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground, teddy bear, teddy bear turn around, teddy bear teddy bear reach the sky, teddy bear, teddy bear run out.
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Two people turn the rope whilst a third jumps and does the actions.
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Contributor:
Pratt
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Origination:
England
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Era:
1950s
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Skipping rhyme. I like coffee, I like tea, I like (name of person) in with me.
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One person skips and says the above rhyme and calls the name of their friend who runs in thus two are skipping, then these two continue skipping together and recite the rhyme again and call in a third person thus three people are now skipping but with only one person still controlling the rope. Depending how long the rope is approximately six people can join in.
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Contributor:
Hazel
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Origination:
England
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Era:
1950s
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Queeny, Queeny who has got the ball?
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A person stands up front with their back towards a line of children and throws the ball behind whereby the children try to catch it. The children all put their hands behind their backs including the one who has the ball and recites the above. Person up front now faces them and asks them in turn to turn round but must do so without showing their hands or the ball. Person up front has to try and see who has it.
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Contributor:
hazel
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Origination:
England
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Era:
1950s
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Please Jack may we cross your golden River?
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One person stands up front, others all line up about 6feet away and say the above. The person up front replies "not unless you have the colour (chooses a colour) on. Anyone not wearing that colour has to try and run past the person up front without being caught.
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Contributor:
hazel
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Origination:
london
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Era:
1950s
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Bad Egg ball game
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One person has a ball and trys to hit the legs of a player who is moving about. If a hit is successful, then that person is on.
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Contributor:
Hazel
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Origination:
london
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Era:
1950s
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Dip, dip, dip, my little ship, sails on the ocean, like a cup and saucer, you are not it.
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A game to decide who is going to be next.
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Contributor:
hazel
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Origination:
london
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Era:
london
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Watering Can game.
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One person stands up front facing a line of children and gives each child one of following commands.
Pigeon toe = put toe of one foot in front
of other foot
Stride = one stride
Watering can = spit and where it lands you stand
First person to reach person in front wins
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Contributor:
hazel
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Origination:
london
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Era:
london
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Henny Penny.
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One child trys to catch another, if successful joins their hands then these two joined by hands try to catch a third and so on until last one left is it.
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Contributor:
hazel
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Origination:
Hereford
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Era:
1970s
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hopscotch
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squares chalked out on the concrete,starting with 1
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Contributor:
Hayley Bradbury
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Origination:
hereford
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Era:
1980s
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tag
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more than three people to play this) 1 person would count to 50(at a base ) the rest would hide,then the person counting
would go & find them.as they were found they would be "tagged"(basically tapped on the back) and sent back to base until the others were found.the first person that was tagged was the next to count.
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Contributor:
lisa chandler
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