Those were the days I remember all the games that you talked a bout Did anyone ever climb trees That was fun did you girls make mud pies? Sent from my iPhone On 20 Jun 2012, at 05:28 PM, "M BOWKER" <bowker288@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Carol. > those were the days. We had some good times in those days. We use to be up > and out at eight am and stay out all day till it was feeding time. One of > the best things was you could go out clean and come back dirty after jumping > in water or playing in mud and making dam's in streams. Going fishing with a > Cain and string and a bent pin for a hook. Jan jar to put your fish or frogs > in to take home. > One of the best games was the Paper Chase. Use to take all day to play. One > group would go off and leave clues hidden in post or gates , anywhere really > and the last group no were the first clue is and then they have to work out > where the next clue was and the aim of the game is to catch up with the first > team. And many more games. to many to mention. > > love Malcolm. xxxx > > Hi Jim > > Oh loved the old things we all used as kids and teenagers > > Me and my friends used to make what you call a glider on wheels > your probably thinking what on earth is she on about > > well I weill tell you. > > we got peice of thick wood > we put two weels on front and two weels on back then we tied rope around this > bar of the two weels on front > wow got two of us on it > > its low too bit like a slay at christmas but this is home made. > got lots of splinters in us though hahahahahahaha > > pinch the weels of old prams and trollies in the 70's . > > great fun but we had to go on hill though in order to get it going fast with > two of us on lift our legs up otherwised get them trapped. > Oh wish kids of today generation would cheer up and play > nobody plays > we loved > drawing white chalk all over the pavements draw faces on their > loved the hopscotch we drew with white chalk in middle of street threw tin of > polish on the numbers > > you had three narrow squares with numbers > 1.2.3. > then two squares above that then one square in middle then two ig squares on > top > wow happy times > > Very happy believe me. > > nowdays kids just hang around streets or go in their houses on their play > stations or x boxes > > Sad. > > I loved tieing our skipping ropes to lamp post and let friends jump up and > down in it oh wow > > this might sound daft now but the ladies in the 50's on here weill know what > I am talking about here now. > > We got loads of thick elastic ban