[Consort]

They used to play:

Stick Ball Ring-O-Levio Kick the Can Street Hockey Skelly Off the Wall Jacks

Pitching Pennies Marbles Spin the Top Punch Ball Stoop Ball Curb Ball Johnny Ride the Pony

Diamond Ball Slug Simon Says Knuck War Old Maid Spud

Go Fish Running Bases Flipping Cards Jump Rope Double Dutch May I Spin the Bottle

Red Light - Green Light Follow the Leader Hop Scotch Monkey in the Middle Box Ball Hit the Penny Slap Ball

[LisaMalia]

Here's a few to add to your list. Some of them may have actually been made up by my older siblings. Our backyard was our playground, and we might go for weeks not going any father than school. So we made our own fun!

Sock War (aka Sock Fights) - Get a bunch of rolled up socks, each team has a fort, and throw the socks at each other until you run out. Then divide them back up and start over again.

Mud Pies - That was the best. Get some old pie tins, dig your hand in that mud and make the pie, and then decorate the top with grass and rocks.

Flies and grounders - This was great when you only had two and wanted to play baseball. The one person thows the ball up and hits it, and the other gets points for catching...2 for flyballs, and 1 for grounders.

Lightening bug (firefly) flashlights - Get an empty pop bottle, and fill it with fireflies. Then wander around in the dark and check out things with your "flashlight".

Junebug kite - Catch one, and then tie one of it's leg to a string. Then let loose, and fly it just like you would a kite.

Just some silly little games, but they sure did entertain us! I wouldn't trade those days for a million video games!

[Ben Bolt]

I'm going to make the time to play some stickball this weekend . You remember the baseball game called pickle ?