Silly Songs
Chatter and Chitter love nonsense songs so much that sometimes they make up their own. In fact Chitter has an…
Hand Clapping Games
Chitter and Chatter trying to remember the hand clapping games they knew – if you look close you can see…
Jump Rope Songs
The old Martins Creek School – Photo courtesy of Susie Swanson I loved to jump rope when I was in…
Chickama, Chickama, Craney Crow
Today’s guest post was written by Charline Venturini. Chatter being silly – not sure if she was making herself a…
Reciting Poetry
Ruby Sue As I sat in the back row in second grade, I enjoyed every learning experience. Two of my…
Other Ways to Decide Who’s It
We’ve already talked about counting taters to see who was it in a game, but today I wanted to share…
Summer Imagination
Summer was such a great time and, like you said, it seemed to last forever. During the day, I helped…
Zizzers
“We made what we called a “zizzer” out of a big two hole button and a strang. To make one,…
Making Mud Pies
One of my favorite things to play when I was a girl was mud pies. I found mixing dirt and…
The Innocent Joys of a Smokies Childhood
THE INNOCENT JOYS OF A SMOKIES CHILDHOOD – written by Jim Casada I didn’t know it at the time, just…
Childhood Days on the Farm in Summer
Childhood Days on the Farm in Summer – written by Glenda Beall Growing up on a farm was fun for…
How Do You Know Who’s It?
Did you ever use the counting potatoes method for picking who was ‘it’ in a game? As kids we used…