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Other Ways to Decide Who’s It
August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 Appalachia, children, Games
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We’ve already talked about counting taters to see who was it in a game, but today I wanted to share…
Zizzers
August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 Appalachia, children, Games
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“We made what we called a “zizzer” out of a big two hole button and a strang. To make one,…
Making Mud Pies
August 16, 2018September 10, 2019 Appalachia, children, Games
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One of my favorite things to play when I was a girl was mud pies. I found mixing dirt and…
Johnny Walkers
August 14, 2018September 12, 2019 Games
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johnny walkers noun Makeshift stilts used by children. Same as tommy walkers. 1968 DARE = child’s stilts (Brasstown NC). 1997…
How Do You Know Who’s It?
August 10, 2018August 22, 2018 Appalachia, children, Games
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Did you ever use the counting potatoes method for picking who was ‘it’ in a game? As kids we used…
Best Place to Hide
August 9, 2018September 16, 2019 Appalachia, children, Games
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Today’s guest post was written by Ron Stephens. I remember playing hide-and-go-seek under Grandma’s yard light. The pole was ‘base’…
Ollie Ollie Oxen Free
August 8, 2018November 3, 2019 Games
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Today’s guest post was written by Dana Wall. Hide and Seek is an old childhood game, its rules passed down…
Hide n Seek
August 7, 2018September 16, 2019 Appalachia, children, Games
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Hide n seek was a game I greatly enjoyed as a child. I never heard the game called anything other…
What Did You Do When You Were A Kid?
August 4, 2018August 20, 2018 Appalachia, Folklore, Games
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Chatter and Chitter Summertime always makes me think back to being a kid. I remember summer vacation from school seemed…
A Memory of Violets
April 28, 2018April 27, 2018 Appalachia, Games
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“My grandma taught me how to fight roosters with violets when I was just a little girl. I was always…
Totin Over The Mark
March 23, 2018April 11, 2019 Appalachia, Games
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Totin Over The Mark is one of the oldest games known to mankind. You may wonder how I can make…
Skipping Rocks
September 1, 2017October 3, 2019 Games
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I learned to skip rocks at an early age. There was a pond just below Pap and Granny’s house, I…