Skipping Rocks
I learned to skip rocks at an early age. There was a pond just below Pap and Granny’s house, I…
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Did You Ever Play With A Button On A String?
Did you ever play with a button on a string? My mamaw made one for me when I was just…
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Did You Ever Play Blind Man’s Bluff?
According to the Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore, the game Blind Man’s Bluff is as old as…
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Doodlebug Doodlebug
When I was little we would crouch down with our head leaned close above the little inverted tornado looking place…
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Counting Out Rhymes
There are as many ways to decide who goes first in a game as there are games! We’ve already been…
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Old Granny Wiggins Is Dead
I came across the game Old Granny Wiggins Is Dead in the Foxfire 6 Book. The name grabbed my attention, then…
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Playing Telephone
Have you ever played the game telephone? It’s a fun game to play especially if you’re in a group of…
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Roosters and Violets
This post was originally published here on the Blind Pig in April of 2010. Since it mentions a game I…
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Drop The Handkerchief
Drop the Handkerchief is a game I remember playing in the gym of the old Martins Creek School. The game…
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Mumbly Peg
Mumbly peg (or mumble peg) is a game I’ve seen boys play during my lifetime. I’ve even seen grown men…
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Freeze Tag
Did you ever play freeze tag? Ed Ammons sent me this short description of Freeze Tag: How to Play Freeze…
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Blowing Bubbles
Blowing bubbles is a right of childhood. At some point, either at home or at school, children experience the joy…
