Hide n Seek
Hide n seek was a game I greatly enjoyed as a child. I never heard the game called anything other…
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What Did You Do When You Were A Kid?
Chatter and Chitter Summertime always makes me think back to being a kid. I remember summer vacation from school seemed…
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A Memory of Violets
“My grandma taught me how to fight roosters with violets when I was just a little girl. I was always…
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Totin Over The Mark
Totin Over The Mark is one of the oldest games known to mankind. You may wonder how I can make…
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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…
