What is your favorite childhood game?

@tammyr (5946)
Etowah, Tennessee
February 20, 2007 10:10pm CST
I loved to play Red Rover, and any kind of tag. I always loved the circle game 'Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar. I learned it at 6-7 years old and have remembered it always.I HATED dodge ball! At home with only a few people our favorite was always hide-n-seek. What are your most and least favorite games from your past? Have any got any funny stories to share?
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• India
21 Feb 07
Our neighborhood use to play "Chain" forming game a lot. Here the runner would run and catch hold of its victim - which - who would hold hands witht the runner and continue to catch the remaining ones till only the last one is left. \We would be atleast 10-11 children then. It use to be a site when 8-9 of us would join hands and run behind 1-2 of them. The chain would be lead in different directions and we would break it and fall down and scream and shout as to which way we should move unitedly. what fun days they were
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
21 Feb 07
We play this at scouts sometimes. Only we call it octopus tag. We also play amoeba tag, the same only you can split into smaller groups of two or more each.
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@GardenGerty (160721)
• United States
21 Feb 07
We played a version of tag in our neighborhood that we called "Big Bad Wolf", but my neighborhood is the only place I ever have encountered this game. We would play for hours.
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
21 Feb 07
I think I have a copy of the directions somewhere. How do you play? I have a lot of games wrote down, but can not find it right now. I do remember a came called big bad wolf.
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
23 Feb 07
Lololol the only Thing that I used to enjoy was either climbing the trees, sorting my little Brother out by giving him a kick up his butt as he was always getting me into trouble or Skipping. But my Favourite Pass time was Rollerskating I used to love that.
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
23 Feb 07
Lololol well believe me my Mother used to go mad at me. When my Kids did it I left them to it lol
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
23 Feb 07
I never got in trouble for climbing trees but did not spend much time in them either. I feel that if she is not in front of the TV or the playstation, she is better off.
@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
23 Feb 07
These sound like the things my daughter loves! If I can not find her I know she is in a tree.LOL She has almost destroyed one in the front as it is her favorite and she spends lots of time there, but I do not mind if she is having fun, I do not care about a few broken limbs or scraped bark. +
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@ravibabli (1557)
• India
21 Feb 07
Mine chilhood favourite game is cricket and snake & lader
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
21 Feb 07
I remember chutes and ladders. It this the same thing? A board game that lets you climb up of slide down to keep it going longer? If not please tell me more about it.
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• Malaysia
21 Feb 07
I used to play hide and seek for my past time.that is really interesting.Me and my friends use to hide at the mountain.hehe.sound crazy huh?
@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
21 Feb 07
I do not think it is crazy. i think it sounds like fun. One of my girls favorite game is flashlight tag and this is best played in the woods.
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@Modestah (11179)
• United States
19 Mar 07
Red Rover Red Rover send Modesta right over! I did like dodge ball. Did not like duck duck goose. When I was real small I liked the farmer in the dell and there was one we played that we sang blue bird blue bird in and out my window . I also liked kick ball for team type sport - but I also liked individual or duo games like jacks, pick up sticks, jumprope
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
21 Mar 07
Can you tell me how to play the blue bird game? We had pick-up sticks kids now have Jenga. Have you played it? it is really a lot of fun. Especially if you play with someone that has been drinking!ROFL
@greengal (4286)
• United States
21 Feb 07
Oh Tammy I used to love the "Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?" too, we had so much fun playing that when we were kids. I was in a boarding school for 7 years from the 4th grade through the 10th, and we had 2 hours in the evening to play,read,study etc. We also played Dodge Ball & Truth or Dare. Gosh, those were the days:)
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
21 Feb 07
I have never met anyone who knows of this game other than the firl in my troop and they all love it also. /i have a deck or cards that are conversation starters. You draw a card and answer the question on it. Then others may ask you questions, and comment on your reply. It is a lot like mylot I guess! I was going to play it for Valentines Day, but our heat was out and we played moving around games instead. It is a lot like truth or dare except you do not get to dare, you must answer the questions, and I took out the somewhat racy questions so they could not get into things they should not!
@arlerambabu (1079)
• India
21 Feb 07
There are two. Hide and seek and Train. In trin, I always preferred to take the position of the engine. Getting a chance to be the engine in my child hood was my favourite dream also. My mom used to say even in my dreams I used to say "Phoo... Chuck...chuk..."I owe my gratitude to you for taking me in to nostagia.Thank you.
@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
21 Feb 07
Your welcome. I think I know of this game. We play a blind hike where everyone is blindfolded, except the leader, (or engine as you say) and they must keep the rest in tow behind them, by giving helpful hints.These are great for team and leadership building.
@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
17 Mar 07
My most favorite game as a child and I still play it now with my daughter and nieces and nephews is Hide and seek! What a riot this is. I can remember playing it growing up-- we lived in town and we had all the neighbor kids playing- It was so fun-- that was back in the day when parents didn't have to worry so much about us being stolen or hurt.. Be in at dark- : ) We live in the country now-- we play in the dark! Sometimes until 2 in the morning- we have boundaries.. we have a crick that runs out back-- It is so much fun and I love the memories we're making with our kids- I hope they carry on the tradition with their kids. I can't remember any games I didn't like as a kid.. I loved kickball. dodge ball, red rover.. Anything outdoors and with friends.
@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
18 Mar 07
By crick you mean creek? I wonder if you are from the south as that is how many say it here!?
• Canada
21 Feb 07
i used to love to play skip rope with my friends. especially double dutch. i was really good at it and loved it so much. i lived in the country where there wasn't really any neighbourhood kids or even neighbours so i didn't play a lot of games except for skipping during recess at school.
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
21 Feb 07
I loved to skip rope! I never did get the hang of double dutch though!LOL I had a sister so we always had someone toplay with. Kids now a days do not play as we did, they have video games, and cell phones, and all this technology! All it gets them is FAT! What is wrong with a good game of duck, duck goose;skip rope or ring around the rosy?
@charms88 (7538)
• Philippines
15 Mar 07
I used to play doll house with my sister. We will re-arrange our parent's room like it is our real house and starting acting like we're adult. With my brother, our games are a little rough. We will play wrestling, karate and boxing. LOL...its a good thing I didn't broke any of my arms and legs. Considering that I'm smaller than they are. Obviously, my favorite games are the one I played with my sister.
@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
16 Mar 07
Sounds like you had lots of fun with your sister and brother. Maybe not so much your brother, but they are the times we always remember. I never got to go in my parents room much, but it sounds like fun.
@seamonkey (1976)
• Ireland
28 Feb 07
I loved duck duck goose and kick ball. I dreaded dodge ball. I can still remember how the ball would sting when some of the kids threw it.
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
1 Mar 07
That is why i do not like dodge ball! I hadn't thought about Duck, Duck Goose! I loved playing that, but doubt I could 'duck' very long! I would have to be the one that picks the goose!
@raydene (9871)
• United States
18 Mar 07
When I was little when my cousins all came we could stay up later . I loved to play tag in the dark yard.I was a skinny thing so could squeeze in the middle of the lilac grove And would not be found. R
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
21 Mar 07
I never played as a kid but as an Adult Girl Scout I have gotten to play.
@neglitex (347)
• Latvia
18 Mar 07
I loved to play cops and robbers ;) I was always cop, I also wanted to become a cop when I grow up :D Like many children I liked hide and seek, we had a HUGE back yard in our summer house, so it was ....very exiting :)
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
18 Mar 07
Oh my sis and i would play Charlie's Angels all the time! I don't remember how we had any bad guys because we both wanted to be Angels!!
@starbug (14)
• United States
21 Feb 07
hi, i use to like playing hop-scotch, double dutch rope,and yes hide-n-seek. i think everyone liked that.simon says,and i enjoyed alot of board games:operation-monoply etc. and i liked cards: go fish .
@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
21 Feb 07
Oh I had not thought about Hop-scotch for years. it was one of my favorite games as a child, thank you for the memory. + I rate all relevent responses with a + I just forget to put it after every comment!
@susieq223 (3742)
• United States
21 Mar 07
I liked playing with all the neighborhood kids, just about any game. I had a bag swing in my yard and we spent a lot of time on it. I liked hop scotch too. I hated basketball, bacause I couldn't play it well at all.