Our childhood toys

[Donbogen]

King of the castle
What time is it mr wolf
Any one recall these games?

 

[mw0njm.]

today is National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work/School Day​

 

[mw0njm.]

And when you held hands facing each other and spun round, we called them skiddies

Skiddies​

 

[Time Traveller 66]

Then you must have impressed her Pete

Yes he was 22 and still playing kiss chase that is impressive.

 

[Richard Dye]

Yes he was 22 and still playing kiss chase that is impressive.

Now I understand!

 

[Time Traveller 66]

today is National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work/School Day​

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King of the castle
What time is it mr wolf
Any one recall these games?

King of the castle . British Bulldog anyone.

 

[Time Traveller 66]

King of the castle . British Bulldog anyone.

A few years too late for that never mind.

 

[Time Traveller 66]

Pin the tail on the donkey & kiss in the dark.

Postmans knock.

 

[Time Traveller 66]

one of my favorite toys a cap bomb
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British entry to the Space Race. Great if the cap went off.

 

[I Am Nico]

I have just taught our granddaughter, My Mother Said, I last did it circ 1964. I can't remember the clapping sequence. I also performed The Clapping Song. Stepdaughter found an updated version of both. The woke brigade changed Gypsies to fairies. Stepdaughter taught her A Sailor Went To Sea Sea Sea thenfound to my dismay on You Tube,The Birdie Song. The youngest grandchil now loves it so we had to do that every night.I am surprised, well not really that they dont learn anything like this noe. Thank the Lord for us oldied.

 

[I Am Nico]

Oldies

 

[I Am Nico]

Remember them. Anyone remember Balsawood gliders where you could move the red clip that the wings were attached up and down the top of the body and they would do loop the loop or other tricks .Hours of fun.

Grandson was given one. 5 quid! Mine came free with cornflakes sometimes, I loved the cornflakes paper they were wrapped in. You weighted the nose with a penny in some.

 

[I Am Nico]

King of the castle
What time is it mr wolf
Any one recall these games?

Was that when you all got on a mound & pushed all the other kids off?

 

[Donbogen]

Was that when you all got on a mound & pushed all the other kids off?

Thats the one.

 

[I Am Nico]

They never heard of Cat's Cradle either , Or Two Little Dickie Birds. Girls at school made intricate patterns jumping and turning with a long loop of say knicker elastic.The Little one likes the hand games, Here's' The Church Here's The Steeple etc, Here's The Lady's Knives & Forks.Here's The Parson Going Upstairs.

 

[mw0njm.]

And when you held hands facing each other and spun round, we called them skiddies

i thought they was under pants

 

[mw0njm.]

Yes he was 22 and still playing kiss chase that is impressive.

22 indeed dont be so silly ..i was 30

 

[RobT]

Remember them. Anyone remember Balsawood gliders where you could move the red clip that the wings were attached up and down the top of the body and they would do loop the loop or other tricks .Hours of fun.

Note slot to move wings backwards or forwards, and lead weight on front nose end.

 

[Richard Dye]

Note slot to move wings backwards or forwards, and lead weight on front nose end.

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Those gliders are still around! If you turn the wings over to an anhedral they actually fly better!

 

[Time Traveller 66]

22 indeed dont be so silly ..i was 30

Never too old . Did you feign an injury so you were caught.

 

[I Am Nico]

When someone thought they were not tigged, or on, we would chant, "On or not playin!'

 

[I Am Nico]

Never too old . Did you feign an injury so you were caught. They never did the chading.

There was a macabre rhyming game played by older girls not sure about boys, that escaped me, called Four Blibd Fathers

It was the girls who were caught in Kiss Catch, only the boys did the chasing.

 

[I Am Nico]

Blind I meant.

 

[Time Traveller 66]

There was a macabre rhyming game played by older girls not sure about boys, that escaped me, called Four Blibd Fathers

It was the girls who were caught in Kiss Catch, only the boys did the chasing.

Never heard of that one the trouble is nowadays you do not know who is chasing who.

 

[Time Traveller 66]

When someone thought they were not tigged, or on, we would chant, "On or not playin!'

Arley barley was another excuse pardon the spelling or fingers crossed behind your back.

 

[mw0njm.]

i think we have drifted from toys to games i think the thread should be changed accordingly now by one of our mods

Children's games - late 19th century

How old are children ? I remember groups of us, girlfriends included, having races down some of the gentler parts of the Malvern Hills on 'hostel tea trays'. The hostel being where us boys lived while at college. Age range, 18 to 19. Wheeeeee ! It feels long enough ago now to count. Andrew.

birminghamhistory.co.uk

 

[mw0njm.]

wonder if ebay has any


Soda_Sub-_Boat
https://cerealoffers.com/Kelloggs/Cornflakes/1986/Soda_Sub-_Boat_-_Diver/soda_sub-_boat_-_diver.html

 

[I Am Nico]

I was in love with Maria, Aqua Maria.
What was the name of that game it was a cloth you wiggled? To make the horses race. I never had one

 

[I Am Nico]

Never heard of that one the trouble is nowadays you do not know who is chasing who.

It went, now he's only got one leg , got one leg , got one leg, now he's only got one leg, four blind faaaathuuuurs. Nowhe's only got one eye etc till there was nothing left

 

[Godber]

I was in love with Maria, Aqua Maria.
What was the name of that game it was a cloth you wiggled? To make the horses race. I never had one

That would be Escalado