swe62 334 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 dens great Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Can anyone remember the sequence we played with snobs? My dad taught me all the moves from 1 working up to whatever number - can't remember. All I can remember were "nine flies" and "laying eggs" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I remember handstands against the wall (after tucking your skirt in your knickers!). I can bend the back of my hand backwards so was good at snobs as well. All I can remember are '9 flies' and 'laying eggs' but I agree there were some other sequences. I remember doing 'skitter scatter' on grass. You held crossed hands with another girl and spun round and round till you were dizzy and fell down. At our school there were some tree stumps at the edge of the playground so we used to play 'tiggy off ground'. Great fun when there were 4 of you trying to stay safe on one tree stump. Just remembered 'stuck in the mud' as well - even still playing it in the playground during the first year at secondary school!! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 We called it dobby off ground. There was also Red Rover - something to do with girls holding hands in a line and calling a girl from the opposite line "Red Rover, Red Rover, we call Jane over" who had to try to break through your line. Also "What time is it, Mr Wolf?" 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 dens great Hes ok,.......i would'nt say great, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karlton 582 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Why is it only the girls seemed to have the co-ordanation for that?................mind you ive still got all me 'snobs' us men can hold three pints in both hands and wobble as well. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 #61 please insert a comma,thank you 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim in the North East 200 Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Just before Bonfire Night a roups of us lads would knock on the doors around Forest Fields asking for any old furniture for the bonfire. If we were lucky to get two armchais with casters we would race them down the pavements on either side of Premier Road. The onl problem was stopping them and getting three or four boys off them before you careered onto Gregory Boulevard. I recall getting into big trouble at home for scuffing some shoes used as break pads! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tony1 118 Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 #61 please insert a comma,thank you A comma is only a part of the problem ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Not sure that it was even part of the problem. I reckon it was an apostrophe that was missing ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 I have just remembered a game we used to play. We would pick the thorns from a wild rose stem and stick them on our noses. Then we would pretend to be Rhinossarosserusses? and chase each other round the garden! Marvelous what you can play with a little imagination. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I remember that well carnie great fun, I still play it when I have a silly ten minuets with my youngest grandchild. Rhinossarosserusses! brilliant word carnie you were always good at spelling. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Rhinossarosserusses is a very long word....can you spell IT Doh... IT 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 If it's Latin, shouldn't it be Rhinoceri ?! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 I made a go-kart (or trolley as we called them) from an old pram & some wood I found dumped on the old central railway sidings (near Glapton Road) down the Meadows. Only problem was there were no hills to charge down so I had to scoot it along. Had a couple of crashes on it but I survived, one crash was caused by the steering string snapping & then ramming a wall.. You can't get the pram wheels these days. All that is available are the tiny buggy wheels, which are neither use nor ornament Our little gang had a trolley made by my friend's dad. It had wings and we called it the "E Type Trolley" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Sledging was the big thing in Annesley Rows, brillo pad the runners or you would get on the Choch (Church) Hill. I lived in the rows for a while whilst 'wokkin at Annsli pit'. I lived on Byron Road. Behind me was the hill to the church, complete with its recording of church bells! The hill was perfect for sledging. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 My family moved to Gladehill Road into a new council house when I was just under 5yrs old. for teh next five years there were fields all around us. One field was infested with rosebay willowherb which we called the "Deep weeds", us being only tiny. this was part of an abandoned allotment scheme from WWII. A small group of us used to go up to the deep weeds and make pathways through them in order to play jungle warfare. We had dens in the weeds and tracks leading all over the place. The den was, of course, sanctuary where the enemy could not get you 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 How many of you can can remember making one of these. I spent hours twirling my Button. Remember the Hummmmmm! http://annhinds.hubpages.com/hub/homemade-button-string-toy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Forgot all about that one carni Mams button tin was always getting raided. It was choosing the right button that made a champion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 # 89 we still play with these with the grandchildren, but they haven't quite worked out the rhythm for keeping it going. We have to stand behind them and guide their hands 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Radford 17 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 What about what time is it Mr Wolf? And Cowboys and Indians always s had sore knees,mucky hands and grubby faces.we also have fished for sharks in Bulwell park lake just stifle backs really in jam jars tied in string! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 We still play 'What time is it Mr Wolf?" with the grandchildren - they love it.... but not Cowboys and Indians. Why did all the old films portray the Indians as the baddies, anyway? We've collected frogspawn into jam jars with them but not sticklebacks or minnows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I thought the list below might evoke some memories of how we used to spend our spare time before the advent of t.v. video games etc. GAMES FROM THE PASTAlphabet GamesBad EggBattleshipsBlind Man’s BuffBlow FootballBritish BulldogBumpsButtercup GameCapture The FlagCartwheelsCat And MouseCat’s CradleCharadesChinese WhispersCigarette Card SkimmingClapping GamesConkersConsequencesCops And RobbersCrabsDipsDusty BluebellsFarmer’s in His DenFive StonesFollow My LeaderFour CornersFrench CricketFrench SkippingGrandmother’s FootstepsHand ShadowsHandstandsHangmanHat GameHeadstandsHere We Go Round The Mulberry BushHide And SeekHopscotchHot PotatoHunt The SlipperHusky BumI Sent A Letter To My LoveI SpyJacksKerb Or WallKim’s GameKiss ChaseKnock Down GingerLadder Of LegsLeapfrogLolly SticksMarblesMay I?Murder In The DarkMusical ChairsNoughts And CrossesNuts in MayOranges And LemonsPass The BalloonPass The ParcelPiggy In The MiddlePin The Tail on The DonkeyPlease Mr CrocodilePoohsticksPoor PussPort And StarboardPostman’s KnockQueenieRing A Ring Of RosesSimon SaysSkipping GamesSleeping LionsSpillikinsStone, Paper, ScissorsStone SkimmingTagThree Legged RaceTiddlywinksTin Can TommyTongue TwistersTraffic LightsTruth or DareTwenty QuestionsWhat Time Is It Mr Wolf?Wheelbarrow RaceWhip And TopWink MurderYellow Car 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I'm intrigued.... What was 'Husky Bum'? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 There are a lot on that list I've never heard of before! We did have a lot of fun as kids though didn't we, indoors and out. We got plenty of fresh air and mucky knees. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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