tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post5166028833596314739..comments2024-02-11T11:39:25.302-07:00Comments on The Merry Needle: The Games of ChildhoodOlde Dame Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-16954780584004930222021-04-27T18:12:36.332-06:002021-04-27T18:12:36.332-06:00Hide and Seek. We sell Old Maid and Go Fish cards ...Hide and Seek. We sell Old Maid and Go Fish cards and Jump ropes and other children's games in our gift shop, so I know there are children in our area who are playing the same games I did. Great post! JanicePrims By The Waterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08737737916013397690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-65607707220218670152021-04-27T14:07:35.346-06:002021-04-27T14:07:35.346-06:00Did you ever play Chinese jump rope!?!! I recall ...Did you ever play Chinese jump rope!?!! I recall that. And my roller skates were just that...you had to have a "key" to tighten/loosen.Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-77791630581383006412021-04-27T06:14:26.326-06:002021-04-27T06:14:26.326-06:00I forgot about these two, they arn't games, bu...I forgot about these two, they arn't games, but never the less are wonderful memories. Playing house, dress up, and Barbies. Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808242476123222488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-63142604584017329642021-04-26T20:56:49.612-06:002021-04-26T20:56:49.612-06:00I am so sorry I haven't been around to visit. ...I am so sorry I haven't been around to visit. I was just too sick to sit for any length of time. Gosh Holly, I simply don't remember any of the games you discussed. I've heard of jacks, but never had any or played it. I have no idea where my childhood went, but we didn't read any of those stories, either. I feel like my childhood was so very different and wonder why I never experienced the same things you did, dear.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-22874441465969334172021-04-26T19:10:26.171-06:002021-04-26T19:10:26.171-06:00I loved the clapping games. They are as much fun t...I loved the clapping games. They are as much fun to watch as to play!Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-34405098434109031002021-04-26T19:10:04.351-06:002021-04-26T19:10:04.351-06:00Oh gosh, that's right, I remember the JOY, abs...Oh gosh, that's right, I remember the JOY, absolute JOY, when someone would get a new fridge and we would get the box! And Chinese jump rope, I LOVED it! Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-10725425389232772152021-04-26T19:08:53.912-06:002021-04-26T19:08:53.912-06:00I had forgotten Drop the Hanky! That was so fun! I...I had forgotten Drop the Hanky! That was so fun! I am always amazed at how hardy kids are in the winter, how they will go sledding and do snow things even though they get so chilled!Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-16986307191503851252021-04-26T19:07:31.236-06:002021-04-26T19:07:31.236-06:00I am sorry to hear that, Catherine. A child should...I am sorry to hear that, Catherine. A child should be allowed to have a child's mind and a child's emotions! I hope you have recovered from that unpleasant time. Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-62777842835570486562021-04-26T19:06:37.967-06:002021-04-26T19:06:37.967-06:00That's right, cat's cradle, I can still do...That's right, cat's cradle, I can still do a lot of string figures! I had completely forgotten! Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-85718778827477470452021-04-26T19:06:04.317-06:002021-04-26T19:06:04.317-06:00I wasn't good at hopscotch but I played it alo...I wasn't good at hopscotch but I played it alot. I was very bad at throwing the little rock to get to the next square! Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-81179516321036816242021-04-26T19:05:20.630-06:002021-04-26T19:05:20.630-06:00It was such luck to find your blog! The sweet blog...It was such luck to find your blog! The sweet blogs are the bright spot in my day! Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-65866449015221077292021-04-26T19:02:32.592-06:002021-04-26T19:02:32.592-06:00The kids can get silly, but I have never seen one ...The kids can get silly, but I have never seen one act mean yet. They are being raised in an old-fashioned way and I think it is truly benefiting them.Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-38659741051658559092021-04-26T19:01:39.728-06:002021-04-26T19:01:39.728-06:00I loved the Little House books and anything relate...I loved the Little House books and anything related to them. There is loads of true lore to be had by reading them! I agree with your opinion, I do think the video games can be fun for them, but I wish they could be outside more (safely).Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-47643840525676711142021-04-26T18:59:22.429-06:002021-04-26T18:59:22.429-06:00I love your memories! Thank you for sharing them. ...I love your memories! Thank you for sharing them. What a clever game with the shed! I had forgotten Hide and Seek! Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-41503809713270084162021-04-26T18:58:21.660-06:002021-04-26T18:58:21.660-06:00Thank YOU for the memory! I had forgotten that rhy...Thank YOU for the memory! I had forgotten that rhyme! Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-89459018687058254422021-04-26T18:57:28.099-06:002021-04-26T18:57:28.099-06:00It sounds like your granddaughter is well-rounded,...It sounds like your granddaughter is well-rounded, using both old games and new! I like some video games, too.Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-9401659864759443152021-04-26T18:49:30.909-06:002021-04-26T18:49:30.909-06:00My granddaughters played many clapping games. I wa...My granddaughters played many clapping games. I was/am stunned at the complexity, and that they could remember.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-85151425581466389082021-04-26T15:52:15.968-06:002021-04-26T15:52:15.968-06:00ah, I remember the mud pies too, and 4 square I lo...ah, I remember the mud pies too, and 4 square I love that game too. 7 up and spud were played with balls. Jump rope, wish I could do that now. Chinese jump rope. Duck Duck goose...ah fond fond memories. Wouldn't change a thing growing up back in the day...Snowforts, and hopscotch. reading comments, the cardboard box, we would spend hours and hours...drinking out of the garden hose..my boys would just not get this at all. Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808242476123222488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-91249532368916868892021-04-26T14:34:33.543-06:002021-04-26T14:34:33.543-06:00I hear my grandson talk about playing 4 square at ...I hear my grandson talk about playing 4 square at recess otherwise it seems to be all about video games.<br />As a child I remember playing hopscotch and Drop the Hanky. Winters were long and cold so not so much games were played but sliding down any hill no matter how small and building snowforts. Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-26463770634314063532021-04-26T12:32:56.367-06:002021-04-26T12:32:56.367-06:00I have spent my childhood in a boarding school, we...I have spent my childhood in a boarding school, wearing a uniform navy blue and white. It was strict and not much place to play games but study.<br />I did not very much enjoy that time...Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371884515613303453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-81175492628463618162021-04-26T10:47:29.177-06:002021-04-26T10:47:29.177-06:00Of course I remember. Several tag games, pum pum p...Of course I remember. Several tag games, pum pum pullaway, Red Rover, kick ball, 4 square, hide and seek, kick the can, marbles, mumblety peg, jump rope, cat's cradle, jacks, pick up sticks, and so on. I have played most of them with my children and grandchildren. I was also a voracious reader. As you said things don't change they move on.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-50266701190260128302021-04-26T10:08:56.453-06:002021-04-26T10:08:56.453-06:00First of what you said here is what we play when I...First of what you said here is what we play when I was young. Hopscotch was one of my favorites but I never did really good with jump rope because I have balance issues I had them then and I have them now. Good to hear that the children are playing the Old Time games and a lot of new ones that are just as goodMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-3461667347903325262021-04-26T09:42:49.700-06:002021-04-26T09:42:49.700-06:00What a lovely post . . . so many childhood memorie...What a lovely post . . . so many childhood memories of playing with friends. I just want to thank you for the comment you left on my blog. It is so encouraging and I am so very grateful for your blogging friendship and your prayers. Again, Thank You! Your comment brought with it so much comfort :)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-81342474282944855572021-04-26T09:31:21.856-06:002021-04-26T09:31:21.856-06:00Thank you for this welcome post!!!!! Not all is l...Thank you for this welcome post!!!!! Not all is lost, in childhood!<br /><br />What a marvelous private school you work in! Uniforms and rules about many things, I'm sure. Since they stand and wait, in a certain way.<br /><br />Gentle discipline never hurt any child. Those who still have it, are the lucky ones. So many, do not. -sigh-<br /><br />Again, thank you for this post!!!!!!!!<br /><br />🌷🌸🎀🌸🌷Beside a babbling brook...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230422491225783790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-77510951279650425832021-04-26T09:23:02.484-06:002021-04-26T09:23:02.484-06:00Yes, childhood has surely changed from when we wer...Yes, childhood has surely changed from when we were growing up. Children have computers and much technology, so on one hand, they are so knowledgeable, but I think sometimes that they are missing out on the simple things like building forts outside or simply making something cool out of cardboard boxes or doing art projects with simple colored construction paper. I'm glad you hear some of the children still saying the old chants from our childhood. Making mudpies when you were young sounds like so much fun. And don't get me started on Little House on the Prairie. I still watch the re-runs often haha.<br /><br />Have a splendid week, Holly.<br /><br />~SheriRed Rose Alleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685747099912989862noreply@blogger.com