In the city we played wiffle ball, half ball (broomstick handle and half of a dimpled hollow rubber ball which we purchased at the corner store), shot bottlecaps in the street and also marbles, hopscotch, jacks, and my favorite flipping baseball cards against a wall. In the burbs we played capture the flag, dodge ball, kickball (I guess because there was more room to run around), osage orange fights (boy did it hurt when you got hit with one of those), baseball and of course sledding, ice skating and snowball fights in the winter. I also remember playing 1 2 3 red light, mother may I? and Simon Says. Hubby and I taught our kids all those games. In the summertime my husband would line our yard with chalk to make a baseball diamond and every kid in the neighborhood (girls and boys) would play baseball all day, everyday in our yard. I always knew where my kids were! Ah the good old days!
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