We also utilized school recess to its fullest. Even without any of the modern conveniences of today, we managed to keep ourselves very busy. Here are a few non-tech games you might remember from your childhood. Indeed, I did. A few can be completed indoors. Certain tasks can be completed alone or with a single friend. However, the majority of them work better in a group setting outside. You can also add to or modify the majority of these games by creating your own custom rules. Imagination is key!
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Standard
This ball game is played on a square court further divided into four smaller squares, numbered one through four. One player stands in each of the squares, with the highest ranked player in number one, lowest in number four. You bounce the ball among the players, bouncing once in the other person's square before that person catches it. When I played this as a kid, we had countless additional rules to choose from. The person in square one got to choose the rules. Anyone who violates the rules will have to move down in the ranking, or be eliminated with another player rotating in to square four. Number of Players: Four, unless you take turns. Equipment: A four square court or sidewalk chalk, a playground ball.
The court used for this ball game is square, and it is further divided into four smaller squares, which are designated one through four. Each square has a single player, with the highest-ranked player in number one and the lowest-ranked player in number four. The ball is bounced among the players, once in each player's square before being caught by that player. We could choose from a plethora of additional rules when I played this as a child. It was up to the person in square one to decide on the regulations. Anyone who breaks the rules faces elimination from the game and a rotation back to square four. They will also have to drop in the ranking. Four players, assuming you don't take turns. Playground equipment and sidewalk chalk or a four-square court
Run Away and Look This is a game that everyone has played. Since little children often have an interest in concealing and finding, most parents have played with their children. I've heard this game played in a lot of different ways. You count to twenty, ten, or one hundred at different times. Sometimes you can rush to a home base and tag it to become "safe," and other times you have to wait to be discovered. The basic concept is that one person is designated as "it," and that person closes his or her eyes, counts to a predetermined number without looking, and then searches for the other participants. The minimum number of players should be three. None at all in terms of equipment.
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