Some Ideas For That Wet Weekend
Want something to do other than sit in front of the gogglebox or game consol on those wet summer days?
Below are some of the "games" we used to get up to as children, in the days when we were packed off "out to play" and only came in when we were hungry!
I can't claim to have remembered all of these myself and acknowledge with grateful thanks the input of my brother, Derek, and sister, Pamela, who both helped over a couple of beers on a wet weekend!
Just pick a heading to see a description and Rules for the games mentioned.
Try out these word games that test your memory, general knowledge & patience.
20 Questions, Name That Town, I Went To The Shops, Alphabet Soup.
Some of our families favourite card games.
Cribbage, 99, Snip Snap Snorum, Chase The Ace, Blackberries, Cheat.
Here you'll find some of our favourite board games from the present and the past.
Sorry, Escape From Colditz, Spy Ring, Risk, Totopoly, Ker-Plunk, Staying Alive, FollyFoot Farm, Mouse Trap, Frustration & Haunted House.
Some adaptations of your normal ball games.
French Cricket, Kerb Football, Spot, Catch Out, DodgeBall.
These are the games we used to play in the street, garden or anywhere you could get enough players together.
Block, May I?, What's The Time Mr Wolf, Peep Behind The Curtain, Stick In The Mud, Off Ground Touch, British Bull Dog, Bundle.
Here I have listed and described some of the places we used to love to visit, some more suitable than others for a wet weekend, but all are aimed not to break the bank.
When it was just too wet to go out, Saturday morning Kids TV came to the rescue. We've listed some of our favourite cartoons & kids programmes.
If you want to tell me about your Games from childhood, send me an email using the link below.