I’m a little acorn brown, sitting on the cold, cold ground. Everybody steps on me, that is why I’m cracked, you see. I’m a nut! I’m a nut! I’m a crazy, mixed up nut! Called myself on the telephone. Just to hear my dial tone. Asked myself For a date Had to be home by…
When you see a Volkswagen beetle or a “punch buggy” car either driving by or parked on the street, you turn to the person nearest to you and punch them on the arm while saying “Punch Buggy Blue!” or whatever the color of the car is that you see. Be warned that you have pointed…
Great green gobs of Greasy, grimy, gopher guts. Mutilated monkey meat, (some say ‘monkey’s feet’) Chopped up baby parakeet, French fried eyeballs rolling down the dirty street, But I forgot my spoon so they gave me HORSE meat. Elephants vomit, milk and snot, Camels toenails mixed with glue! All chopped up, just for…
Two players, both either using their left hands or their right hands, hold hands by hooking their four fingers together and closing their hands into fists with their thumbs pointing up to the ceiling. Both players say the following chant together and for each word said, tap your thumb on alternating sides of your interlocked…
Playing with other kids can be a lot of fun, but sometimes there are mean kids and bullies in the mix. When we were very small, these comebacks were used often in self defense. Sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me. I’m rubber, you’re glue Whatever you say to…
Down in the valley where the green grass grows there sat “girl’s name”, pretty as a rose she sang, she sang, she sang so sweet along came “boy’s name”, and kissed her on the cheek how many kisses did she get that week? 1, 2, 3, 4….
Lisa and Jasper sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage suckin’ his thumb, wettin’ his pants, doin’ the hoochie coochie dance.
Kids sit in a circle, Indian style, and start a clapping pattern. Both hands slap knees, cross to tap shoulders, clap together, shoulders, knees, shoulders, together, etc. The person who is “it” goes first. Speaking to the rhythm of the clapping of the group, start with the letter A and choose a girl’s name, boy’s…
Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum, In a Dish! How many pieces do you wish? (The person picks a number.) (EXAMPLE: 4!) 1, 2, 3, 4! You are out you dirty, dirty dish rag you! (optional:::add to the end) blue, shoo, goo, you!
Blondie and Dagwood went to town Blondie bought an evening gown Dagwood bought a pair of shoes and Cookie bought the evening news and this is what it said: Close your eyes and count to ten if you miss, start again. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!