Entertaining ourselves with cheap and made up games as a child

I remember as a child,

going out and playing

with my friends

playing games

like "hiding and seek,"

"dodge ball",

using a long skipping rope

where one person

holds the rope at each end

and you all sang a song and

jump in when it was your turning.

Also, "hopscotch", and

"What's the time Mr Wolf"

for a few examples of old games

I played as a child.

Bouncing two small balls against a wall.

To a rhyme. And obviously football too

with a proper football.

Simple games.

That gave so much joy.

Nowadays the kids

have got so many

fancy gadgets

and expensive toys their

parents buy them.

I don't think they appreciate the

value and simplicity of entertaining

yourself with cheap made up entertainment

 Or games that do not cost much.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i appreciate this so much...in NY we played lots of hopscotch...lots of cement to paint the game on.
And when I moved to Illinois...oh wow, the dodgeball...midnight ghost...and my favorite "red light green light"
we kept asking to stay out later when it got dark...we never wanted to come in the house...and as you express in your poem....so different now.
the video games...electronic gadgets...it's hard to keep these kids interested...we were amused by the littlest things back then.

[Onlyme]

Thank you Jacob, so glad you like it. I actually think the kids of today, miss out on a lot of enjoyment and fun. By just the simple pleasures we had. Like you pcs and ipads they have their faces glued to nowadays.

[kentuck14]

Yeah . . . my brother and I are grateful our parents didn't get us many toys . . . it helped to develop our imaginations. Sticks, stones, and useless "official looking" papers that came in the mail made us look like real 'business men.' Thanks for the reminder.
Tom

[Onlyme]

Thanks Tom, for your thoughts. Dawn.