Games of Life
Games of Life by Danny C. Wash Oh, for the days of Red Rover-Red Rover, Dodge Ball, Mother-May I, Hide & Seek, Tag-Your It, Musical Chairs, Simon Says, Kick the Can, Hopscotch, Keep Away, Blind Man’s Bluff, Jacks, Marbles, Annie-Over, Hot & Cold, Jump Rope, Leap Frog, Red Light-Green Light, Pin the Tail on the Donkey, Rock-Paper-Scissors Most of these games of our childhood were played outside and with our neighborhood friends. Billy would shout, “Red Rover-Red Rover let Rosy come over” and she would run and try to break the grip of the line of kids on the other side. What fun. When we played Annie-Over, we threw the ball as hard as we could over the roof and someone would try to catch it. Those were the days of making and playing with new and old friends, running, jumping, developing our bodies, personalities, and sharpening our wits dealing wit