Childhood Games

Just thinking about games people play.... and remembering my childhood games. Played some tag yesterday afternoon at camp with my group of kids. One little boy said, "Wow you sure can run fast!" (Not dead yet!)
Played tag a lot as a kid. Spent a lot of time climbing trees.
My brother and I used to play a game called "What I'd Do to You if I Could". We'd take turns thinking up the most gruesome scenarios like... "I'd take pliers and pull off your fingernails and stuff them up your nostrils..." We tried to outdo each other. I think we were both pretty creative. It actually probably kept us from REALLY killing each other! We played outside for hours.
I, of course, always wanted to play house. He did not. So the compromise was to play house for about 10 minutes and play war the rest of the day. We spent lots of time playing "12 O'Clock High" He always got to be the good guy and I had to be "the Kraut."  Hedge apples thrown into wet cowpies made spectacular bombs! We also played "Airline Pilot". My uncle was a flyer and had given us an old helmet. I always had to be the darned copilot or stewardess! HE got to wear the helmet.
Had lots of dolls. My mom used to make LOTS of doll clothes but she was chagrined because she said  no matter what,  my dolls were always naked. My favorite was "Sweet Sue." She had lost most of her hair and had a permanently dirty face but I loved her.
My own kids -Ben loved magic-spent lots of time in a top hat and cape waving a wand and performing magic tricks. And then there was Star Wars..he was crazy about it.We painted a scene on his bedroom wall.
The girls played "Kings Appliance Store" They always kept binders of "sales", making up people's names and addresses and purchases of refrigerators, etc. Never could figure out the fascination with it! They also played "psychologist" complete with treatment charts. Loved reading them! I remember one had a fictitious guy and it said the problem was "bites himself a lot". They were hilarious.
I had a great childhood- don't ever remember being bored. Even now I 'm never bored ; there's just so much  fun stuff to do and learn.....!