Motor Car – skipping rhyme
Clayton North Primary School, Melbourne, Australia. 1974-80 Sent in by Denise McDonough I had a little motor car,1968,And I took it round the cooooooornerAnd I slammed on the brakes. Sometimes…
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Grannies in the Kitchen Sent in by Chris Tunnah Play using a long skipping rope and as many players as possible. “Grannies in the kitchen, doin’ some stitchin’ along comes a bogeyman and…
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Belfast, Northern Ireland 1950-60’sSent in by Bobby Stead “I am a girl guide dressed in blue,These are the actions I can do,Stand “at ease”,Bend your knees,Salute to the officer,Bow to…
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Sent in by Jay 1 person in the middle of the rope. “Cinderella dressed in yella,How many kisses can she get?1 – 2 – 3 – … “ Variations Sent…
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Essex, UK Version, 1980’s Sent in by Ruth Bumper car, bumper carNumber 48Whizzed round the cor…….ner (you leave the rope, run round one of the turners and return to skip)Slammed…
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Sent in by Sabaa Sheikh Two people turning the rope and one person in the middle. “Raspberry,strawberry,apple jam tart.Tell me the name of your sweetheart.” At this point the rope…
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Traditional North East England playground skipping rhyme.Sent in by Jeannette McPartland. Skipping game. Long rope two handlers one at each end. All the boys (or girls) in our town aren’t…
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Sent in by Mark Larvin Skipping rope game. Long rope, two handlers each end. All in, All in, All inTogether just like the weather, when I say your birthday please…
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North East England versionSent in by Jeannette McPartland Skipping rope game. Long rope with two handlers one at each end. All in together, boys and girls (everyone runs into the…
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Credited to Elizabeth Oliveras Some games are just too good not to share and this one is quick, very easy and messy in a wet sort of way! This one…
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