Childhood Games: Classics, Crazes and the Occult in the Playground

Childhood Games: Classics, Crazes and the Occult in the Playground

In January, I asked people if they wanted to share any children’s folklore as part of my February theme. As a branch of study, this largely refers to folklore created, shared, and maintained by children. Adults are not involved in its generation. So, contributors could share folklore they remembered from their childhood. Or they could share what they’d heard from children in their lives now.

Most responses came from those sharing memories of childhood folklore, and broadly fell into three categories. We’ve already covered urban legends and children’s beliefs.

This time, we're going to focus on games. So what did my listeners play as children, both in the schoolyard and at home?

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