We've recently written letters about our favorite childhood board games and video games....now let's write about our favorite childhood action games, you know the kind of game that had you out running around the yard.
When I was a kid in Monroe, Louisiana, we would spend what seems like hours in the summer playing Witch in the Well. It was a game of tag. I don't remember every rule of the game, but there was a "base," which in this case was the "well." We used the water meter cover as our base. Whoever was the "Witch" or "It," stood on that metal lid with his/her eyes covered and counted to some previously agreed upon number while the others ran and hid. Then, we ran around trying to find and catch them. If I remember correctly, those who had been hiding tried to make it to the "well" before they were caught by the witch. Maybe they became the witch's helpers if they got caught.
The best times were had when our parents let us stay out late on those summer nights. There was an added thrill in playing the combination "Hide and Seek" and "Tag" game in the dark shadows. I can just hear the squeals and shouts, even all these years later.
Nowadays, my Girl Scout troop likes to play a similar game called Don't Wake the Bear.
What types of outdoor games did you play as a child? Red Rover? Mother May I? Red Light, Green Light?
Write about those fun times in a letter to a friend today.
Letter writing topic for August 29, 2010
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