The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #63097   Message #1022611
Posted By: Willa
21-Sep-03 - 03:54 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Do kids still do clapping rhymes?
Subject: RE: BS: Do kid still do clapping rhymes?
LTS- good to 'see' you again. Primary school girls in the UK do still do these. My niece who is 9 does the one LBS gives, and others I can't remember. In my local area there has been an initiative to teach lunch-time supervisors some of the old playground games, including the skipping games, and get them to pass them on to the children. Most local primary school playgrounds are now marked out for hopscotch and other games.When I was working recently at a centre attached to a primary school it was a treat to watch the children enjoying the games their grannies played as children.