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  • Thumb Wrestling
    thumb war

    Two players, both either using their left hands or their right hands, hold hands by hooking their four fingers together and closing their hands into fists with their thumbs p [...]

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  • Sticks, Stones, Rubber and Glue
    i'm rubber you're glue

    Playing with other kids can be a lot of fun, but sometimes there are mean kids and bullies in the mix. When we were very small, these comebacks were used often in self defens [...]

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  • Down in the Valley Where the Green Gr...
    down in the valley where the green grass grows

    Down in the valley where the green grass grows there sat “girl’s name”, pretty as a rose she sang, she sang, she sang so sweet along came “boy’s [...]

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  • Sitting in a Tree, K I S S I N G
    sitting in a tree

    Lisa and Jasper sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage suckin’ his thumb, wettin’ his pan [...]

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  • A my name is Alice
    a my name is alice

    Kids sit in a circle, Indian style, and start a clapping pattern. Both hands slap knees, cross to tap shoulders, clap together, shoulders, knees, shoulders, together, etc. Th [...]

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  • Bubble Gum in a Dish!
    bubble gum in a dish

    Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum, In a Dish! How many pieces do you wish? (The person picks a number.) (EXAMPLE: 4!) 1, 2, 3, 4! You are out you dirty, dirty dish rag you! (optional::: [...]

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  • Blondie and Dagwood
    Blondie and Dagwood

    Blondie and Dagwood went to town Blondie bought an evening gown Dagwood bought a pair of shoes and Cookie bought the evening news and this is what it said: Close your eyes an [...]

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  • Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
    Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe

    Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. My mother said to pick the very best one and you are I – T – [...]

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  • My Mother and Your Mother
    My Mother and Your Mother

    Kids stand in a circle, make a fist with one hand and put it in the circle. One kid chants the rhyme, while tapping each kid’s hand in turn for each syllable said. My [...]

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  • Miss Mary Mack
    Miss Mary Mack

    Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack All dressed in black, black, black with silver buttons, buttons, buttons all down her back, back, back She asked her mother, mo [...]

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Blondie and Dagwood



Blondie and Dagwood Blondie and Dagwood went to town Blondie bought an evening gown Dagwood bought a pair of shoes and Cookie bought the evening news and this is what it said: Close your eyes and count to ten if you miss, start again. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
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Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe



Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. My mother said to pick the very best one and you are I – T – it!
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My Mother and Your Mother



My Mother and Your Mother Kids stand in a circle, make a fist with one hand and put it in the circle. One kid chants the rhyme, while tapping each kid’s hand in turn for each syllable said. My mother and your mother were hanging the clothes. My mother punched your mother right in the nose. What color was the blood? (the kid who’s hand got tapped on ̶ [...]
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Miss Mary Mack



Miss Mary Mack Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack All dressed in black, black, black with silver buttons, buttons, buttons all down her back, back, back She asked her mother, mother, mother for fifteen cents, cents, cents to see the elephants, elephants, elephants jump over the fence, fence, fence. They jumped so high, hi [...]
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Down By The Banks of the Hanky Panky



Down By The Banks of the Hanky Panky Down By The Banks of the Hanky Panky Where the bull frogs jump from bank to bank There’s an eeps, opps, an oops, whatever and a skiddle and a diddle and a ker-PLOP!
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McDonald’s Menu



McDonald’s Menu Big Mac, Filet of Fish, Quarter Pounder, French Fries, Icy Coke, Thick Shake, Sundaes and Apple Pies!
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