Children's street games

Children's street games

This is a list of games that are traditionally played by urban children in playgrounds, parking lots, and back streets. They are all games which may be played on a hard surface, like asphalt. They are part of children's street culture.

treet game index

Using a rubber ball (such as a spaldeen)

* Butts Up
* Halfball
* Punchball
* Stickball
* Wall ball

Typically played by girls

* Cat's Cradle
* Clapping game
* Hopscotch
* Jumprope
* singing game

Other games

* Marbles
* Ringoleavio
* Skully (a.k.a. skelly, bottlecaps)

ee also

* Children's street culture
*List of traditional children's games

External links

* [http://www.streetplay.com/ Streetplay.com] A website devoted to the documentation of children's street games


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