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77. 3rd grade, cowboys and Indians.

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:24 PM

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We'd all take our cap pistols to school. By the time recess was over the playground smelled like a battlefield. Times were sure different then.

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What was your favorite activity during outdoor recess? Mine was jumping rope. What was yours? [View all] debm55 Friday OP

Red Rover... MiHale Friday #1

Thank you, MiHale. I played it a couple of times. My school banned it too. It was rough. debm55 Friday #2

Swinging Emile Friday #3

Thank you very much for sharing, Emile. I loved to swing. We didn't have a swing set on our playgroung. You were lucky debm55 Friday #6

The Jungle Gym justaprogressive Friday #4

I loved that, Thank you very much for sharing with us. justaprogressive. Notice the ground--cement. My school had no debm55 Friday #7

Wonder Rebl2 Friday #14

I agree, Rebl2. I don't think anyone thought of it at the time. It was fun and at the time that is what matter. Things debm55 Friday #16

And if/when they did, it never occurred to their parents to sue the school. It was... 3catwoman3 Sunday #74

Agree, 3catwoman3 debm55 Sunday #75

So true Rebl2 Yesterday #84

That spinning thing EYESORE 9001 Friday #5

HAHAHAHAHHAHA. Thank you EYESORE 9001, you were the kid that that would spin it and had all the kids get sick. We didn't debm55 Friday #8

Four Square Thunderbeast Friday #9

I liked 4 Square. Thank you for sharing with us. Thunderbeast. debm55 Friday #10

I had three Grim Chieftain Friday #11

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Grim Chieftain. I like all three , also. I liked Freeze and Defrost. It was a debm55 Friday #12

Hop scotch Rebl2 Friday #13

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Rebl2. I remember that game fondly. debm55 Friday #17

My first favorite activity I don't want to talk about Eko Friday #15

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Eko. debm55 Friday #18

Swinging on the swings with my two best friends Mad_Dem_X Friday #19

Love it. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Mad_Dem_X. Love swinging on swings.. But had none at our school. debm55 Friday #20

Playing in the Creek Behind the Playground NEOH Friday #21

Oh boy. You were in trouble. Did they call your parents? debm55 Friday #22

Broomball (may have been during gym). applegrove Friday #23

HAHAHAHHAHA. That sounds like fun. Thank you for sharing with us, applegrove. debm55 Friday #25

We also played red rover. boonecreek Friday #24

Thank you boonecreek for sharing. I think all schools banned it. It was sort of rough. I played it once and only once. debm55 Friday #26

My elementary school had a decorative adding to the brick wall Alpeduez21 Friday #27

HAHAHHAHHAHAHA, You lived dangerously, Alpeduez21. I would be afraid to the walk around. I think the second game is debm55 Friday #29

We had an old-time playground equipment called the giant strides. CrispyQ Friday #28

Honestly , that looks like fun. I sure would have liked to try it. Thanks for sharing, CrispyQ. debm55 Friday #30

Deb, I'm just stunned that your playground didn't have any playground equipment! CrispyQ Friday #31

It was a Catholic school. No swings, slides, merry go rounds. On Sundays it was the church parking lot. I did have a debm55 Friday #33

Yep. Same here for grades 1-6. The parking lot was the playground. tonekat Sunday #72

OMG , That is funny. Thank you tonekat. Someday I am going to post a OP about going to a Catholic School.---Our Lady of debm55 Sunday #73

Mine was... Alansworld Friday #32

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Alansworld. That sounds like fun. debm55 Friday #34

Me too! oberle Friday #41

Kickball Wiz Imp Friday #35

Thank you for sharing Wiz Imp.. I enjoyed playing that also. debm55 Friday #37

Also jump rope Laurelin Friday #36

Laurelin, thank you for your selections. I vaguely remember a recess game called 7 UP. Maybe someone will give us more debm55 Friday #38

Could you do double-dutchies? viva la Friday #39

HAHAHHAHAHAHA. Yes, I did do Double Dutch and Chinese jump rope. Thank you , viva la, for bringing back those memories.. debm55 Friday #40

"John Paul George Ringo.... viva la Friday #42

We sang that too. I would also "stop" on George. HAHAHAHHAHA. Thank you viva la debm55 Friday #45

Oh, you were an intellectual! viva la Sunday #70

Thank you very much, viva la. I always liked George. He got more handsome as grew older. RIP George. debm55 Sunday #71

recess. tetherball AllaN01Bear Friday #43

Thank you very much for sharing, Bear. debm55 Friday #46

The Big Toy. Aristus Friday #44

That's great, Aristus. Thank you for sharing.HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA debm55 Friday #47

Hop scotch Figarosmom Saturday #48

Thank you very much for your recess activities, Figarosmom. I played some of them too. debm55 Saturday #50

Kickball LogDog75 Saturday #49

That's wonderful. Thank you very much for sharing, LogDog75. debm55 Saturday #52

Fist fights. NoMoreRepugs Saturday #51

Oh you, Thank you for sharing , NoMoreRepugs. debm55 Saturday #53

Another vote for swings. The swingset was very tall. It was over gravel. Diamond_Dog Saturday #54

Thank you very much ,Diamond_Dog for sharing with us. My school didn't have a playground-just a parking lot for the debm55 Saturday #60

OMG I just remembered recess at pre-school!!! Nittersing Saturday #55

Oh wow. Thank you for sharing, Nittersing. I bet that was fun, but it sounds like it could be dangerous too. debm55 Saturday #61

"Touch" football or the swings Delarage Saturday #56

Oh wow. Thank you for sharing with us, Delarage. I remember the boys playing rougher games. debm55 Saturday #62

Horse or dodgeball. paleotn Saturday #57

Thank you very much, paleotn, We played dodgeball until it was banned. What is horse? debm55 Saturday #63

I spent a lot of time.... DemMedic Saturday #58

Oh, I am so sorry. DemMedic. I was a small girl too. And got beat up by some of the bigger girls. I always wonder if debm55 Saturday #64

Dodge ball and kick ball for sports requiring equipment lark Saturday #59

Thank you very much, lark. I played until they were banned. Most of the time, students just ran around the school and debm55 Saturday #65

Chinese jumprope surrealAmerican Saturday #66

Thank you very much, surrealAmerican . I did it also. Enjoyed it. debm55 Saturday #68

Tetherball - didn't have to chase runaway balls, and jacks. Dorothy V Saturday #67

Thank you very much for sharing, Dorothy V. That is true about the balls being taken by the other kids. debm55 Saturday #69

The parachute. Groundhawg Sunday #76

Thank you very much, Groundhawg. We had a parachute at our local playground. I loved it. When I taught school. The gym debm55 Sunday #78

3rd grade, cowboys and Indians. FuzzyRabbit Sunday #77

Yes they were FuzzyRabbit. Not that way now debm55 Sunday #79

I actually found recess to be a waste of my time. no_hypocrisy Yesterday #80

Thank you, for sharing with us, no_hyposcrisy. I would sometimes take a book outside to read. debm55 Yesterday #81

Being the tallest kid with long arms....... KS Toronado Yesterday #82

Thank you for sharing, KS Toronado. that's great. debm55 Yesterday #83

KS for short works OK for me KS Toronado 22 hrs ago #87

Will do. Thank you. debm55 21 hrs ago #88

That metal spinning wheel of centrifugal death. kairos12 Yesterday #85

Yep . I slid off of it once at the local playground and into the gravel. Older kid was spinning it. Never went on again. debm55 Yesterday #86

The public elementary school I attended didn't have recess. La Coliniere 19 hrs ago #89

That is a neat idea--to go home for your and having an hour to eat, watch TV . read, etc. Congratulations on answering a debm55 19 hrs ago #90