Rock-Paper-Scissors
Freeze Tag
Red Light/Green Light
Thumb Wrestling, aka Thumb War
Mother May I
Chinese Jump Rope
Hopscotch
and let’s not forget Truth Or Dare.
Sardines.
British Bulldog.
Truth or Dare. (Doh!)
I’m not Truth or Dare would work in the Olympics.
Besides I think Truth or Dare is just a teenager’s prelude to sex.
Yah. Double Dutch.
I am not a sports person but I’d watch that.
Watch it. I sure couldn’t do it.
Seconded!
Hopscotch would also be great, IMHO.
You haven’t heard what goes on in the Olympic Village, have you?
What the heck is that?
If anyone wants to see pro “Hide And Seek” in action, watch the UK TV series Hunted.
It’s a classic.
Kill the man with the ball
Stoopball (it was known in my neighborhood as off-the-steps).
It would have to be played with a genuine Spaldeen, for proper bounce.
Yeah, double dutch was the first and only thing to come to mind.
I was watching something on ESPN a while back and right after was a tag match. No joke, I was certain it was a car insurance commercial, I mean, it cant be real. Then, 2 minutes in, I realized it’s a real sport. I had no idea.
I can just imagine the outfits and the intensity, and the patriotism.
And the commentators! I’m picturing a Bob Costas type serenely giving background info on each player and the strategies involved.
And other than Curling, it might be my only chance to be an Olympian…
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Hmmm… I just know my boss is voting for 1950s-style Stickball, as played in the Bronx. The Olympic Arena would need to build a street with row houses (think Sesame Street with the big steps), and a lot of parked cars and broken glass and maybe a cop randomly chases the players out of there.
This is fun to watch!
Another vote for Twister. But also, what about Heads-up 7-up?
Red Rover I feel would just be a bloodbath…
Lawn Darts
Doctor
So at the Childhood Olympics you are saying countries act like children? Looking at the tennis world the concept already seems to have been used.