tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post115049045866353264..comments2024-03-28T20:53:54.312-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: The dowdy world goes to a partyMichael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-1151454486920420982006-06-27T19:28:00.000-05:002006-06-27T19:28:00.000-05:00What a wonderful post!!!! What simple times, what...What a wonderful post!!!! What simple times, what thoughtful times.<BR/>Gracious, too.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-1150941701930406312006-06-21T21:01:00.000-05:002006-06-21T21:01:00.000-05:00The simplest games — "I'm Going to California," fo...The simplest games — "I'm Going to California," for instance — were always big hits with my children at late-20th-century birthday parties. They also loved Hit the Penny and Boxball (<A HREF="http://www.streetplay.com/rulesheets/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="">city games</A>, played with a "Spaldeen").<BR/><BR/>I think you're right — that people were more adept at making their own homemade fun. My wife and I wondered whether people really played the games Jane Werner describes, and we decided that they must have.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-1150929657817512192006-06-21T17:40:00.000-05:002006-06-21T17:40:00.000-05:00People were not so demanding in 1941. Life was st...People were not so demanding in 1941. Life was still hard, and entertainment didn't have to be fancy. It was good to just get together and be lighthearted for a few hours. The depression was hardly even over yet.<BR/><BR/>I have an interesting book of similar vintage (1940): <A HREF="http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&y=0&tn=the+fun+encyclopedia&x=0" REL="nofollow"><I>The Fun Encyclopedia</I></A> by E. O. Harbin. Much of it is games and quizes, but there are several long sections on parties. When my children were still having birthday parties and going to Vacation Bible School, Cub Scouts, etc., I found some useful games in this book and several older books of games that I've collected.<BR/><BR/>I became interested in collecting these sorts of books because so many of the old playground games have been forgotten.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-1150656772915245512006-06-18T13:52:00.000-05:002006-06-18T13:52:00.000-05:00Thank you, RL!Thank you, RL!Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-1150656534466246622006-06-18T13:48:00.000-05:002006-06-18T13:48:00.000-05:00Happy Pater's Day, Daddy Dear!(that last comment w...Happy Pater's Day, Daddy Dear!<BR/><BR/>(that last comment was me too!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com