So yesterday I pick up my daughters and one asks me " Mom do you know how to say your name in pig latin?" I responded "renniferJay?" and she said I was correct. She then proceeded to ask me if I learned pig latin in 5th grade. I couldn't recall when pig latin was popular when I was growing up but I could confirm that I did learn it in elementary school. This made me think of how funny it is that some things stay in a certain time. For example tether ball, monkey bars the game MASH, and of course pig latin all stay in elementary school. Not only that those things are huge in elementary school. Do you have any memories of something you enjoyed when little that your kids now love?
Jennifer is a discussion leader for arizonamoms.com and mommy to four beautiful girls who range from 9 to 4 years of age.
Marbles! I used to love
Marbles! I used to love playing marbles around 2nd grade, and I gave some to my son for his 8th birthday, and he loves them too.
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Jump rope. Both seem to
Jump rope. Both seem to enjoy it....oh, and four squares.
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yes jump rope and four
yes jump rope and four square how could I forget. I am the former fourth grade double dutch princess ;)
Jennifer is a discussion leader for arizonamoms.com and mommy to four beautiful girls who range from 9 to 4 years of age.
I went to grade school in
I went to grade school in CA, so the big thing there was the twirling bar and the rings. In fact, I was the twirling bar queen 2 years in a row. I think I would throw up if I had to do it now. I even remember a little red haired boy(Benjamin Ritterbush, bet you can just picture him) pushing me off the twirling bar backward because he had a crush on me. Ahhh...fond memories!
That's too funny jacksmommy!
That's too funny jacksmommy!
Jennifer is a discussion leader for arizonamoms.com and mommy to four beautiful girls who range from 9 to 4 years of age.
Hanging upside down on the
Hanging upside down on the monkey bars and swinging until you got enough momentum to flip up and land on your feet - that's what my boy does now at recess. AND he's on his third Encyclopedia Brown book, which I also was crazy about in elementary school.
Karina Bland is raising her 9-year-old son in Tempe with a lot of love, humor and support from her friends and family. A longtime journalist covering child welfare and education issues for The Arizona Republic, she blogs about raising good kids.
i think they were doing a
i think they were doing a slapping hands patty cake thing, like miss mary black, and a forture paper thing but i have never found the think i love. how sad for me,huh?
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I loved Chinese jump rope.
I loved Chinese jump rope. Last year I was trying to remember how to play it and couldn't. Thanks for Google.
I really love it that my
I really love it that my boys are reading books that I enjoyed as an elementary schooler like Sammy the Seal and Danny the Dinosaur -- remember those?