Schoolyard Games Gifts

"That's Brian Eggleston, de facto leader of the playground intelligentsia."

The Children's Crusade - 'You give the boys cooties, we'll give the girls cooties - we're back in a week.'

Football Fans

Face painting.

'Red Rover, Red Rover...'

"Recess does things to a man."

'It's okay, there's a trampoline under the snow.'

'How's the water skiing?'

The very noisy, but enjoyable game of Crowquet.

'The grudge match.'

'My imaginary playmate squealed on me!'

Modern Day Kids Playing 'Telephone'

"The first week of school is just review. You know. Scenes from last year's episode."

"You're using the boogeyman as an excuse to shut me out."

Playground reputation.

The Charge of the Kids

"Do that again, but cuter."

'But Mum, I've got a match after school...'

Multisports

"The floors are hot lava, but the apartment does come furnished with plenty of pillows."

"Looks like somebody brought a blanky to a pillow fight."

"At first I was concerned about the Earth opening up. But I was going to build a fire pit, so it actually saved me a lot of time."

Cow Pollen

Junior Doctor.

"He thinks he learned a new trick - I don't have the heart to tell him it's just an old trick he forgot he knew."

Children playing around a water pump

'I was cleaning my catapult and it went off.'

"My parents call it a blanket hanging from my ceiling. I call it a giant privacy filter."

Skipping

'Did you find someone to practice your first aid on, dear?'

'Ready or Not here I come.'

'I'll count to ten thousand: Go and hide...'

Living next door to area 51

"Hi. Can Billy play some football?"

'I would love to play in your tree-house, but I can't climb trees...'