Games -

past and present

play hopscotch

play clapping games

play tug of war

skip

skipping

play jumping games

rubber bands

play hide-and-seek

play stone, paper, scissors

play with paper dolls

play board games

• Monopoly chess • Flying chess

• Aeroplane chess

make models

play with beanbags

play with beanbags

• threw them in the air and caught them

• throw them in the air and catch them

play with marbles

When ‘marbles’ refer to the objects we play with, we need to say ‘play with marbles’.

When ‘marbles’ refer to the name of the game we play, we say ‘play marbles’.

play with tops

play with tops

• turn it round very quickly by hand or with a string

• thread=string

play with a hula hoop

play Chinese chequers (BrE)Chinese checkers (AmE)

do jigsaw puzzle

do round jigsaw puzzles

play with wind-up robots

put on puppet plays

play video games

play with a radio-controlled car

helicopter

ship

play with digital pets

play smart phone games

play online games