A little late in reading this post, but having lots of fun! We had a boxelder tree in the middle of our yard. It was our "fun tree"...base for playing hide'n'seek when cousins came over on an evening. One branch held our swing. It was also the sturdiest branch of the tree to sit on. We also had a plum brush in the grove, which had a natural canopy creating a place for a playhouse...I spent many hours there. In the winter we made snow angels, built snow forts, sledded down snow piles (Dad piled snow high with the loader when he cleared the yard...no snow blowers back then!) We also played cards with our parents. In school, the popular recess games were Red Rover, Duck Duck Goose, jump rope, jacks...just to name a few. Kids today get a lot of 'thumb exercise' with electronic games, but we try to keep our grandkids busy outside during the summer, or in the fall and winter, with coloring or other activities. Our grandsons like to bake with Gramma, so I enjoy that!