did you play cat's cradle?
I lived in Brooklyn until I was six and played Cat's Cradle too.
My Dad worked at Sunrise Market and he brought home butcher's twine for me to use.
I played hop scotch on the sidewalks too and jump rope with other little girls in the neighorhood. Those were days when it was safe to play outside.
My Dad taught me how to play a game of ball bouncing it off of the steps. (He called it stoop ball). One bounce a single, two a double and so on. Caught before hitting the ground was an out.
Dad also taught me how to play hand ball.
Those were the good old days.