Any of you play two balls up a wall?

[Enchanted]

I used to love playing two balls against the wall. I can remember being at school and there being a long line of about 30 girls playing two balls against the sports hall wall, what fun!
Today I was showing a couple of little girls who live in my building how to play and they were amazed, they loved it! I was trying to remember some of the songs and rhymes that went with it. The one I can remember go's like this....Plainy Walls ice cream, over Walls ice cream, uppsy Walls ice cream and so on. I am sure these games are regional (maybe not).I am from Merseyside. Does anyone remember any other songs to play two balls to. I felt a bit sad today that this dear old game seems to have died out. Lol, all the Mum's came out and to the suprise of the kids, they could all play two balls!

[Twoballer]

im desperate to remember the songs and moves of playing two balls against the wall. I played for hours as a kid.
someone mentioned a song but couldn’t remember the rest. You can substitute the name to anyone you know

oh dear what can the matter be
our Ella’s locked in the lavorty
they’ve been there since Monday till Saturday
nobody knew they were there

or
oh dear what can the matter be
our Ella’s locked in the lavortry
pittling and shiteing
and letting the waatter flee
nobody knew they were there

if anyone can remember the two baller games against the wall both songs and actions please let me know as I want to teach my granddaughter

[gelert5619]

123 O'Grady
456 O'Grady
789 O'Grady
Forgot what came next but did do the Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, next door neighbour carry on.
Did throw overs and under leg.
Did anyone use the bars by the bike stores at school to sit on, lean back and turn over. Used to do it facing front too which was scary but exciting.

[FfionFlorist]

We used to simply call it elastic. The hardest level was necksies, where the elastic was around the necks of the two girls at either end. Madness.

[Jilliarno]

Hi. The game with elastic bands all joined together we called Dutch skipping. 2 people would stand either end of the stretched elastics(Or LAZZYS as us Scousers called them!😂😂) We'd stand astride to start and then looping 1 side with our nearest foot and move it across the other rapidly several times in time with the appropriate song/rhyme. We'd end up with both feet in the middle with the lazzys crossed at the back and front of our feet then we had to jump out finishing with our feet,1 on either side!! I was good at skipping but not Dutch skipping. Hope this helps!!

[Mollypolly2610]

The songs we used to sing!
Big chief shami leather he’s an awful blether lives in a wigwam far too wee etc etc and I can vaguely remember others if someone else could help! Scotland in the 60s by the way!

[Marymcfb]

I was searching for this topic and came across this thread. I grew up in Dublin and learned this game from my friend's mum. We played for hours and hours when we were 11 or 12. Here are the songs I remember:
Where you goin' Bob, Down the lane, Bob, For what, Bob? For Rhubob? Can I come, Bob? No, Bob. Why, Bob? Because you don't like Rhubob.

Alice in wonderland, Alice in wonderland, Oh, Alice, Pretty, Alice, Alice in Wonderland.

The Dashy woman, the right-legged man, the left-legged . . . . the archie pan. So you take the .... and I take the pan said the dashy woman to the right legged man. (missing some parts . . . )

Over in Holland the land of the Dutch, there lives a fine lassy, I love her so much. Her name is Susannah and where is she now? Up in the highlands, milking a cow. Singing, "Oh, dear, what can the matter be, seven fat ladies got stuck in the lavat'ry. They were there from Monday to Saturday, . . . . . Dont remember the rest

Anyone else sing those songs? On the key word (Bob, Alice, etc.) you did the different actions (like throw the ball up or overhand or let it bounce. Then you did the whole song overhanded etc. Make sense?

[Totaldogsbody]

Just seen this first message 2002 last one before this 2 weeks ago 2019 wow just shows how we all long for the children to go out and play the way we used to. I'm from Glasgow we just called it playing balls. The one I remember is
Away up in Scotland, the land of the Scots, there is a wee lassie who loved porridge oats. Her name is Susanna and where is she now she's up in the highlands a milk in a cow. The hardest part was onesy when you were only allowed to use one hand to play.

[Prokupatuscrakedatus]

Oh, I just realized French Elastic is Gummitwist. You needed to raid your mothers workbasket for elastic band. There were 7 levels, and you either followed or invented. I was quite good at it, though Ines from next door was better. 45 years ago.

[BitterestPill]

East London here.We all played two balls up the wall.
Over the garden wall I let my baby fall
My mother came out and gave me a clout
She gave me another to match the other
Over the garden wall, that's all.

You have to clap on the word clout...I showed my kids, they now think I'm the mutts nuts!

[Jufus]

Betty Grable is a star
S T A R!

[StickyProblem]

Yvaine that's amazing, sounds like we did the same thing but with different names. Who in the world "invented" it?!

[StickyProblem]

I used to love this! DD looks at me bemusedly when I talk about it. I grew up in Lancashire near Merseyside too.
Plainy, over, uppsy, dropsy, bouncy, leggy, sister, splitsy/roundy.
Leggy was under the left leg stuck out to the right, sister was under the right leg stuck out to the right (which was harder) and splitsy was legs apart and bounce it through both legs. Splitsy was so hard we used to do roundy instead which was a dropsy but you did a spin round before catching it.
I remember the Walls ice cream, we always started with that. Also Plainy Mother Brown! Was trying to think of that one, it was easy with Plainy but uppsy and sister were a nightmare. I might get the dog's tennis balls and have a go and see if any rhymes come back to me!

[YvaineStormhold]

I loved this - I used to play it for hours.

We called it double ball.

Unders, overs, upsies, bouncers, dropsies, legsies, arches, backsies, turnaround.

Happy days.

[Kerray]

Was just teaching my husband and daughter this last week 😆
In Edinburgh we did the Walls ice-cream one too which I think was plainy, over, dropsy, backy, etc. But I'm not sure I ever got to the turnsy stage 😆

[Cgallduff]

Just reading back through the posts and noticed that yes sir no sir one and we had that but with different words! Will use That version with the kids tho!

[Cgallduff]

We called it Twoey ball btw...

And had loads of tricks like over arm dropsies under leg doing a twirl one handy and stuff! Can't remembering songs really! Wish someone could remind me so I could teach the kids!

There was one that ended over the hill and down te lane where you did over arm on the over and dropsy on the down! Wish I could remember! I was awesome at it lol!

[Cgallduff]

Haha that sounds like it would be to the same tune as our

Drink a pint of milk a day
M I L K
drop the bottle on the way
K L I M
and you did a dropsy on the drop!

Loved Kirby can't remember the rules properly though...was teaching my kids the other day!

[Teluwot]

Yes. A bit late but I recall the 2 ball rhyme. 'Each peach pear plum.' I spy Tom Thumb. Tom Thumb in the cellar, I spy Cinderella. Cinderella at the ball, I spy Henry Hall. Henry Hall is a star. S.T.A.R.'
Of course today Henry Hall would be replaced with a modern day star, but you'd have to fit in George Clooney or someone. But I want to teach my granddaughters the art of 2 ball! And Cat's cradle/string tricks and more.

[juliemu]

does anyone remember the rest of the song "each peach pear plum" ?

so many many memories, we used to play for hours. just two balls four friends and a shed wall, how times have changed.Now it is a laptop,headphones with mike and a virtual world called minecraft!

[juliemu]

does anyone remember the rest of each peach pear plum ?

[Monty27]

Yay, used to play it all day. Happy memories :)

[ClartyCarol]

NE childhood here and we did Two Bally (as we called it) ), I showed my dc a few weeks ago and they were at my prowess! We also did French skipping, normal skipping "Not last night but the night before, twenty four robbers came knocking at my door..." , Double Dutch, jacks and clapping games "I went to a Chinese restaurant, to buy a loaf of bread, bread, bread...". Wish I could remember them all properly.

[Chottie]

I played two balls in south London fifty years ago. I also played French skipping, jacks and crabs (?) which was a game played with little artificial knuckle bones which you had to catch on the back of your hands.

[Slainte]

Shotgun in Ireland, we used to sing 1, 2, 3 O'Leary, 4, 5, 6 O'Leary etc.

[Scrapy]

I remember when I was about 7 and upwards playing 2 baller on our house with my sister we played for hours.
One of the rhymes went, Have a cigarette sir no sir why sir because I've got a cold sir where did you get the cold from, from the northern pole sir what were you doing there sir catching polar bears sir how many did you catch sir one two three sir very good indeed sir.