Simple Outdoor Games

Geekdad at Wired goes unwired with 30 simple outdoor games. Some of them I remember playing, some not so much. But, overall a pretty nice list. Here's some I would add.

• Cowboys and Indians, Cops and Robbers, War (guns or swords) and other imaginary games. Or, are we to PC for this now?
• Spotlight. Hide and seek in the dark. The person who is it gets a flashlight to 'tag' people with and send them to jail. You can release everyone from the jail if you can get there without getting spotted.
• Whiffle Ball. Or any similar baseball type game with a bat and ball.

Part of the problem these days is lack of space. If you fit a house on .12 of an acre there isn't a lot of space left for a lot of games. And, newer developments tend not to have a lot of open space since it doesn't make the developer any money. Since I grew up in a more rural setting and now live in a suburban one, I guess I will be learning and teaching my kids those outdoor games that don't need a lot of space.