The street games I remember playing as a child in 1960s Sunderland
‘How green you are! How green you are!’
It’s a taunt that might being back memories for readers of a certain age.
And then there’s ‘Skinch! Skinch!’ - a phrase that conferred immunity on the person calling it out.
But only if an older kid adjudicated that it had been used accurately.
Playing games on the street certainly gave children an understanding of fair play and how to follow the rules.
In a new video on the Sunderland Echo’s YouTube channel, Ian Mole, a walking tours guide and writer of several books, returns to the Sunderland street he grew up on to recall the games he played there as a child.
Tiggy on high. Tiddle-eee-aye-go. Charlie, can we come across the water to wash my mother's clothes.
Watch to see how many ring a bell with you - and how many you might remember just a bit differently, depending on the area where you grew up.