Did Anyone Play ‘Two Balls’ Up The Wall As A Child?

[naomi24]

I can’t remember the rhymes we used to keep the rhythm going but I know we ‘juggled’ them one at a time straight at the wall, and then overarm, and then we bounced them under our knee at the wall, and then one against the wall and one up vertically - so all clever stuff!

So a new hobby during lockdown - I’ve bought two balls (a pack of three tennis balls actually so I might get really clever again) and the garden wall is about to take a battering!

Is anyone else reverting to childhood - or is it just me the lockdown’s getting to? ;o)

[AuntPollyGrey]

I remember the hand clapping games too.

[Atheist]

Naomi, three-ball juggling is good fun and it is more controlled and practical for indoor use.

[jakep]

My friend Elaine could do three balls against the wall and I never managed it :-(

[Theland]

Remember it well.
My sister and her mates were always playing this.

[Patsy33]

I remember playing this as a child. Had so much fun. It wasn't a case of, 'Oh, I'm bored, let's throw some balls against a wall' Quite happy and content!

[hellywelly4]

You could always try 'tissing up' against the wall Naomi. Don't forget to tuck your skirt into your knickers, though!!!

[Tilly2]

We had a rhyme which we used, which went:-

North Staffordshire railway loopy line
I say number one.

You continued up to ten the changed the action with the balls.
Over, uppies, droppies, kneesies, backsies etc, etc.

I'm sure there were more rhymes but I can't think of any more at the moment.

[rowanwitch]

Red rover, and British bulldog would be very strange in present times

[Caran]

One potato
Two potatoes three potatoes four
Five potatoes six potatoes seven potatoes more

Can't remember the rest.

[Ellipsis]

Thank you, Douglas, I thought it was just me.

This reminds me of Richie Benaud playing in a celebrity golf tournament with Peter Alliss. Benaud had a tricky short putt that Alliss described as a knee trembler. Benaud said, in a broad Aussie accent, "That means something completely different where I come from!"

[Mamyalynne]

♪ One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes - four
Five potatoes, six potatoes, seven potatoes - more
Eight potatoes, nine potatoes, ten potatoes - all ♪


I used to love Two Balls and we made up many rhymes.