Games - past and present
play hopscotch
play clapping games
play tug of war
skip skipping
play jumping games rubber bands
play hide-and-seek
play stone, paper, scissors
play with paper dolls
play board games
Monopoly chess Flying chess Aeroplane chess
make models
play with beanbags
threw them in the air and caught them throw them in the air and catch them
play with marbles
When ‘marbles’ refer to the objects we play with, we need to say ‘play with marbles’. When ‘marbles’ refer to the name of the game we play, we say ‘play marbles’.
play with tops
turn it round very quickly by hand or with a string thread=string
play with a hula hoop
play Chinese chequers (BrE) Chinese checkers (AmE)
do jigsaw puzzle
do round jigsaw puzzles
play with wind-up robots
put on puppet plays
play video games
play with a radio-controlled car helicopter ship
play with digital pets
play smart phone games
play online games