Bubble Gum
You had to have at least three people to play but an unlimited numbercould join in.Everyone would gather in a tight circle and make a fist with both handsand hold their fists out in the center of the circle. I cant remember exactlyhow we chose who would be the counter (I think it was whoever was the bossiestat the moment!).[See Picking Who is IT]But anyway, the counter would take one of her fists andtap everyone's fists (including her own) as she said this rhyme: Bubblegum, Bubble gum, in a dish. How many pieces do you wish?
Who ever she taps last would give a number between 1 and 20. Then thecounter would again tap everyone's fists as he/she counted to the specifiednumber. Who ever she landed on had to take that fist out of the circleand place their hand behind their back. Then the counter would start allover again with the Bubble gum, Bubble gum....and repeat the process. Onceboth of your fists were tapped, you were out. And this went on until itnarrowed it down to one-the winner. Now, a lot of times we used this tohelp us decide on certain issues-kinda like a fair way of voting on whowould be leader for the day or something silly like that. Other times wejust played it over and over again to see who won the most and was declaredthe champion of the day. It was fun and very simple to learn.
Related to: Picking Who is IT
Contributed by Glenda Honeycutt
