re: In the Old Days We had Dirt Clod Wars.

Playing in ditches, climbing trees, playing “war” in the woods, shooting everything that moved with our pellet guns, etc. Riding bikes down the street while others stood on the side and threw broom sticks and other crap into our spokes to try and flip each other was another high IQ event we did. Also you can’t forget the setting up ramps to jump bikes over the smaller ditches or even each other.

One day we found a yellow jacket ground nest in the woods. We had a meeting and rounded up several kids and went to war with them. I remember us having BB guns, a leather whip, rocks, a dirty old blanket or two. Even a can of paint.
Fun times.