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In North America Conkers currently has no official status or competitions. Its popularity has surely declined, but it is not thought to be an extinct game. It was played during the late 1940s and early 1950s in New York in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, and in the 1950s and early 1960s in the Amalgamated section of the Bronx and a winning chestnut was referred to as a "killer". It was also played in Queens, the upper West Side of Manhattan, in the Mohawk Valley area of upstate New York and in Westmount, Quebec and other English-speaking parts of Montreal into the 1970s. It was played in the Catholic areas of North Cambridge, MA in the late 1950s,and a winning chestnut was also labeled a "killer". It was being played in the 1960s in Rhode Island and into the early 1980s in Smithfield, RI. Conkers has also been popular with school children in Newfoundland.
Well being in the desert it's no wonder I am so naive on this subject. lol
Maybe I'll substitute it with "Cactus jumping" It's not as painful as it sounds. lol
Great list. I'd done the majority of them by 12 as did my kids.
(Though four of those things were done at Disneyland: Canoe, go rafting, visit an island, and view the back side of a waterfall. Come to think of it, I think we can add 'run around in the rain' and 'climb a tree' to that particular list. )
Great list, my daughter (at two) has a good start on many of those items. We're outdoor kind of people though...
I'm not sure I like that they call it a "bucket list" for kids though?
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