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🎉 Happy Glasgow Fair Monday! 🎉Today marks Glasgow Fair Monday, a tradition that has been part of the city's history for ...
20/07/2026

🎉 Happy Glasgow Fair Monday! 🎉
Today marks Glasgow Fair Monday, a tradition that has been part of the city's history for generations. While the Glasgow Fair has changed over the years, it still marks the start of the traditional holiday fortnight for many families across the city.

Whether you're enjoying a well-earned day off, heading out on a day trip, exploring everything Glasgow has to offer, or simply relaxing at home, we hope you have a fantastic day.

☀️ Wherever you're spending your Glasgow Fair Monday, make the most of it and enjoy the holiday!

How are you spending your Glasgow Fair Monday? Let us know in the comments! 👇

11/06/2026

**Chap Door Run**
Chap Door Run, or 'Chappy' for short, was the practice of knocking a neighbour's door and bolting down the street without being spotted. Sure, it was always a wee bit frowned upon and you wouldn't want to target elderly people, but there was nothing quite like the thrill of running away as fast as you could to escape detection.

The game, if you can actually call it that, was essentially a dare to see which one of your mates could buck up the courage and successfully complete the mission. The best 'victims' were generally other pals' parents or that grumpy neighbour who refused to give your ball back when it landed in their garden.

11/06/2026

**Hide And Seek**
A simple playground game that is sure to get your blood pumping is Hide and Seek. There was nothing like the excitement of finding a brilliant hiding place and impatiently waiting in the hope you wouldn’t be found. If you were found, we bet you jumped out of your skin!

The seeker closes his eyes and counts to a figure, usually 100 seconds, giving players plenty of time to hide. The first person found is the next seeker, while the last player found is the winner of the game.

11/06/2026

**Kiss Chase**
This was one of the more popular playground games that would certainly be frowned upon these days. The premise was that boys would count to ten, girls would run away before being chased by said boys and then kissed on capture. The roles were then reversed.

11/06/2026

**Leapfrog**
Leapfrog is a game where you have to vault over a friend who is hunched over with your legs straddled wide apart. On landing, the vaulter then hunches over and a third child leaps over the first and second.

This continues until all the kids in the game have leaped over everyone in the line. When all the players are hunched, the last in the line begins leaping over all the others in turn again.

11/06/2026

**The Floor Is Lava**
A playground game that always kept you on your toes was The Floor Is Lava. Someone would randomly shout “the floor is lava!” and everyone nearby would have a few seconds (usually five) to get off the floor by climbing onto benches, tables, play area apparatus or whatever else was nearby. If you were still standing on the floor when the time was up, you’d be out.

11/06/2026

**Marbles**

There are many different ways to play Marbles, with the main aim usually being to knock as many marbles out of the centre circle as possible using your shooter marble. If you knocked a marble out of the circle, you were able to keep it and have another turn.

11/06/2026

**Piggy In The Middle**
A playground game that wasn’t too fun if you were short. Two players stand a few metres apart, with a third player known as the “piggy” standing in the middle.

The Piggy’s aim is to catch the ball which is being thrown over their head between the two players standing either side of them. If they catch the ball, whoever threw it is now the Piggy.

11/06/2026

**Heads and Volleys**
A spin on the average game of football, where ball can't touch the floor. Headers must be caught by one hand. Strong links to three and in.

11/06/2026

**Kick the Can**
This was usually played with around five people but there could be more. One person is 'it' and an empty can is placed in the open playing area.

The person who is 'it' stands next to the can with their eyes closed and counts to an agreed number while the other players run and hide. 'It' then tries to find and tag each of the players, always keeping an eye on the can.

Any player who is tagged is sent to 'jail' usually in plain sight of the can. The rest of the free players then try to kick the can before being tagged out.

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