Thursday, August 25, 2011

Bowling Hoops

As I was browsing through Kate Greenaway's Book of Games the other day I was struck by the first line of this entry:

"Every child knows or ought to know the pleasure of bowling a hoop."

I don't think I've ever seen a child "bowling a hoop."  Have you?  I think the hoops originally came from old wagon wheels, but do we have a modern equivalent that I've just not noticed?