Being a kid!

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Barbara Shoemaker Posts: 1764 Joined: 4th Jan 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:18 on 28th May 2009 When I was a kid, we did nothing but play outside! No electronics for us (well, we had black & white telly but only 3 channels). We played all sorts of ball games, hide & seek, swinging statues, red rover, cowboys & indians, Chinese jumprope as well as the traditional kind, rollerskating, riding bikes. When it rained, we had board games like Monopoly, Chinese checkers, dominoes, Twister, card games (Go Fish, spades, old Maid), dolls, etc. When we visited my grandparents in the country, my brother would take his cars and trucks and we would find a patch of dirt, use a garden hoe to make roads and build a town out of wood and rocks and drive the cars and trucks around the town. Ah, those were the days! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:24 on 28th May 2009 Chinese jump rope!!! I just saw one at the store the other day!! I have to go back and get it!!! Loved doing that as a kid!! I'm gonna attempt to do it again...who's gonna visit me in the hospital when I break my legs??? LOL!!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:26 on 28th May 2009 On 28th May 2009 16:45, Peter Evans wrote: Climbing trees. Playing cowboys and indians. Spin tops, the wooden ones with a whip and string. Marbles. Hide and seek. Boy, the list could go on forever. We were very rarely bored as kids. You are so right Peter. I remember running and playing out side; our imagination was our best toy. Today kids don't know what to do with themselves if they don't have a TV, computer, or some other electronic gadget. It's terribly sad. The best game though was hiding from Mum when she called you in for bed. He he he. You just hide from the wife now, eh Peter? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Barbara Shoemaker Posts: 1764 Joined: 4th Jan 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:26 on 28th May 2009 You can buy them now already made? Wow. We used to just buy a length of elastic of a certain width and tie the ends together to make our own. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:27 on 28th May 2009 Jax. I would play jax for hours! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:31 on 28th May 2009 On 28th May 2009 17:26, Barbara Shoemaker wrote: You can buy them now already made? Wow. We used to just buy a length of elastic of a certain width and tie the ends together to make our own. Oh yeah!!! I can't wait to go shopping tomorrow!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:33 on 28th May 2009 On 28th May 2009 17:27, Diana Sinclair wrote: Jax. I would play jax for hours! I LOVE JAX!!!!!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 17:41 on 28th May 2009 Best fun was always in the summer with water pistols and paddling pools!!! usually ended up using an empty washing up liquid bottle to squirt water out of!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 17:41 on 28th May 2009 Love jax what Krissy?? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:50 on 28th May 2009 Huh? Wha??? You know what they are don't you??? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions