When you were a child
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At school, it was the usual stuff. Tag, "Smear the Queer" (I know, crappy name), kickball, dodgeball, etc.
As for toys and whatnot, at first it was Tonka trucks and fire engines. Later, it was Lego bricks and Erector sets. Add in Star Wars (my first Star Wars toys were the R2-D2 and Chewbacca action figures), G.I. Joe (the 3.75" line, I was JUST too young and missed the 12" line), Transformers, Masters of the Universe (BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL!!!!!!!!).
The usual stuff for a kid who's K-8 school years were from 1978 to 1987.
As for toys and whatnot, at first it was Tonka trucks and fire engines. Later, it was Lego bricks and Erector sets. Add in Star Wars (my first Star Wars toys were the R2-D2 and Chewbacca action figures), G.I. Joe (the 3.75" line, I was JUST too young and missed the 12" line), Transformers, Masters of the Universe (BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL!!!!!!!!).
The usual stuff for a kid who's K-8 school years were from 1978 to 1987.
I played with girls.
Brave fellow; IIRC, they had cooties.
We usually played Transformers, but when we did play Star Wars, I always wanted to be Vader. Didn't usually get to play him (wasn't tall enough), so usually ended up as one of the Imperial Captains. Which was OK, what with getting to pretend to have a Star Destroyer and all....
Nah. Old wives tale.
Get off my lawn!
Never heard of Quoits so no on that one.
I did play or try all the others, not very good at Hula hoop or Chinese jump rope.
We used to ride bikes, skateboards(small ones not like today's style), Big Wheels, roller skates with 4 wheels. We played outside all day, made forts in the woods, used sticks as guns or swords-gee, no one poked out an eye either
I'm glad my kids(who are now 18 and 14) had other kids to play with most of the places we lived. Even when they didn't, I made them go outside and either play together or by themselves. They would draw with chalk or play with cars in the sandbox, ride bikes, whatever. Of course, now my son's friends come over at 8:30pm when it is dark out
and ask if he can play ...and yes, I let them run around the block and play, but only on the weekends and vacations.
I did play or try all the others, not very good at Hula hoop or Chinese jump rope.
We used to ride bikes, skateboards(small ones not like today's style), Big Wheels, roller skates with 4 wheels. We played outside all day, made forts in the woods, used sticks as guns or swords-gee, no one poked out an eye either
I'm glad my kids(who are now 18 and 14) had other kids to play with most of the places we lived. Even when they didn't, I made them go outside and either play together or by themselves. They would draw with chalk or play with cars in the sandbox, ride bikes, whatever. Of course, now my son's friends come over at 8:30pm when it is dark out
and ask if he can play ...and yes, I let them run around the block and play, but only on the weekends and vacations. 