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We would go out for the whole day and walk miles with our fishing net and jam jars to the river, catch tiddlers, climb trees build dens then walk all the way home, filthy but happy, no watches but always in time for tea!

We all enjoyed monopoly as a family

My dad taught me to add and multiply by playing cribbage, card games and dominoes ( 1950s). I was also a bit of a tomboy and liked playing cowboys and Indians. I had a cowgirl outfit. We went to the cinema a lot and my dad was a big fan of westerns.

I used to collect butterflies and ladybirds from a nearby field that had lots of wild flowers. Hard to find areas like that now, sadly

I loved riding my bike! I couldn't go far because I lived in a city, but I felt like I was flying down the street on those wheels!

Draughts! We used to go to my Nan's flat and play it with her regularly. We could play for hours!

Playing with my pram in the garden, looking after my dolls as though they were real children. I had a gorgeous pram for Christmas one year and more than made use of it!

We used to play all kinds of board games and card games, but I remember long games of Monopoly, played on a Sunday afternoon, with the whole family taking part and being delighted on the odd occasion when I won

Making mud castles with my nan!

I once made a 'computer' from a cardboard box after watching a 'make' that I'd seen on Blue Peter. It involved punch cards and knitting needles - I can't for the life of me remember how I made it, but if you asked it questions the correct answer fell out of the bottom of the box! I was so impressed, and so were my friends - simple times!

Fuzzy Felts!

I used to love escaping for the day during the school holidays. There was none of this going round to a friend's house, we would all meet in the cul-de-sac with our bikes and plan our adventures for the day. We often used to cycle down the lane (about 3 miles) and then cut through farmland to reach some woods, where we would "search for evidence" or "hunt the killer" , depending on whatever imaginery game we were playing at that particular time. It was so much fun and we would only return home for meals.

Hopscotch used to love playing that.

I remember playing marbles on the drains at school, not very hygienic when I think of it now! I wasn't very good at it but I loved the colours of the marbles.

Leap frog and kiss chase!

I always loved having a craft project on the go!

I loved playing hide and seek in the field near our house.My best hiding spot was a massive Bush that had grown in a hollow and I could hide at the base

I remember being taught to play Gin Rummy, I thought I was so cool

Used to live in a small village surrounded by countryside and a forest. We used to have great fun playing hide and seek.

I love playing Risk as a child and I still do.

We really enjoyed playing the board game Frustration as a family when I was little, and now we are older.

What childhood game, project or activity do you look back on most fondly?

Skipping with friends using a long rope and playing skipping games together.
We used to make our ropes from old washing line because long ropes were expensive.
We also used to have our own single person ropes which we used to do tricks with whilst skipping.

Making 'mudpies' in the garden!

My friend and I took weeks making our own 'magazine' with hand written articles stuck into a big broadsheet affair. We did enjoy finding out about different subject to add to it. When we weren't being studious we used to spend hours on the tennis courts bashing a ball to each other. Little did we know how much exercise we were getting so easily!

I was just chatting to a friend the other day about all those memories we have of our childhood - Pebble Bill at 1 and the games we used to play. One of those we both had great memories of despite us not being friends when we were children was jacks, it took some effort to be able to pick up all 10 jacks with one bounce of the ball but I remember how we all persevered at it and how pleased we were when we managed. Oh but the sore knuckles we had especially when we played it on the front (concrete) path. Those were the days!