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fun, reliving childhood activities

shrkntz said: "Is there any childhood activities you liked to do? I loved to skip rope and hopscotch."

shrkntz said: "You can do them anytime, anywhere. I loved to jump off of 15 feet piles of hay bales and land in grain on my friends farm. I love to skip rope, bike, play socker,hockey,football, tag with my boys and fetch with my new dog. I just think it is great how we all have a inner child to do fun things still and not just do the 'adult' thing and go to the gym and workout. I cannot believe how many calories can be burned off of doing other things. It is neat. Did you know you burn 110 calories driving a vehicle for 1hr 30 min and you burn 300 calories on a hour bike ride around the park. I love biking."

ian said: "[QUOTE=Qian]I lived next to a huge area of trees and fields. My friends and I used to go there and build these huge forts and use them all summer. There were streams that ran through the entire area so we would dam them up, and make swimming holes too. It was awesome.[/QUOTE] Now that's my kind of fun! I lived near a good creek and was surrounded on three sides by a wooded mountain (live in TN, so mountain=very large hill). I used to play with my friend Tim in the creek. We'd catch minnows and crayfish by hand and make dams. Of course, we also built a fort on the hill. It was pretty nice. One time I slept there by myself. It was very peaceful, as it rained and I was protected by something I had built. Anyway, sorry to have rambled on like that. I'm feeling nostalgic right now. I hope everyone has a great...sleep! :) P.S. I feel like driving with the top down right before it starts raining in a spring thunderstorm; listening to the U2 song, Beautiful Day. I hope someone knows what I mean."

Cupcake said: "I remember Lemon Twists. Didn't know they still made them tho. Those were great exercise!!!"

helplesscase said: "Technically I still am a child I guess.....But theres nothing I can remember doing alot when I was little."

UniqueMystique said: "....since when do you have to be a child to enjoy these things? I still do all of these from time to time. I'm a kid at heart that has two small children. They think that their mommy is so cool! ;) Swimming Playing in the sprinklers Water Balloons Water Guns Slip-N-Slide Hula Hoop Jump Rope Roller Skating Ice Skating Lemon Twist (new version is called the Skip It) Pac-Man Ms Pac Man Space Invaders Softball Playing in the mud Building sandcastles Horseback riding Bicycle Riding Go Carts Exploring People watching at the mall or sporting events"

UniqueMystique said: "Yeah...the new version is called the Skip It and it doesn't look like a lemon at all. It's a bit heavier than what we knew but it has a counter on it so you know how many rotations you've done."

spectrachic311 said: "Putting on my swimsuit and running like a maniac through the sprinkler. We always did that when it was really hot. And jumping rope was another thing we liked to do. My sister and I used to have all kinds of contests as to who could do the neatest tricks and get the most jumps in a row. Bonus, I still jump rope now...it's great cardio. ;)"

Holly said: "BARBIES!!! I couldn't have enough dolls are accessories to go with them. :p :D"

Qian said: "I used to ride my bike everywhere."

Qian said: "I lived next to a huge area of trees and fields. My friends and I used to go there and build these huge forts and use them all summer. There were streams that ran through the entire area so we would dam them up, and make swimming holes too. It was awesome."