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Rolling down any handy grassy slope, laughing hysterically. Then lying in the long grass at the bottom looking up at the clouds in a blue sky. (Summers were always sunny in those days, right?)

Hop scotch was my favourite, using chalk and a stone on the playground, great fun with my friends.

playing skipping ropes!

I used to LOVE riding my bike.

When I was a child, we lived in rural Mid Wales, surrounded by huge fields of long pasture grass and wild flowers. We played a game where one of us was "on", and the rest of us had to crawl through the long grass and create as many "false trails" as possible to deter being found. It was hide and seek game on your hands and knees, essentially. I can remember hiding; with the smell of the warm grasses, buttercups, ladies smock and mouse ear chickweed like it was yesterday.

I went back home recently, for the first time in many years and "our fields" are a Tesco supermarket now. Gone forever.

The wonderful birthday parties my parents organised! Mum made lovely food, Dad organisee lots of games. We had lots of friends come to play. Happy memories!

Playing football with my brothers

I used to love going out with my dad when he went to do his gardening and also out for long country walks with my granny.
Such special times and memories.

Looking for ladybirds in the back garden in the summer

Building dens! Hide and seek!

stilts and also hop scotch

Rounders, with all the kids in our street on the field at the end of the road. No adults, just kids in two teams, the excitement of winning was the best feeling ever at the time

Playing out in the street with my friends anything from skates to pogo sticks and skateboards of basic kick the can

Entire summer holidays on bikes!

I always loved going for walks with my family in the pine woods and sand dunes near where I grew up in Formby in Merseyside.

Building dens on the common ground

Hide & Seek was my favourite activity for many years as a child.

I loved den building in the woods near our home

Going to the local park and playing on the swings and going on the slide and steam roller. When I was on the swings it felt like flying.

hide and seek in the local park!

Playing outside in the warm monsoon rain xx

I used to love dancing, anywhere and everywhere, with or without music. My parents have some video tapes Rolf me and my bestie dancing in our front garden in our satin pants....no cares in the world ❤️

I Loved climbing trees... Probably against H&S rules these days...

I loved playing tennis as a child. I'd play it day and night and in all weathers.

Building dens in the garden kept us amused for years.