OH... MY... WORD! YES! I totally remember that! And pins! By the time you were done padding yourself you felt like a baby! We always used baby diaper pins for fastening which was so embarrassing!One word... Sanitary belts. I guess that is two words. Oops!
Pads with adhesives! Best thing since sliced bread...
Oh, you make me so jealous, Ksm, because you've come up with such good ones!Dippity Doo
Ironing our long hair...
Scotch taping our bangs to our forehead overnight.
Garter belts and stockings
School lunch... Chili and cinnamon rolls ( maybe it is a Midwest thing!)
64 count box of crayons with a built in sharpener on the box
Spelling bees
Playing Red Rover on the play ground
Teeter totters...and your friend always jumping off before you are all the way down!
Thanks for bringing up this topic...it was fun thinking back on all these "normal" things we did...
Clackers! Remember them? They were glass balls that were connected with a string that you'd snap back and forth with the movement of your wrist to get them clacking. Ouch! Boy did they ever smart when you hit a knuckle!
What a fun thread SomewhereOutThere!
I'm sure we drove everyone nuts around us listening to those things hour by hour! LOL!Clackers!! I remember those! Ksm
I actually hang things on my screened porch.And let's not forget how EVERYONE used an outdoor clothesline back in the day! I STILL use my clothesline!
Anyone else here still hang laundry out on a line?
I have one I still like! It's fun embarrassing the boys!! Kids think I'm just an old nut!And when was the last time you seen a hoola-hoop in use? LOVED hoola-hooping!
Great place!I actually hang things on my screened porch.
ROFL!I have one I still like! It's fun embarrassing the boys!! Kids think I'm just an old nut!
I absolutely remember Cats Cradle! Wow, what a walk down memory lane! Thank you for reminding me of it! I totally forgot about playing that!Do any of you remember playing cats cradle? Just a loop of yarn and we learned all kinds of tricks?
I got nailed in the head with one of those also ....older brothers ...idiots.And who can forget Lawn Darts!?