To my post for the day. I saw a friend's blackberry display picture and it brought back memories of my childhood days. I quickly saved the image and used it as my display picture:
As soon as I saw this picture, I burst out laughing because I sooooooo did this as a kid. It was our own interpretation of spiderman. :-). My siblings and I had fun doing this, but it was always when our parents were not in. You wouldn't dare to do this with them at home for fear of being scolded or beaten.
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How many of you slid down (or still slide down ;-) ) the banister? There was this rush of excitement I felt whenever I did this then. A lot of other kids in my compound used to do this too. It was fun watching to know who slid down the fastest.
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Ohhhhhhhh, the joy of climbing trees. We had an apple tree (the naija kind) and an almond (popularly known as fruit) tree in my compound and we took turns to climb the apple tree to pluck the fruit. It was quite high, but as adventurous kids, it was fun climbing it. It had lots of branches, so that helped. The older kids climbed, plucked and threw the fruits down, while the younger kids stayed down to pick the fruits. After we were done, the fruits would be washed and shared. It was a nice way to learn division of labor and unity. :-). The almond tree didn't have a lot of branches, so we had to pluck the almond using long sticks. I especially liked the nut inside the almond.
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I loved the swings and more so because I could do a lot there. We had a lot of swings at the back of the house and the kids would all gather to play. Aside from the normal seat with your bum and be pushed high up (exhilarating feeling i tell you) , I could also hang upside down and then tumble and land perfectly. Sometimes, I would push myself up and hang with my my neck for a while, before tumbling down. At other times, I would turn upside down, hang with my legs and just enjoy the scenery from upside down. ;-). The swing was higher than the one in the picture. Quite risky i know. The amazing thing is that none of us kids had any serious injury from this rather rough plays. I can't even remember I or my siblings having any injury sef.
A friend of mine saw the picture and we started chatting. She is a mother of two boys and she said she would have a fit if she saw her sons doing the spiderman thingy. I wonder how our parents coped with us. We both agreed that our guardian angels must have always been on their toes looking out for us.
I also remember tenten, suwe, cooking with sand and leaves, flying from the dining table aka superman, LOL, the fun things we did as kids.
Feel free to share some childhood games you played.
Feel free to share some childhood games you played.
I can't believe tomorrow is Monday again. *sighs*. Where did my weekend go to? :-(
Have a splendid week y'all. *hugsssssss*
Have a splendid week y'all. *hugsssssss*
Wow! In the next generation when they want to talk about their childhood you'll probable see stuffs like...
ReplyDeleteHow many of you played PS3?
How many of you followed Justin Beiber on twitter?
How many of you danced to Party rock?
@ Ade Moss's son: That's true. Kids of this days are into video games and all kinds of gadgets. Thanks for stopping by. Will check out your blog asap.
ReplyDeleteThis post bought a smile on my face. As a little girl growing up in Nigeria, I played ten ten with my sisters and friends. I climbed trees, ran around chasing geckos and random insects. I used stones to make a fire which didn't alway work. It was the best thing then, when I became a teenager ...the cool came was ludo. Then as an adult, technology took over.lol
ReplyDeleteThe next generation would be talking of Xbox 360 games, watching movies for hours. lazy kids!
Mumc didnt use to allow us play outside like that...but I definitely "cooked" a lot! I role-played as a mother, father, child, uncle, aunty....orisirisi!
ReplyDeleteLudo was also a staple...and Whot cards. My mum liked us playing scrabble too...
Let's just say I had a somewhat deprived childhood...lol
The kids in the tree! Thats totally me and my buddies. I sure wouldn't want my kids jumping from 2nd story windows repeatedly, trying to stick the best landing. It was fun when my friends & I did though.
ReplyDeleteI kukuma broke my leg from jumping down a mango tree. Sad our children will not have this experience!
ReplyDeleteYou just took me on a trip down memory lane to childhood. Fun days. The first pic had me cracked up coz my brothers and I used to climb up door frames and walls that way.
ReplyDeletehmnnn.....dont even go there. i used to follow the adventurous boys then and we did all sort of things..........climbing, jumpin, swiming....infact everything. i learnt my lesson when i had an accident(from one of our many adventures) and i got major stiches, was hospitalised for 3months and shaved my hair. i went back to playing "mummy" lol
ReplyDeletewow! memory lane, here i come
ReplyDeleteTen-ten, suwe, 'my mother told me' (played with hands), 'change ur style, be like that', 'who is in the garden?', 'who stole the meat from the cooking pot?', 'kpom kpom kpom, who is that, dr who','if u are born in january come out and dance....'.
i can go on and on and on!!!
I played so very much as a kid. I was in my compound's football team as a goalkeeper (covered in 'armoured' clothings oo. My mum bought all sorts of pads - knee pad, elbow pads and a helmet!!!)
Chei, i sometimes wish i can have just one day as a 6yr old!
Lol@ honeydame deprived childhood..Ha I played like no man's business o,i played ten ten, suwe, my mother told me, police and thief, climb trees, swung down banister, i could go on and on.. that was the life , ..i loved being a child..
ReplyDeletelol...this post brought back nice memories, i cooked sand and leaves as a kid tire! i even remember taking some rice from our pantry one time to make the cooking more real, and of course sliding down the rail...t'was funnnnn!!
ReplyDelete@ Destiny: I also tried cooking with stones and sticks, but i poured little kerosene and had a fire. Boiled rice in an empty tinned tomato can. :-). As i grew older, Ludo and Snakes & Ladder were also fun board games. Kids of the next generation will miss out on those fun things.
ReplyDelete@ HoneyDame: Your first line sounded like a kid sulking. :-). Sorry about your "somewhat deprived childhood". I bet your Momma had her reasons. Ohhh, you just reminded me of Whot cards. I wonder if they are still in existence now.
@ Think-About-It: Tree climbing was def fun, but the "tambolos" sometimes spoilt our fun. You can let your kids climb and jump off too, just keep an eye on them and pray they don't have serious injuries. It would be fun if they also have such tales to tell later on in life.
@ Hazel: I bet a lot of kids had a broken leg or arm or even both while growing up. Was it put in a cast? Did you have friends write on the cast? It's really sad that the kids of now will not have that kind of experience.
@ Wendal: The Spiderman thingy was soooo me. Glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for stopping by.
@ Luciano: That must have been quite an accident for you to have been hospitalized for 3 months. Glad you were not scarred for life.
@ Amaka's Notepad: "My mother told me(clap clap) that she would buy me(clap clap) ,another dolly.....LOL. Thanks for reminding me of these our play songs. Your mom was fully in support o. Full goal keeper gear all for you. I'm sure she wanted you to really enjoy yourself with minimal bruises. Hmmm, to be a kid again without any cares or worries.
@ Jemima: I liked the police and thief game cos there were lots of places to hide in my compound. Sometimes sef, the thief has to give him or herself up cos he or she couldn't be found.
@ Eyesoftruth: Correct kid jare feeling like mommy and boiling rice. I even went as far as scraping tomato puree from the can after it has been discarded. Anything to make my own rice look very real.:-D. Glad to take you down memory lane.
Hey,i was a professional 'Player' when i was young so i done did all those and lots more.I climbed fences,rolled tires,you name it,i done did it!
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha...i did all of the above plus some!
ReplyDelete@ A-9ja-Great: You done did them all abi. Lol. I like that song. Whenever I hear it, I just unconsciously start to tap my feet and move to the beat. :-D. I used to roll tires too, but it was the metallic kind of tire. You roll it with a metallic stick curved at the edge. It wasn't very easy for me to roll the tire though.
ReplyDelete@ Sisi Yemmie: Would love to hear of your other escapades as a kid. Thanks for stopping by.
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ReplyDelete*singing* Will you take my gold and silver, gold and silver, gold and silver, will you take my gold and silver, my fair lady (*wispering in the eyes of the 'caught' person - gold or silver)
ReplyDeleteDid you guys play that one?
The trip down memory lane made me forget i am new here. I just sha fly enter the gist. Anyhow sha. How una dey????
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lmao. I did all those but climb. I just realized i never climbed but name everything else, i did. My father has a way of honking his horn and immediately we heard that, we "arranged" lol. I could do a series on stuff i did back den mehn and i thankfully never broke anything except a bad sprain wen i was like 5
ReplyDelete@ Buzzer: You just reminded me of another childhood game. No wahala jare, the door is wide open for anyone to dive right in. ;-). We'r good. I'm checking out your blog next and you bet I'll be following too.
ReplyDelete@ Toinlicious: Somehow, i never knew the sound of my popc's horn. I learnt how to arrange myself when i saw my siblings take off and run up the stairs. Lol.
What about mother may I? My sisters and I made some kobos from that spider man stunts o.The lady who lived in our boys quarters lacked a bit when it came to organization,she sometimes locked her keys in her room and she would then need someone to scoot inside through the top where there is a loose panel to get into the room to open her door. It was fun till my mom caught us, then she spoke to the lady and punished us. Oh well that was then and I sure had fun outdoors, till i discovered books. My kids slide down the stairs on their stomach and i worry. Meanwhile I did worse growing up
ReplyDeleteLOL...I did all..I miss childhood so much especially Nigeria *deep sigh*..I use to play tinco tinco. Also I like suwe alot, and after round 1 original panadol extra game in which you hit each others hand while the other try to miss it..
ReplyDeleteI didnt know fruit was the almond nut ey? who said we lacked all the nutrients? I definetly got mine.hehe I loved the naija apple alot..
O I did lots of role playing, we learnt how to mold wth clay then use it to cook rice outside ..hehe oh plus we did a fake golf course, also we played bricks with empy cans aka
kpangolo...awwwwwwww Cher how dare you make me miss home so much like this..I love this post so much
@ Okeoghene: It's pretty cool that you made money from the spider-man stunt. I can't remember "mother may I". "Hi five" for allowing your kids to slide down the stairs. I'm sure they see you as a cool mom. ;-). As for the worrying, just remind yourself that God is watching over them even as they play.
ReplyDelete@ Unveilinggold: Awwwwwww, sowiiiiii for making you miss naija so much. I played that game of hitting one's hand while they try to remove it, but never knew the name. The fake golf course sounds cool. I didn't do that. Lol @ kpangolo. I wonder how we came about those names or who gave them those names? I'm glad you loved the post. (((((((huggsssss)))))
@Che: Hmmmmmmm,you try! I hail you cutie.You rolled the metal ones? I did too,i told you,i done did them all and enjoyed them.I Done Did It is a very good song.
ReplyDeleteI need to write a growing up post. I had sure a wonderful childhood. It was so much fun.
ReplyDelete@ Lara: It would be nice to read your growing up post. Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up was so beautiful...I always laugh when I see my 4 year old nephew trying to play smart...I want a beautiful experience for my kids ooo!
ReplyDelete@ Ema: We sure did have an awesome time growing up. I am so with you in wanting my kids to have a beautiful experience. I would want them to have more memorable stories to tell sef.
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