Toys of your youth
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- London
If it had been possible I am sure our lot would have managed it.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
I remember making one at a summer camp.
We still have them here in many playgrounds, but then Germany has a rather robust attitude to that sort of thing: An adventure playground should contain adventure....
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
I worked for a few months at a Jugendfarm in Stuttgart, which is a bit like a city farm but here is more a supervised playground. It includes a "hut village" where kids can build a hut out of wood. This has a "city wall", which is a 2m high catwalk, with no fences, generally built and repaired by the children.
In eight months only one child fell off.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
I never really had many of the "in" toys becasue they were too expensive. I did have a He-Man figure from a jumble sale. I mostly played with Marbles (though it was often on my own!) and a little keyboard.
At school it was marbles, until someone through a king size ballbearing through the headmasters window so they got banned. Conkers got phased out in the late 80's, in favour of Garbage Pail Kids (collectable cards).
At school it was marbles, until someone through a king size ballbearing through the headmasters window so they got banned. Conkers got phased out in the late 80's, in favour of Garbage Pail Kids (collectable cards).
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
lazybloke
Considering a new username
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
"Rocking horse" is such a gentle name. How misleading.
Evil nags!!
I assumed they'd all vanished years ago - I certainly never saw any during the years I took my children to playgrounds.
Then found this one just before lockdown last year.
(Location: Admirals Walk / Ellis Road, Old Coulsdon. Not far from Farthing Downs, which is on the 'Fridays' route from London to Brighton).
Edited to update the address and add a google maps link
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oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
The only accident I remember was bouncing stolen detonators against a wall and the idiot caught it on the way down when it exploded in his hand. Lost 2 fingers. There was a small coal mine near the school and security was a bit lax so it was easy to nip in and pinch some. That was Maddiston near Falkirk. The annual Miner's Gala was a big event but the mine is obviously long closed now.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
I don't bounce nowadays which is why I feel safer cycling on 3 wheels. I did bounce in the past tho'.
That was the edition where the players rolled over if you brushed past them.
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
Not child related specifically, but, on a visit to Sweden, I noticed when driving out of town, there was (is?) a well used railway line running alongside the road, through an urban area. The line was unfenced. I cannot imagine such a situation in the area I live, without dire consequences.
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- London
Yep that's essentially the horrifying beast, though on ours i think the lost head was originally the same casting as the body.
Am as amazed as you that such things are still around.
May check out on my coulsdon rides.
lazybloke
Considering a new username
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
Sounds like a cousin of mine; as a child he and his mates stole some detonators from a lineside railway hut. Took them back home and into the garden shed .... and rushed to hospital a few minutes later with 1 and half fingers obliterated.
His hand remains a far better message to stay away from railways than the infamous 'Robbie' film.
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
