It’s that time of week when another blogger is going to be sharing their childhood memories. This week it’s from the lovely Amy from 2boys1mum.
Which decade were you born in?
The Eighties!
Remembering Childhood
Remembering Childhood // KatyKicker
It’s that time of week when another blogger is going to be sharing their childhood memories. This week it’s Katy from KatyKicker.
Which decade were you born in?
The 80s.
What is your earliest memory? How old were you?
My earliest memory is being 2 years old and playing with dogs, Alsatians, that I think belonged to a neighbour in the first home I ever lived in.
What was your favourite toy at 5 years old? At 10?
Remembering Childhood // The UnNatural Mother
It’s that time of week when another blogger is going to be sharing their childhood memories. This week it’s Becci from The UnNatural Mother.
Which decade were you born in?
The 80s.
What is your earliest memory? How old were you?
Playing in a Wendy House at preschool aged 4 . I LOVED preschool.
What was your favourite toy at 5 years old? At 10?
At 5 – my dolly called Victoria
At 10 – my roller-skates. They were red and yellow with thunder bolts on them.
Do you still have any toys from your childhood?
Remembering Childhood // Little Hearts, Big Love
It’s that time of week when another blogger is going to be sharing their childhood memories. This week it’s Louise from Little Hearts, Big Love.
Which decade were you born in?
I was born towards the end of the 1970s
What is your earliest memory? How old were you?
My earliest memory is standing by the orange toilet that was in our flat above the pub where my dad was the landlord. I don’t remember anything other than the fact the toilet was orange. I must have been two as we moved just before I turned three.
What was your favourite toy at 5 years old? At 10?
Remembering Childhood // Babi a Fi
It’s that time of week when another blogger is going to be sharing their childhood memories. This week it’s Jess from Babi a Fi.
Which decade were you born in?
1980s. (The best decade, of course!)
What is your earliest memory? How old were you?
Watching a spider crawl across the wall and willing it not to come anywhere near me. I would have been about 2 or 3, proving that my spider phobia goes back a long way.
What was your favourite toy at 5 years old? At 10?
At age 5 I loved my garden swing. Seriously, I could play on that swing for hours singing songs to myself and daydreaming about all the places in the world I could be swinging away in.
Remembering Childhood // Pondering Parenthood
It’s that time of week when another blogger is going to be sharing their childhood memories. This week it’s Jules from Pondering Parenthood.
Which decade were you born in?
1980s
What is your earliest memory? How old were you?
I think my earliest memory is my aunt and uncle’s wedding. I was five, and wore a peach dress with puffy sleeves and loose ribbons, borrowed from a friend. My only memory of the day is my gran being helped down some steps to a car; I think I was worried she would fall. I vaguely remember a conga line from the reception too!
What was your favourite toy at 5 years old? At 10?
Remembering Childhood // Mummy To My Cheeky Little Monkey
We’ve had a bit of a break over Christmas but I’m back with another Remembering Childhood post.This week it’s the turn of Vicki from Mummy to My Cheeky Little Monkey
Which decade were you born in?
I was born in the mid eighties – 1985 to be exact!
What is your earliest memory? How old were you?
I can remember looking out of my great aunt’s bedroom window at the crane ‘Big Geordie’ on the opencast mining.
What was your favourite toy at 5 years old? At 10?
Remembering Childhood // A mother’s ramblings
It’s that time of week when another blogger is going to be sharing their childhood memories. This week it’s Pippa from A Mother’s Ramblings.
Which decade were you born in?
I was born in the 1970’s, just, but it was a great decade to be born in!
What is your earliest memory? How old were you?
My earliest memory that I can date is actually the morning of my fifth birthday. I got a fishing rod and my Dad took me fishing at this beautiful spot. The sunlight dappled over the water and the grass blew lightly in the breeze. It was absolutely perfect and I even caught a fish! It was so amazing and then we went home to my birthday party, but I never went fishing again… Apparently five year olds talk too much for successful fishing trips!
What was your favourite toy at 5 years old? At 10?
At 5 I loved my playdoh, I would constantly make little cakes and treats and put them in what I pretended was my display window (it was my wardrobe). The hours spent playing with the playdoh was some of the best time I’ve ever spent! At ten my favourite toy was probably my bike. I used to ride around the estate I lived on making a map of the alleyways that connected all the houses. I really loved being on my own!
Saying that, I also loved my Sindy’s and Sindy house at both ages. I had a four storey house and it had it’s own light system which I used as a nightlight! I still have it now in my loft and get it down every so often to play with it with my children.
Do you still have any toys from your childhood?
Yes, I have a cuddly toy Bambi. He was given to my at my First Christmas by my Dad, when I was seven months old and he still has pride of place on my bed. My husband has learnt to love him too! I really wish I’d kept my Dusty Bin from a year or two later because he was wicked!
Who was your favourite pop group/artist as a teenager?
I loved Bros. I had a giant poster on the wall, which used to freak my Grandparents out when they stayed in my room, as it looked like two men were breaking into my bedroom to kill them. I’m ashamed/pleased to say however that I didn’t really do “pop music”, I was more a listen to classical music and the classics… My parents had me listening to Simon and Garfunkel, Abba, Dean Martin, Dolly Parton and other Country and Western performers. Honestly it’s probably why I can sing almost anything from memory!
What was your favourite TV show(s)?
I LOVED The Pink Windmill, it was my most favourite show. I also liked cartoons like The Flintstones and Dungeons and Dragons. I remember watching Knightrider and Blind Date reguarly too! My children still think it is amazing that we didn’t have 24 hour children’s TV available to us.
What was the first film you remember seeing at the cinema?
The first film I remember seeing is a rerun of Disney’s Robin Hood. I remember coming out of the cinema and it being dark and thinking I was really grown up. It was probably only about 5 pm however! I wish that Disney would re-release some more old movies at the Cinema, I’d love to see some more on the big screen.
Do you have any dodgy haircut/ outfit memories that you’d rather forget?
Why would you bring that up?! I had a black and fluorescent pink ensemble that I purchased from a car boot in the 80’s. I’m sure I thought I was absolutely beautiful but looking back now I hold my head in my hands! I also let my Mum talk me into having a perm when I was about 13. I had curly hair, but it was quite frizzy with a natural wave and curls and so the thinking was a perm would help my hair.
My hair was not helped. Instead I had tight corkscrew curls and my hair has been super curly ever since! The of course there was the time I accidentally dyed my hair bright yellow…
What did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a Teacher. I still do, but I’ve realised that I only like a few children and could never be a full time teacher! I also wanted to be an actor, but I wasn’t good enough.
If you could go back to being a child again what age would you choose and why?
I would go back to any age if I’m honest, and I didn’t have to stay there but when I was 13 I was doing something quite amazing. I was in the West End Production of Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat as part of the children’s choir and I would love to relive all that again. I was hanging out at the Palladium theatre, talking with grown ups who were doing a job I wanted to do (acting) and being treated as a grown up. If I was going back to change things however I’d be seven and instead of vowing that my new school would never change my messy handwriting, I’d work hard… maybe that would have made a difference to my GCSE results!
Thank you for sharing your childhood memories Pippa – how exciting that you were in Joseph! I would have loved that – I saw it nine times when I was a teenager!
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Remembering Childhood // Dear Bear and Beany
It’s that time of week when another blogger is going to be sharing their childhood memories. This week it’s Laura from Dear Bear and Beany.
Which decade were you born in?
I was born in the 1970’s, the later part!
What is your earliest memory? How old were you?
My earliest memory is when I was two years old at my birthday party and I ended up in tears. Turned out the next day I had chicken pox!
What was your favourite toy at 5 years old? At 10?
My favourite toy when I was 5 years old was my Barbie and Ken dolls. I remember I had Crystal and she had this gorgeous white dress.
At ten years old my favourite toy was my fashion wheel. I used to spend hours making pictures with it. I can’t wait for my girls to be old enough and I can get it for them (me!).
Do you still have any toys from your childhood?
My parents still have my dolls pushchair and highchair, My girls love playing with them when they visit. It’s really strange to see them playing with my toys.
Who was your favourite pop group/artist as a teenager?
I loved (and still do) Take That. Robbie was my favourite and I was obsessed. My bedroom was covered in posters and I used to tape every single appearance they made on the TV.
My wonderful dad took me and my friend to their concert, he patiently waited outside for us.
What was your favourite TV show(s)?
Definitely Neighbours, every day my brother and I would watch it. For my honeymoon we went to Australia and did the Neighbours tour, it was brilliant going to Ramsey Street. Which in actual fact is called Pin Oak!
What was the first film you remember seeing at the cinema?
I think it was 101 Dalmatians, the original one at a Saturday club they ran at the weekend. I still love this movie and have it on DVD, Alice loves it too.
Do you have any dodgy haircut/ outfit memories that you’d rather forget?
I have lots of outfit memories I would rather forget. I had this bright red pixie boots, that I wore with everything. Even if they didn’t match my outfit, I would wear them!
What did you want to be when you grew up?
I always wanted to be teacher and I used to play schools all day long. I had my own register and I would sit all my teddies in a circle as my pupils.
If you could go back to being a child again what age would you choose and why?
Good Question! I would go back to being ten years old. Old enough to get to do lots of fun things, but still young enough to want a hug from my mum.
That time just before you start secondary school and you are opened up to a whole new world and it’s no longer cool to be seen with your parents.
Thanks Laura – it sounds like we had some very similar interests growing up, I loved Neighbours and Take That too. And I had some red pixie boots – I’d forgotten about those!
Remembering Childhood // Chocolate and Wine and I’ll be Fine
It’s that time of week when another blogger is going to be sharing their childhood memories. This week it’s Samantha from Chocolate and Wine and I’ll be Fine.
Which decade were you born in?
The 1980’s (1985 to be precise)! I am now in my 32nd year – scary stuff!
What is your earliest memory? How old were you?
This is a tricky one – a lot of the memories I have I think I have because I have seen photos or home video that have triggered something. I would probably say that my earliest memory is of my auntie and uncle’s wedding. I was 2 (nearly 3), and a (very serious) bridesmaid/flower girl. I have watched the wedding video thousands of times so it may be that that has triggered the memories, but I do feel I remember the day in significant detail (more detail than shown on the video). I forgot to throw my confetti, I didn’t smile, my baby sister had to be taken out of the church, the line-up took FOREVER and I got so fed up of being kissed! It is still my favourite video to this day!
What was your favourite toy at 5 years old? At 10?
I don’t think I can actually remember. At 7 years old I got a doll (the boy version of “Tiny Tears” that I named Timmy) and that doll was my favourite thing in the world for many years (so much so that I have little recollection of any others). At 5 years old it was probably Cindy (no Barbie’s allowed in our house) or a My Little Pony?
At 10 years old it was still Timmy, but Winnie the Pooh had also joined the gang (see below).
Do you still have any toys from your childhood?
I still have Timmy somewhere and all of his paraphernalia as I want to give him to my daughter in a year or two. She will probably hate him but never mind. I also have a Winnie the Pooh teddy that I have had since I was 9, and my children are starting to love him (I am not sure I approve of this).
Who was your favourite pop group/artist as a teenager?
A1 (ahem, moving on…)
What was your favourite TV show(s)?
As a teenager it was Funhouse. All I ever wanted to do was be a contestant. I also liked Get Your Own Back and Finder Keepers, and Round the Twist, and Byker Grove. I think I watched too much TV. When I was slightly younger I liked Bodger and Badger and Art Attack. I can’t remember much TV from before that as my mum was quite strict with screen time. Maybe that’s why I watched so much as a teenager!
What was the first film you remember seeing at the cinema?
The Rescuers Down Under. My sister cried the whole way through. I don’t remember much of it and have never seen it since. I remember it being quite sad!
Do you have any dodgy haircut/ outfit memories that you’d rather forget?
Yes, many! Shell suits and knickerbockers (not together of course). Hair-wise, I had a pretty standard full on fringe and short bob until secondary school – it was terrifying. I am the one on the right in the picture.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
A mum. Literally, nothing else. This is still what I wanted at age 16 so I found choosing my A-levels and onward career rather difficult. I am very lucky that my dream came true (sorry, that’s a bit soppy).
If you could go back to being a child again what age would you choose and why?
Age 7. We lived in Germany (my dad was in the RAF) and it was the most amazing experience, and one that I still think about a lot. I loved my schools, the area we lived, the places we got to visit. And I had Timmy. And my parents still liked each other at that point (I think). I have a lot of happy memories from that age!
Thanks Samantha for sharing your childhood memories – I loved Round the Twist too, I bet I could still sing the whole theme tune! If you enjoyed this post then do come back next week when another blogger will be remembering their childhood.