I remember playing a lot of neighborhood games with all the other kids. We played kickball and a game called boxball which was sort of like handball, played with a tennis ball inside a chalk court that you drew on the street. It was a lot of fun and it taught us how to relate to one another and to behave fairly, even when the adults weren't there to watch over you. I feel sad when I go back home and you don't see little kids out playing together on the lawns or out in the dead end street. It seems all their activities are much more organized and supervised now.
For solo play, Lite Brite was the coolest.
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