Are there childish or childlike activities that you still enjoy?
I collect plush toys/stufffed animals and can’t sleep without one. I collect Hello Kitty anything. I enjoy animated movies almost more than I do live action.
I'm a big gamer. I love playing games with friends and family, tabletop games in particular (RPG'S, Boardgames, Card Games, Miniatures). In fact I've got my folks hooked on Ticket to Ride, Potion Explosion, and most recently Sentinels of the Multiverse (my personal favorite).
We love Ticket to Ride!
@Donotbelieve your enthusiasm is duly noted and appreciated. What's your distraction of choice?
@Donotbelieve, @Minta79 my folks are hooked! They have almost everything for it. They play all the time.
@Donotbelieve that's a classic. I have a couple friends that have everything for it.
@Donotbelieve how old are your kids? Do you play any other games with them?
I have been collecting postage stamps since I was 11 years old. ?
I did keep mine since childhood but a friend of mine is a more avid collector these days so I gave mine away.
@graceylou I am going to attempt to sell a lot of them in the very near future. Stamps actually taught me a lot about the world. They made me curious. ?
@patchoullijulie Yeah. I had stamps from countries I had never heard of and had to look up.
@graceylou IKR. That was me and it created my thirst for exploration and knowledge.
@patchoullijulie I also had a whole library of books (a real library room stocked with books from floor to ceiling; no wonder I turned out to be such a nerd), and my favourite books to collect were ones of fairy tales and legends from all over the world. I loved global international things, and was already quite a world traveler (with my parents) by the time I was 6-7.
@graceylou What a great way to live life. I am the only one in my family to have travelled. All my siblings stayed put........I feel sorry for them. But they are happy to do that so that is ok. I could not imagine staying in the same place all my life eek! ?
@patchoullijulie My family and relatives are world travelers. My older brother especially has been just about everywhere on the planet. It's not so easy for me to travel these days. For my 50th birthday, I'm hoping to travel to Bali, or Thailand, or heck why not Bulgaria, to volunteer for street animal rescues.
@graceylou Bulgaria sounds amazing. I would like a trip to Europe. I was there in the 1970's and would love to go back.
I have many stuffed animals as part of my decor as pillows/cushions. I sleep with one or two to take up the space left by mastectomy.
I have about 5000 stuffed animals. And I love to go to Build a Bear. I’m not allowed to get anymore stuffies but my SO buys them for me now and then anyway. I get keychain stuffies now so they clip on my bags and purses.
@graceylou Yup, got those too.
@Lilac-Jade I gave a sad emoji because of the last part of your comment, sorry to hear that.
@SpikeTalon Well I'm still here, after more than 13 years.
I love Christmas cartoons.
I do too, just as long as they aren't overly religious.
@Bierbasstard Eh, that one is borderline...
I collect those silly bobbing sun catchers toys....also, I make felt flower dolls and mermaid dolls...I wear mixed matched socks...I have two piggy banks...and I make up songs about people when I am driving...
I wear mismatched socks too sometimes. Usually gaudy bright colours or with silly prints on them.
@graceylou Those are the best kind! And, I also have Hello Kitty stuff...shhhhh...ha ha ha
@thinktwice I wanted to get my firearms permit then get me a pink Hello Kitty rifle, but they tell me I can’t shoot people. Well, what else would I shoot. I won’t shoot animals (non-human ones). Oh well, no Hello Kitty rifle then.
I was collecting and making teddy bears. When I retired my daughter sent me coloring books and gel pens. I also pulled out the coloring books I had bought 15 or more years ago. I now have more pencils, pens, markers, soft pastels and oil pastels. There’s a lot of freebies online , too. Download and print. I guess this is what my daughter will be inheriting along with the teddy bears. Oh and let’s not forget the beany babies. Lol
Yup. Got beanie babies and colouring books. I do download colouring sheets from online.
I still enjoy good grand strategy games such as Hearts of Iron, Arsenal of Democracy, or even Empires in Arms. And I still play with my dog like I am 7 years old.
That's how I am when I play with dogs.
@graceylou Is there any other way to play with them?
@Piratefish I doubt it.
I have Strawberry Shortcake dolls on my dresser, and sometimes when I'm feeling out of sorts I smell their hair (smells like happiness and childhood). I love to color. I watch Disney movies, and tv shows like "Good Luck Charlie." My socks never match. I will build with Lego for hours. I like to play in the rain and splash puddles. I also try to build an igloo and a snowman every time it snows.
I enjoy watching old/classic cartoons.
I have played video games since I was a kid and still do.
Open Arena (1st person shooter) played first row behing a screen that is over seven feet high with thousands of watts of power feeding dozens of speakers is occasionally a hair-raising experience as if an opponent is close, they appear larger then you on the screen. Haven't had time to play in a long time but video games are fun.
I never understood why we need the distinction. There is being selfish and immature, but what bearing should that have on actual activities?
We spend a childhood learning activities and coping skill only to give them up as we get older, seems crazy. We grow up and give up things that made us happy and still (potentially) could because we're afraid of looking foolish or immature. Who decided that going to a gym is more mature than going to a playground? Playgrounds are still far more fun. Who decided that playing tag was immature but softball was acceptable? Why must all adult activities center around competition or sex?
I know plenty of people who are very into stodgy activities that are considered adult, and they're some of the most immature and selfish people I know. I don't understand why we have to equate activities we participated in as kids, with the selfish or immature nature of childhood.
If it makes you happy, and it harms none, go for it.
I personally can't pass up a swing set.
They really should not put age limits on most fun activities.
My sister just turned 70 and she has been obsessing about a toy (Wooly Lamb) that was in the family when we were kids, and judging by the number of soft toys sold, I doubt it could be classified as a peculiar perversion.
My brothers and I still talk about old toys too. And we still have most of them now that we are all in our late 40s.
As for myself, I am fascinated by insects of any kind, just as when I was a child, and as for feeling younger than your physical age, I believe it to be a healthy, prosperous and positive pursuit. Every time you hear someone 'banging' on about feeling old, that should be enough to confirm your supposed 'delusion'.
I love insects. And spiders. Always been fascinated by spiders and I still am.
I make cartoons. It was actually a childhood dream of mine.