Denmark has preschools for 3- to 6-year-olds that take place almost entirely outdoors, no matter the weather. Kids in these "forest kindergartens" are always supervised, but they have the freedom to explore, to play, to socialize. Along the way, they learn how to interact with the environment and each other. While they aren't yet learning to read, they are learning about biology, physics, botany, engineering, and meteorology. And they learn to have confidence in their own abilities. -via TYWKIWDBI
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1. Going down to the "tracks" and hitching rides on trains.
2. "Hitchin" in the winter (required snow covered streets). One guy distracts a driver stopped at a stop sign while 2-3 others hitch on to the car's rear bumper and get taken for a ride.
3. Tackle football and hockey in the street.
4. Garage Hopping. Houses were close together, garages were detached. You could go pretty far. We'd even play "Garage Tag." I fell through one once.
Good times.