 | Roller skating round and round the block |
| Bike riding round and round the block |
| Hop Scotch |
| Ring-o-lario |
| Hide and seek |
| Jump rope |
| Kick the can |
| Stick ball in the street |
| Stiff statues |
| Simon Says |
| Huck a buck a beanstalk |
| May I |
| Swimming at the Boys' Club on Littleton Ave. & 13th Ave.
(girls could go too) |
| Going to the Hayes St. branch of the library--by yourself! |
| Going to the Y downtown--by yourself! |
| Two or more weeks in the summer at Camp Sunshine (it's
still there but is now a day camp) in Liberty Corners |
| Getting drenched by a fire hydrant on hot days |
| Church youth group activities |
| Listening to programs on the radio: The Lone Ranger, Sgt.
Preston of the Yukon, The Shadow, Gangbusters, Gene Autry, Roy Rodgers, Big
John & Sparky, Stella Dallas (when Grandma had it on) |
| Sledding down the alley, down the street (we didn't worry
about the cars), down the hill at West Side Park |
| Ice skating in West Side Park |
| Walking through Woodland Cemetery on the way to and from
church--it felt like "the country" |
| Walking around the neighborhood and talking to
everyone--children were used to talking to adults and enjoyed it |
| Riding on a merry go round on the back of a truck |
| Playing marbles |
| Using a paper cup and string "walkie talkie" |
| Making things: crafts, toys, scooters, bikes (out of junk
yard parts), sewing, embroidery |
| Summer recreation programs at West Side Park or at school
playgrounds |
| Feeding the goldfish in West Side Park |
| Going to the Newark Museum--we walked there |
| Watching horses being shod at the stable on Fairmount Ave.
near 16th Ave. |
| Going to the Ritz on Saturday afternoons--double feature,
cartoons, and a newsreel all for 25 cents |
| Watching clouds, rainbows, trees |
| Going to the 5 & 10 to buy something--maybe a toy, a ball,
a coloring book, or a Christmas present for someone else |
| Picnic at Oak Ridge Lake (with family) |
| A day at Asbury Park -- we went by bus (with family) |
| Pulling taffy |
| Bobbing for apples |
