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Things we used to make at home.

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scooters - patinetes

skate kids havana

How do you remember playing as a child.?

¿Cómo recuerda jugando como un niño.? ¿Como recuerda jugar como un niño?

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updated Jul 13, 2015
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
¡Buen día, Ian! xo - rac1, Jun 1, 2015
Hola princesa xx Up early? - ian-hill, Jun 1, 2015
Hello Ian, maybe the translation could be: ¿Como recuerda jugar como un niño? or ¿Como recuerda cuando jugaba como un niño? ;) - txustaboy, Jun 1, 2015
Gracias amigo - I wanted to say "Do you remember making things as a child". - ian-hill, Jun 1, 2015
But I couldn't.in Spanish. - ian-hill, Jun 1, 2015
"used to make" - ray76, Jun 1, 2015
juguetes que solíamos construir/jhacer. Something on those lines, I think, Ian. - annierats, Jun 1, 2015

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paper dolls - muñecas de papel

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I used to draw & cut out my own paper dolls from "stocking cardboards" or cereal boxes and then design the clothes for them from regular paper, making sure to add tabs to fit over the figures. I wish I still had some of those.

updated Jul 11, 2015
posted by Findy
:) - ian-hill, Jun 2, 2015
My elder sisters used to make their own paper dolls too. They had hundreds of them, and kept them in shoes boxes. - LuisCache, Jun 2, 2015
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Cuando éramos niños nos gustaba mucho este juego , llamada a la escuela de salto. Puede ser de que lo tenga algo más denominación en español y inglés .

When we were children we liked very much this game, called as jump school. It can be that it has other name in Spanish and English.

updated Jun 4, 2015
posted by porcupine7
In English, it is called hopscotch. - AnnRon, Jun 2, 2015
:) - ian-hill, Jun 2, 2015
In México it is called "el avión", because the lines draw resembled a plane. In Southamerica it is called "rayuela", I think. - LuisCache, Jun 2, 2015
In Australia, hopscotch became ' hoppy'. - jennysk, Jun 2, 2015
Yes Jenny I loved hoppy , did you call the stone an"ecky" ? How is your trip Jenny I am waiting for exciting images? - ray76, Jun 4, 2015
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Did anyone make these? I didn't, but I know some who did.

walkie talkie - transmisor-receptor

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updated Jun 4, 2015
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
We made these, only usually with paper cups (since they were cleaner). - Findy, Jun 2, 2015
I had the link to this very picture copied and ready to post. Then I got distracted and when I came back and checked the thread, there it was already. Have a vote for thinking along the same lines as me. - AnnRon, Jun 2, 2015
We did and we strung them from tree house to tree house. :) - ian-hill, Jun 2, 2015
That's ironic, Ann. Thanks a million. :) - rac1, Jun 2, 2015
Did they actually work, Ian? - rac1, Jun 2, 2015
Yes, I can see how they would be a bit cleaner, Findy. :) - rac1, Jun 2, 2015
We made them with paper cups too. They actually work. - LuisCache, Jun 2, 2015
Yes Amber they do - but the string has to be taut. - ian-hill, Jun 3, 2015
I loved them , but make sure that you cleaned the tin or you would get a ring of tom sauce around your ear. - ray76, Jun 4, 2015
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Cuando era niño, mi amigo Felipe construyó un proyector casero con un poco de madera, una lupa, una lata y un foco. Entonces recortábamos las tiras cómicas que venían en los periódicos, las uníamos con cinta adhesiva para formar un rollo, y las proyectábamos en la pared.

When I was a child, my friend Felipe built a home-made projector, using some wood pieces, a magnifying glass, a tin can, and a lamp. Then we would cut out the comic strips from newspapers, join them togheter with adhesive tape as to form a reel, and project them on the wall.

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updated Jun 2, 2015
edited by LuisCache
posted by LuisCache
I think the "we would" carries through: newspapers, join them together... :) - bosquederoble, Jun 1, 2015
Cool! - rac1, Jun 1, 2015
That's clever and sounds like fun! - Findy, Jun 2, 2015
:) - ian-hill, Jun 2, 2015
Thank you Bosque! Lets see if I understood you! :) - LuisCache, Jun 2, 2015
Yes, Findy, we had fun! - LuisCache, Jun 2, 2015
Yes, except you did not fix the spelling of "together". ;) - bosquederoble, Jun 2, 2015
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Cuando era adolescente, con los restos de varios juegos de química que había recibido como niño y algunos productos domésticos comunes, aprendí a hacer varios productos nocivos, y una vez después de crear una cantidad no tan pequeña de gas de cloro el reloj de mi padre dejó de funciona y él le echó la culpa a mis experimentos, pero en verdad resultó que la pila simplemente estuvo agotado estaba agotada.

When I was a teenager, with the remains of several chemistry sets that I had received as a child and some common household products, I learned to make several noxious products, and one time after creating a not so small quantity of chlorine gas my father’s watch ceased to work and he placed the blame on my experiments, but in truth it turned out that the battery simply was dead.

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updated Jul 12, 2015
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
:) - ian-hill, Jun 1, 2015
jejeje - Findy, Jun 1, 2015
:) - LuisCache, Jun 1, 2015
..y le achó la culpa..simplemente se agotó.. :) - Pablo064, Jul 12, 2015
I just saw you used the verb to be 'simplemente estaba agotada.' - Pablo064, Jul 12, 2015
Gracias, Pablo. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 12, 2015
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Aquí están los muñecos robotes construidos por mi hijo y yo hace solo unos días. El primero, que es de color negro, se llama 'Str0Ng-1E', y cuando mi hija lo vio, ella pedió inmediatamente que Str0Ng-1E tenga un compañera. Así que tuve que construir 'F4Nn-1E' para ella. Ahora creo que la segunda muñeca debería ponerse mas ropas...

Here are the robot dolls build by my son and me only a few days ago. The first, which is the black one, is called 'Str0Ng-1E', and when my daughter saw him she immediately demanded a partner for Str0Ng-1E. Thus I had to build F4Nn-1E for her. Now I think the second robot should put on some more clothes...

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updated Jun 2, 2015
edited by Faldaesque
posted by Faldaesque
Imagination is what improves the world. - ian-hill, Jun 2, 2015
Jejejeje These are great!! - rac1, Jun 2, 2015
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Podríamos hacer un coche de madera (billycart), e ir muy rápido por una colina.

We could make a 'billycart and race very fast down a steep hill.

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updated Jun 2, 2015
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
These boys are dressed up, like for school. :) - rac1, Jun 1, 2015
We called them go-carts. - ian-hill, Jun 1, 2015
Same in my version of American English. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 1, 2015
We called them go-carts in Swedish too! - annierats, Jun 1, 2015
Now, that is a great cart, isn't it? - LuisCache, Jun 1, 2015
That is a better cart than i ever had , here 'go carts' are motorised . - ray76, Jun 1, 2015
Thanks amber , now you mention it that is how we dressed then , there was not two sets of clothes only the one we went to school in and woe betide you of you got it messed up from both mom and the Brothers.. As i did often - ray76, Jun 1, 2015
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Como no teníamos dinero para un verdadero caballo construimos caballitos de juguete con cabezas de de madera contrapachada y cuerpos hechos de de palitos.

As we didn't have enough money for a real horse we used to make hobby-horses with heads made of plywood and bodies made out of sticks .

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updated Jun 2, 2015
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
:) - ian-hill, Jun 1, 2015
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Cuando era niño, siempre nos gustaba construir casitas u otras estructuras entre los las ramas de un árbol, usando los restos de madera que encontrabamos en las pilas de desechos donde estaban construyendo casas.

When I was a child, we always liked to make little houses or other structures between the branches of a tree, using the wood scraps that we used to find in the waste piles where they were building houses.

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updated Jul 12, 2015
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
Like a meeting place. :) - rac1, Jun 1, 2015
We did too - even had small bonfires in them. - ian-hill, Jun 1, 2015
"Siempre nos gustaba...". Saludos, Bosque! - LuisCache, Jun 1, 2015
Gracias, Luis. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 1, 2015
las ramas :) - Pablo064, Jul 12, 2015
Gracias, Pablo. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 12, 2015
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Cuando éramos niños, solíamos usar periódicos para hacer palos y jugar hockey sobre hierba, pero por supuesto nos golpeábamos el uno al otro entre nosotros casi con casi la misma frecuencia que golpeábamos la pelota.

When we were children, we used to use newspapers to make sticks and play field hockey, but of course we would hit each other almost as often as we hit the ball.

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updated Jul 12, 2015
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
:) - ian-hill, Jun 2, 2015
:) - LuisCache, Jun 2, 2015
'el uno al otro' is too literal I never hear that someone uses it, in this case I would say 'golpeábamos entre nosotros'..'casi con la misma frecuencian' would be slightly better - Pablo064, Jul 12, 2015
Gracias, Pablo. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 12, 2015
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La cuerda es también un juguete muy popular, creo que no sólo en nuestro país sino en todas partes.

The skipping-rope is also a very popular toy, I believe that not only in our country but everywhere.

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updated Jun 5, 2015
posted by porcupine7
Yes yes ! And longer ropes for group skipping . - ray76, Jun 4, 2015
:) - ian-hill, Jun 5, 2015
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A propeller stick

Un palo mágico

A magic stick.

Fácil de hacer y mágico.

Easy to make and magical.

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updated Jun 6, 2015
posted by ray76
I think that in the U S A they were called a " Hooey stick" how you rubbed could change direction of propeller and one would shout "Hooey" and it would magically change direction. - ray76, Jun 5, 2015
:) - ian-hill, Jun 5, 2015
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Al adquirir algo en una caja grande de cartón, siempre era necesario construir una fortaleza.

Upon getting something in a large cardboard box, it was always necessary to build a fort.

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updated Jul 12, 2015
posted by bosquederoble
The best play things ever. :) - ian-hill, Jun 5, 2015
Just so you know you can also say 'tras' adquirir...' I don't know if you knew that word it's very used and you can use it in a lot of very daily expressions - Pablo064, Jul 12, 2015
No, I did not know that one, thank you very much, Pablo. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 12, 2015
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Mi papá me hizo un par de zancos cuando yo era pequeña.

My father made me a pair of stilts when I was little.

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updated Jun 6, 2015
posted by AnnRon
Great mate, we also used tin cans with ropes threaded through them for the same effect , such fun. - ray76, Jun 4, 2015
That was a neat trick mate - explain please :)) - ian-hill, Jun 5, 2015
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Bueno, no es una cosa sino una acción, pero mi madre nos dice que cuando éramos niños mi hermana y yo hicimos que nos desalojaran de nuestro apartamento cuando intentamos limpiar las alfombras del pasillo con una manguera de jardín. Sospecho que mi madre estuvo en el apartamento leyendo un libro en aquel momento.

Okay, it is not a thing, but instead an action, but my mother tells us that when we were children my sister and I made it so they evicted us from our apartment when we tried to clean the carpets of the hall with a garden hose. I suspect that my mother was in the apartment reading a book at that time.

Si tiene que ser una cosa algo, lo considéralo un lío.

If it has to be a think thing, consider it a mess.

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updated Jul 12, 2015
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
It is a "thing" it is called a "mess" :) - ian-hill, Jun 5, 2015
Thanks Ian. I think I typed a bit fast there, at the expense of accuracy. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 5, 2015
It's a think alright...a whole hallway. jejejeje - rac1, Jun 6, 2015
...considéralo un lío..I'd say 'si tiene que ser algo..' :) - Pablo064, Jul 12, 2015
Gracias, Pablo. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 12, 2015