Maybe skipping or hopscotch was more your thing – or perhaps you swapsies?
We’ve got lots of favourite childhood games and hobbies for you to reflect on.
And we’ve thrown in some extra reminders of your youth such as carol singing and trying your luck at ‘penny for the Guy’.
So take a look through and see how many of these scenes from across Wearside, South Tyneside, Hartlepool and County Durham bring back memories.
13. Trying out marbles
Another 2004 scene at the Oz Centre. Which marbles games did you enjoy the most? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: LH
14. Enjoying model railways
Model railways are a big attraction in Hartlepool and here's a scene from the annual Hartlepool Model Railway Exhibition in 2016. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Kevin Brady
15. Playing skittles in 2009
These Elwick Hall Primary School children in Hartlepool were playing a game of skittles during a project all about the Victorian era in 2009. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: TC
16. Pedal power in 1976
What was your favourite pedal car? Here's a scene in Josephs in 1976. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Sunderland Echo