What kinds of activities did you do when you were a kid??

When I was a kid, I played soccor, dancing school for 8 years, did competitive baton twirling for 8 years. Oh, I played the flute in elementary school for 2 years!!


What did you do????

Well since I am the only one here it seems today - the office and the city is dead today, I will answer:

I played soccer on a league for 10 yrs, played piano for several (hated piano lessons), twirled baton in elementary school, and took ice skating/swimming lessons for a few summers/winters - lived by a community pool/rink.

In HS- I was on the school paper, drama club, Yorkers Club and National Honor Society.

It's nice to reminisce!

played clarinet- or should i say, pretended to play. I hated it.

took ballet and tap at some old ladys school for a couple years.

played tennis in high school

was a cheerleader in junior high

and was a mini cheerleader with my babysitters squad at Newtown (i was about 9)

I had a lot more hobbies than I do now, for sure!

I took ballet and tap lessons as a kid ;

Played piano until I was 13 or so..

Softball little league until HS (then I sucked)

Cheerleading in Junior High

Yearbook 'reporter' and photographer (my way of making sure me and my friends had a lot of pics in the yearbook! LOL )

And varoius other literary 'clubs' in HS .. I was a geek

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Now what is my activity and/or hobby?

Internet , wedding planning and LIWs! Yikes!

What do you mean by kid?

Little Girl (up to about 4th grade and before Middle School)
When I was little I was on a dive team. High dive. But I had an accident and haven't 'dived' into a pool since. But still like to swim. Mostly I was a girl scout when I was little. Did all that kind stuff camping and trips etc. Mom had me really into Church related stuff.

Then the divorce. (8 yrs old) Between 4th and 6th grade I don’t remember doing much at all. Moved around a lot. I was really angry a lot too. Mostly this is where the tomboy in me really got a chance to play.

Middle School 6th Grade-8th Grade
My 6th Grade year I was in Choir but the school I went to for 7th & 8th didn’t have a Choir. Instead I played Volleyball, basketball and ran Track (hurdles) for both years. Honestly, still got in trouble.

High School
1989-1990 – Freshman: Volleyball (Setter), Varsity Basketball (manager), Chorus, Senior Girl Scouts, FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
1990-1991 – Sophomore: JV Volleyball (Setter), Varsity Basketball (manager), Chorus, Senior Girl Scouts, FCA
1991-1992 – Junior: JV Volleyball (Setter), Varsity Basketball (manager), Chorus, Senior Girl Scouts, French Club, UIL Science, UIL Math, Honors Program, FCA,
1992-1993 – Senior: Varsity Volleyball (Setter) – But left shortly after our first tournament, Chorus, Senior Girl Scouts, FCA, French Club, UIL Science, UIL Math, Honors Program, Student Council, French Club Representative for Prom Queen (nope didn’t win, but had fun), Tri-Beta (Math Club), Nearly got suspended for protesting the school lunch program. WHOOHOO

So I lettered in Volleyball (setter) & Basketball (manager), lettered in UIL Science & UIL Math and Chorus as well (and designed the school Cougar Chorus Design). Also became a ‘graduated’ Girls Scout.

Funny thing is.. I couldn’t afford Letterman my jacket or sweater (you could have only one but UIL folks were the only ones allowed the sweater) and took the Volleyball off my class ring.

In HS I worked at McDonalds for my Junior & Senior Year. Pretty much I did anything I could to stay OUT of my house! I hated going home.

In all that somehow I found time to get myself into enough trouble! Nothing like calling Dad in the middle of the night to pick you up somewhere, when he thinks you are in bed!!

GOD I wish I had that energy again!! I had to be on the track by 5am during HS for warm up (for Volleyball) and practice was 1st period and last period, then go to work and come home around 11pm or midnight shower, eat and crash and by 12 or 1am then do it all again on less than 5 hours sleep. INSANE!

UGH just thinking about those days makes me tired!

and i liked to race the boys.

I played flute for 7 years, viola for 9 years, electric and upright bass for 2...
I played field hockey for 4 years and was a girl scout for 7.
And beating up boys was my favorite activity!!

As a little girl I did baton twirling. I started playing the piano at age 5.
Once I was in elementary school I played baseball on a boys team. I also took karate and was the school's chess champtio (4th grade).
In middle school I was on the boys football team in 5th and sixth grade. In seventh and eight grade I switched to girls soccer. I was better at footbally though. I switched to be with my friends.
9th grade I quit piano lessons. 9 grade I played jv soccer, varsity winter track, and varsity lacrosse. 10th grade I switched from soccer to cross country, still did winter track and lacrosse. I did these 3 sports until I graduated hgh school. Senior year I hurt me knee so once in college I didn't do anything. I still play sports but not regularly. In the summer I love to play beach volleyball. Today I went rollerblading! OH and I still can play the piano but I teach myself (no more lessons). Right now I am mastering 'GoodBye Yellowbrick Road'. Elton John is much harder than it sounds.

I took ballet, tap, jazz until I was like 8, then I took acrobatics and gymnastics. Then my gigantic chest came and threw my balance all off I also played softball from 4th-10th grade, but the activity that consumed my free time since I was 4 is playing the flute. And I never stopped

I twirled competitively for about 15 years!!!

That consumed the majority of my time because we competed regionally, nationally and toured in a few festivals in Europe.

Ballet, tap, jazz, gymnastics, track...
Cheerleading in junior high and high school
Then once high school came, I started playing volleyball. Played in college, then coached for a few years after...now I still play through NY Urban's league.