These are the things we miss most from our childhoods…

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by Emma Dodds |
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A study has found the things that British adults miss most about their childhoods

Isn't it so annoying that you spend your whole childhood wishing you were older, only to wish the exact opposite as soon as you get there?

Of course, being an adult isn't a TOTAL let down, but there are certain things that we all miss about our younger days.

A study, undertaken on behalf of Hollywood Bowl, found that a whopping 67% of adults in the UK wish they could go back to being a child, and four in 10 admit their childhood was the best time of their lives.

And these are the top 50 things we miss most about our childhoods...

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Things we miss from childhood

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  1. School holidays2) Hot summers3) Playing outside with friends until the streetlights came on4) Not having to work5) Spending time with your parents
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  1. Family holidays7) Going on the swings8) Having someone else cook your meals9) Penny sweets10) Weekends with no errands or chores to do
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  1. Having someone else wash your clothes12) Celebrating your birthday as child13) Having a friend around to play/for tea14) Other people's birthday parties15) Getting money from the tooth fairy
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  1. Pocket money17) Enid Blyton books18) Sleepovers19) Having milk delivered to your door20) Lego
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  1. Writing a Christmas/ birthday list from a toy catalogue22) Playing football in the park for hours23) Break time24) Water fights25) Making daisy chains
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  1. Playing Tag27) Collecting stickers28) Party bags29) Playing Bulldog30) Playing arcade games
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  1. Playing Stick in the Mud32) Roald Dahl books33) Meccano34) Sega Mega Drive35) Nickelodeon
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  1. Sabrina the Teenage Witch37) SMTV Live38) Space hoppers39) Live and Kicking40) Going bowling
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  1. Inflatables in the swimming pool42) Eating Coco Pops and Golden Nuggets for breakfast instead of muesli or porridge43) Slush puppies44) Gladiators45) Ball pools
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  1. Nintendo 6447) Soft play48) CITV49) Knight Rider50) Macaroni cheese

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