And insurance.

I think there's an element of truth to that. The safer we make "things" the more dangerous our behavior, the greater need to make things safe.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

Yeah, we used to play in the ditch and not wash our hands before handling a shopping cart.

The horror!!

I still do that.

We had Lawn Darts and a Slip-N-Slide. Obviously, my parents should have been put away.

I played lawn darts with my Grandpa every summer. Loved them.

Slip and slides they still sell - but for how long???

Oh, and I had one of those Jr Chemistry Sets.

Yes yes - me too me too. And I went all willy-nilly and mixed things that shoudln't be mixed and was very disappointed when nothing spectacular happened. But we got my set from a second hand store so maybe it was just too old.

My kids have an electronic snap kit that's pretty cool.