7 memories of a fun-filled childhood in Nigeria

For a while, we have been trying to bring to you some of your earliest memories of growing up in Nigeria, we even went on to analyze what it felt like growing up with Nigerian parents and the beautiful moments had with them. Nigeria may be seen as a country where people strive daily in order to survive; many people still have records of happy times in the wonderful country. Childhood experiences for most people in Nigeria is fun. Depending on the social status and class of the parents, children had a remarkable time during their childhood. Children might not have had the best toys to play with but we were able to improvise in our time and still had fun. You would understand the following things if your childhood was spent in Nigeria:

childhood memories you will have from growing up in Nigeria

Bird hunting with catapult Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Not like children were mandated to hunt and bring home their sports, they simply did so to have fun. Most boys had catapults which they used for various things. If you were unlucky, you might have been shot with a catapult in the past.

2. Rubber-band game Share on Facebook Share on Twitter If you grew up in Nigeria, you must have played the rubber-band game where the rings were tossed and made to overlap each other in order to win. Although most children did not know the right pronunciation, it was referred to as ‘rubberlin’ by most.

3. The reign of ‘Okin biscuits’ Money saved then by children was either spent buying ‘coaster’ or ‘shortcake’ biscuits. This was an amazing way of getting pampered; if you did not eat these biscuits while growing up in Nigeria, then you should not call some people by their first names.

4. Regular birthday wear Most of the birthday pictures taken back then would give you more hints about growing up in Nigeria. Celebrants were made to wear ‘aso-oke’ or ‘ready-made.’ And in cases where a birthday cake was not made, parents had cabin biscuits and sword sweet poured on a large tray.

5. The joy of drinking ‘lolly’ Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Most children enjoyed taking colored drinks called ‘lolly’ back then. It is interesting to know that we now have all sorts of assorted drinks children now take at parties. While technology might have made life easier for children of this generation, we also had fun even in our own time.

6. Ali and Simbi days The main book read in those days were about Ali and Simbi. Most people are familiar with these characters. Several memes have been made by people about Simbi being a woman already. But memories of those two characters would always stick.

7. Literature books read Share on Facebook Share on Twitter There were some books read in the primary school then that children knew by heart. Some poems became songs which children sang everywhere and took with them even after that phase. Some of the books include; ‘Because I obeyed my parents’, ‘Eze goes to school’, Without a silver spoon’ and many others.

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