STEP 1: Pick a year
STEP 2: For that year, answer the following questions. You can rely on memory & memorabilia, but research (whether poking through the attic or looking things up online) will help enrich/deepen the experience.
Presto! You've created a virtual time machine journey back to that year. Enjoy!
- Books you read
- Board games you played
- Non-board games you played (ex: cops & robbers, hopscotch)
- Toys you played with
- Stuffed animals you loved
- Sports you played or enjoyed
- Television shows you watched
- Commercials/advertising you remember
- Music you listened to
- Movies you watched
- The neighborhood you lived in
- Neighborhood events
- The community you lived in
- Community events
- Your relatives (the ones most immediately involved in your life)
- Your siblings
- Your friends
- Your pets
- The political situation
- World events
- Causes you supported
- Trends in architecture
- Trends in fashion
- Trends in hairstyles
- Transportation (ex: cars, bikes, big wheels)
- What did things cost?
- What school did you go to?
- What classes did you take?
- Who were your teachers?
- School events
- Family milestones
- Personal milestones
- Inside your home
- Household furnishings/products
- Outside your home (yard & beyond)
- Vacations
- Summer vacation
- How you celebrated Christmas
- How you celebrated Halloween
- How you celebrated [insert other memorable holiday]
- How you celebrated your birthday
- Your hobbies
- Your likes (not noted elsewhere)
- Your dislikes (not noted elsewhere)
- Memorable food
- Memorable restaurants
- Family traditions
- Cultural traditions
- Memorable sounds
- Memorable smells
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