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  • Building a fort in the woods behind the house
  • Exploring in the woods behind the house, discovering an old pond
  • Walking behind the house down the old dirt road till we got to the river, where we had to stop - no bridge.
  • Walking around to neighbors, knocking on the door, asking, "Can [kid] come out and play?"
  • Playing the childhood games - kickball, red rover, etc - with a bunch of neighbor kids
These are experiences that I had, but my kids did not. Not because I didn't want them, and try to help them along, but they really depend a LOT on your area and your neighborhood. And kids nowadays just do NOT do these things anymore.