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I don't know if that would classify as much of a toy.

Dirt clods? Of course!

We used to have great dirt clod fights, and there were some kind of plants that we could pull up that had a big clod of dirt around the roots, great maces!

I got hit in the head with a claw hammer once, building a tree fort, asked the kid in the tree to "throw me the hammer!" he did , claws caught me right in the top of the head. I chased him around the yard but couldn't hit him because of all the blood in my eyes, Ma really freeked out over that one.

We used to skip grammer school and go hang out at construction sites all day, then after the workmen went home would play world war II on the roofs.

Such an innocent childhood.

there were some kind of plants that we could pull up that had a big clod of dirt around the roots

I recall a particular variety of plant (conveniently abudant) with a long stalk that, when properly cut to the right length to counterbalance the weight of the root, made dandy spears. Thank goodness these were "seasonal toys" only available in the Fall.