If you grew up in the 80s/early 90s. Did you do extra curricular activities?

Oh and I played a musical instrument but this was during school hours.

I think the average family had less spare money back then, but activities seemed to be prioritised over stuff like toys or non-essential clothes as there wasn't the money for both. Children these days seem to get so much stuff.

I did but only school based things netball at primary, then netball, badminton, choir, drama, school paper, GAT activities on a Saturday morning, all free.
I also did brownies which I think there must've been a fee for, I lived in quite a deprived area and there was also something called the play centre which was on primary school grounds but available to u13s for free in the school holidays and some days after school, basically like a young youth club type thing. We didn't have spare money for extra curricular activities.

Yes. Brownies and then Guides. Swimming. Riding lessons when we lived in Lincolnshire. Then school provided a whole bunch of extra curriculars when we moved back to Germany (British Forces Schools Abroad) including pottery, cooking, cadets and table tennis. Also did Girls Brigade for a while and Sunday school.

I did Brownies, swimming and ballet. Possibly not all at the same time. I loved Brownies but wasn't keen on ballet at all (the older girls were scary!) and I think only did it for a year so so.
My kids didn't do much more...all did Brownies/Guides and swimming (to a point of being competent swimmer rather than competitive) and one did ballet, another did cross country and the other didn't do anything in addition.

Brownies, Guides, Elocution, junior theatre, singing, violin, viola and guitar. Ballet and tap when younger.

Not really. Money wasn't tight but I didn't want to do many. Did dance classes for a couple of years.

I wasn't encouraged to do anything because money was tight and everything was met with the idea that it would be a waste because I wouldn't stick at it anyway. I did Brownies briefly and I had piano lessons for a while. Anything else I had to pay for myself out of my pocket money and find my own transport. I don't think any of my friends had activities that they attended regularly either.
I do remember a girl at school who danced and she would attempt to teach us all because none of us were allowed to go.

Did a variety of stuff over the years eg swimming, various instruments, dancing, gymnastics, badminton, tennis, brownies. But music was mainly via school & my secondary school had extracurriculars too

I forgot ballet lessons which I did for a couple of years.

From 7 I did a sport (at competitive level) 2/3 times a week (evenings/weekends), plus dance lessons twice a week. Also music lessons and netball at school. As a teen I dropped the sports and dance but did a lot of amateur theatre instead - a half day every Saturday and lots of evening rehearsals and performances. This was late 80s/early 90s.

Over a period of years (so not all at the same time) I did ballet and tap, Brownies, badminton, and youth club. Those were the activities for young people that took place in the parish hall in the village so all the eligible young people went to them. I did swimming through school.

Brownies, swimming lessons, ballet (kicked out for already being too tall at six), music lessons at school. DDad took me along to women’s cricket but I was terrified of the ladies and never went back! DMum took us roller skating almost every weekend (but it wasn’t an organised club).

I did brownies/guides and horse riding. Most friends did ballet.

I did Brownies but not really anything else. I'm sure if I'd told my parents I wanted to do more, they'd have made an effort to find things for me, but I really didn't. From the age of 11 onwards I didn't do any organised activities; I much preferred to do my own thing and pursue my own interests. I still do, to be honest.

I grew up in the 80s. Did choir, drama club and netball (at school) brownies and guides (which I loathed) and swimming. Probably about the same as my dc have done, although they have both carried on sport into their teens, which I didn't do.

Same here. Family swims.

I did something every night and Saturday morning. They varied over the years, but included guides, swimming lessons, piano lessons, orchestra, school swimming club, youth group at church , badminton club. Mid 80s to mid 90s. Some if them were cheap or free apart from the piano. Some of my academic skills improved once I started piano.

Yes, because my mum facilitated it. She spent masses of time and must have scrimped and saved to get me to the things I did out of school as we lived rurally so lots of driving. I'm glad she did, I hated school.
I did lots of music, some theatre things and trampolining and youth club. Wasn't allowed to do Brownies though, she was an atheist anti monachist.

I went to ballet lessons, brownies,horse riding and swimming. As I teenager I joined the Army Cadet Force.

I'm transported!!

I did Brownies and my friends and I would also go to this bible study group twice a week. None of us were religious but they’d give out sweets for colouring-in. There’s nothing we wouldn’t do for free sweets! Also worth mentioning that in the 80s our parents didn’t take us to these activities, we’d walk ourselves there and back.

Yes. Activitied to death and beyond. Piano, cello, choir, orchestra, Brownies, Guides, St John Ambulance, swimming, tennis, riding, gymnastics, ballet, museum club, holiday club…. I liked the sport, didn’t mind the uniformed stuff. Hated the music. Really, really hated the random “dump your kids here” clubs and never really understood why I had to go when my mum was a teacher and at home whenever I was.

Yes, I did swimming as a young child until I could do basic strokes and swim 200m. I did cubs too.

88 baby and the oldest

We all had piano lessons from fairly young, I did rugby, my two younger siblings did the standard scouts etc.