What mildly childish things make you disproportionately happy?

[Nocti]

I just had some chocolate milk and it was ace Ridiculously so.

What slightly childish things make you really, really happy?

Angel Delight

@daisyjgrey Dairylea lunchables! I forgot about those!

Love Granny! @Bloodybridget

Wearing trainers or closed-toe sandals without socks, because I did it all the time as a child.

Having my eyes covered for a game or surprise makes me really happy. If I see children playing blind man's buff, pin the tail or keeper of the keys, I want to play too! Before my birthday or other present-giving occasion, my DH indulges me by wrapping my presents in front of me. While he does this, I'm blindfolded and wailing "I can't seeeeeee!", but I'm as happy as can be.

@VirginWestCoast - I love my 'is it tea your looking for?' Lionel Ritchie mug.

Making daisy chains

Spirograph.

Driving over bumps in the road to make my stomach go flip-flop.

Water bombs, mini milk lollies, party rings

Clothes dried outdoors

Is doing laundry childish? It seems very adult to me!

Nibbling all round the edge of a Crunchie then biting the thick top off and scraping the thin bottom off with my teeth, before finally eating the bald honeycomb bit.

Haribo Jelly Men

Hiding behind doors and jumping out at DP

Oh, and driving through deep puddles always makes me laugh with glee. I'm 50...

Climbing trees
Poking your finger in the cellophane of kitchen rolls
Bubbles
Swings
Slides

Usborne books, especially science ones, or about making things. I had loads of them as a child, and I look for them in charity shops all the time.

Strawberry crusha
Super noodles
Mini kievs

Billy bear meat too. I still but it for.work sandwiches (and hide it in the fridge because I'm slightly embarrassed).

@NowWashYourHandsPlease

Ahem What are Haribo Jelly Men? I feel I may be missing out on something important here.

Dancing with DDog to 'I'm in the mood for dancing' by the Nolans.

He gets up on his hind legs to join in!

Always cheers me up!

Swings
Jelly tots
Tinned spaghetti
Tucking myself into bed
Fresh clean pyjamas
Setting off in the car somewhere when it's all packed up
Lying on the grass and making shapes out of clouds
playing badminton

Licking salt and vinegar flavour off crisps.
Nibbling all the outside chocolate off a Kit Kats.
(Yes to the PP’s jaffa cake technique too!)
Soda stream
Slushies
Massive ice creams with flake.

Brownie badges, or any fabric, sew on badges.
Marbles, or “crossbows and catapults”
Ewok village transfer set.

Picking small stones out of gaps in trainer soles.

You are right @BackforGood about whisk licking at any age

My grandma used to give me the whisk to lick when I was little and we baked together, so it's has very happy nostalgic memories for me

@Al1Langdownthecleghole Spirograph - YES!! Very satisfying!

Making pom-poms

Bubbles. I have three bubble wands sat by the utility sink at the moment, that I’ve been using to blow bubbles for the cat to chase.

Jumping out of dark corners or from behind doors to make DH jump. He has a very high pitched scream.

flannelette sheets!

I started reading this thread whilst eating Jaffa cakes nibbling the chocolate off the edges!

Something I utterly love is puppets and cuddly toys talking to me.

DH and my teenage DS’s are amazing and totally humour my love of this. They regularly poke teddies around the door to talk to me. It’s even funnier when they swear.

I have a little gang of favourite cuddly toys who have entire lives played out to me as their audience.

There’s Moo the very camp cow who fancies DH. Clive and Ivy the pineapples who go on adventures together, and Scaramouch the elephant who keeps an eye on them all.

DS2 often sneaks Clive away to record short films then sends them to me when I’m drunk!

I’m a child.

That sounds fabulous, singlehandsue