Playdough? Paints? Dress-up and long imaginative games with your siblings? Fort building? "Cooking" with whatever ingredients you could find in the backyard? 

My sister and I were definitely in the dress-up and imaginative games category. We wrote plays and performed them for our parents regularly, roping in our little brother and neighbour friends as needed. 

Do you remember how it felt to make something just for fun? The concentration and energy, the thrill when it turned out the way you hoped, the frustration when it didn't. The determination to try again. 

Where do you experience this as an adult? Maybe you bake or crochet or make mandalas on the beach. Maybe you create fabulous theme parties for friends or are getting into ceramics. 

Tell us in the comments about your favourite forms of play - then and now!