Few will ever forget bolting out of bed and running down the stairs to check what Santa left you on Christmas morning, waking up the adults in the house in the process. The smell of a newly opened tin of sweets, trying on your news clothes, going to Christmas Day services, the big dinner, selection boxes and running out to the street to show your friends what you got and check out what Santa had left for them. It was magic.
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Twister has been giving people of all ages a work out for generations, like these teenagers back in the day. (Photo by F. Roy Kemp/BIPS/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: F. Roy Kemp
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The Glo Worm has helped generations of children to fall asleep. Photo: Flikr
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Scalextric have also been an enduring hit down the years. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Express
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In terms of board games requiring brain power, Scrabble remains hard to beat. Pictured is a game of Scrabble in progress during the Mind Sports Olympiad at Olympia in London. John Gichigi /Allsport Photo: John Gichigi