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Image 2 of 30 Rent a VHS tape at your local video store. Rent a VHS tape at your local video store. Photo: Lyn Alweis / Denver Post via Getty Images

Image 3 of 30 Stick a shiny copper penny in a bubble-gum machine. Stick a shiny copper penny in a bubble-gum machine. Photo: Peter Keegan / Getty Images

Image 4 of 30 Eat all the Halloween candy. Today's parents often pay their kids to toss their pile of sweets. Eat all the Halloween candy. Today's parents often pay their kids to toss their pile of sweets. Photo: Jupiterimages / Getty Images

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Image 6 of 30 Shoot marbles. The beloved game is basically dead. Shoot marbles. The beloved game is basically dead. Photo: SuperStock, Inc. / Getty Images/SuperStock RM

Image 7 of 30 Write cursive. Penmanship is no longer emphasized in elementary schools. Why bother? Most kids are typing on their computers by third or fourth grade. Write cursive. Penmanship is no longer emphasized in elementary schools. Why bother? Most kids are typing on their computers by third or fourth grade. Photo: SuperStock, Inc. / www.jupiterimages.com

Image 8 of 30 Make a mix tape for your high school crush. Make a mix tape for your high school crush. Photo: Laura Rounds ÃÂ© 2009 / Getty Images/Flickr RF

Image 9 of 30 Use an encyclopedia as a reference for your report. With Wikipedia, these books are basically worthless. Use an encyclopedia as a reference for your report. With Wikipedia, these books are basically worthless. Photo: David Muir / Getty Images

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Image 11 of 30 Use a calculator. Yes, these still exist but most kids will do the math on a computer or their phone. Use a calculator. Yes, these still exist but most kids will do the math on a computer or their phone. Photo: Andrew Rich / Getty Images/Vetta

Image 12 of 30 Type up a report on a typewriter. Type up a report on a typewriter. Photo: Darrin Klimek / Getty Images

Image 13 of 30 Dial a number on a rotary phone. Dial a number on a rotary phone.

Image 14 of 30 Play in the street. Yes, kids in the suburbs still play games of tag and kick ball in the street, but definitely not as freely as they did back in the day. Play in the street. Yes, kids in the suburbs still play games of tag and kick ball in the street, but definitely not as freely as they did back in the day.

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Image 16 of 30 Drink water from a garden hose. Lead, BPA...the list of harmful chemicals in these hoses goes on and on. Drink water from a garden hose. Lead, BPA...the list of harmful chemicals in these hoses goes on and on. Photo: KidStock / Getty Images/Blend Images

Image 17 of 30 Take a Scantron test. Yes, the fill-in-the-bubbles tests that can only be taken with a No. 2 pencil still exist but more and more schools are having kids take tests on computers. Take a Scantron test. Yes, the fill-in-the-bubbles tests that can only be taken with a No. 2 pencil still exist but more and more schools are having kids take tests on computers. Photo: Ryan Balderas / Getty Images

Image 18 of 30 See a movie at a drive-in. There are a few left, but with land values increasing most have been sold off to developers. See a movie at a drive-in. There are a few left, but with land values increasing most have been sold off to developers. Photo: Arthur Tilley / Getty Images

Image 19 of 30 Take photos with a film camera. Take photos with a film camera. Photo: Cavan Images / Getty Images

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Image 21 of 30 Deliver a newspaper from a bicycle. Paper routes are now commonly an adult job and delivered by car. Deliver a newspaper from a bicycle. Paper routes are now commonly an adult job and delivered by car. Photo: FPG / Getty Images

Image 22 of 30 Fall asleep in the trunk of a station wagon. We support the strict seat-belt laws but they make it tough for kids to recline and doze off in the car. Fall asleep in the trunk of a station wagon. We support the strict seat-belt laws but they make it tough for kids to recline and doze off in the car. Photo: Steve Mason / Getty Images

Image 23 of 30 Write on a chalkboard. Wipe boards and digital smart boards are now the norm. Write on a chalkboard. Wipe boards and digital smart boards are now the norm. Photo: FPG / Getty Images

Image 24 of 30 Roam the neighborhood with a pack of wild kids. Today's kids generally have less freedom. Roam the neighborhood with a pack of wild kids. Today's kids generally have less freedom.

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Image 26 of 30 Ride a bike without a helmet and do other dangerous things on your bike. (Note: We're glad kids are now wearing helmets. This is a good step forward.) Ride a bike without a helmet and do other dangerous things on your bike. (Note: We're glad kids are now wearing helmets. This is a good step forward.) Photo: Preappy / Getty Images/Flickr RF

Image 27 of 30 Play darts in the basement. Parents these days usually buy 'safer' magnetic boards for their kids although games such as darts are a lot less popular in general because children prefer video games. Play darts in the basement. Parents these days usually buy 'safer' magnetic boards for their kids although games such as darts are a lot less popular in general because children prefer video games. Photo: Catherine Ledner / Getty Images

Image 28 of 30 Listen to music on a record player. And we should probably add, listen to music on a cassette tape. Listen to music on a record player. And we should probably add, listen to music on a cassette tape.

Image 29 of 30 Play on dangerous playground equipment. We don't miss the broken legs and arms but the old-school equipment was so much fun. Play on dangerous playground equipment. We don't miss the broken legs and arms but the old-school equipment was so much fun. Photo: Nick David / Getty Images