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Here’s your chance to win something a bit different, a Cube Clock from Kim & Jason, a SciFi.co.uk goody bag and a 444ml Geek-Speak travel mug.
The cube clock is a great take on the usual alarm clock, mixing it with the stylings of a Rubik’s Cube. More details on what’s in the goody bag can be found here and, of course, you’ll want the mug for that first cup of coffee after your alarm clock goes off :)
How do I enter?
Just post a comment telling us your best childhood memory. It can be funny, a learning experience, or whatever you like.
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You can enter no matter where you are in the world. I will send the winner their SciFi goody bag and mug, and the clock will be sent direct from Kim and Jason.
How will the winner be chosen?
I will be using random.org‘s random number generator to pick a position in the list of comments… and the person at that position wins.
The competition closes at 00:01 (GMT) on the 28th of February, and the winner will be chosen and notified later that day.
That’s it, tell us your stories and good luck!
Best childhood memory – getting the Millenium Falcon for Christmas! It seemed massive at the time, sadly given away by my evil parents for a jumble sale of all things…………..
Noooooo! My favourite was the AT-AT… which I didn't have but my neighbour did. We always fought over who got to “drive” it and who got to attack it :)
Jealous – never managed to blag one of those – got the smaller scout walker one at some point so it wasn't all bad :)
My best childhood memory was when I realised that the baddies on Dr Who weren't real! Spent so many hours before that hidden behind the sofa :0)
as a kid we went on a family holiday around europe i was so chuffed as i could speak french so i rooled the full shopping list out in it until i got to the butter and said “oh and half pound of lurpak” obviously shop keeper didnt have a clue and my parents fell about laughing
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Our family summer holiday in a caravan at the seaside. Mum throwing bread scraps on to the caravan roof at night and being woken by the birds landing on the roof to eat them, with the sound of the waves in the background.
dragging my little plastic dog on wheels around wherever i went :)
Mine is been in a holiday flat in blackpool, lagging it down with rain about 1990! lol
Best childhood memory has to be spending hours exploring in the fields on long, light summer nights only to be called in by our Gran for a hot bath and toast on the open fire, smothered in 'real' butter. Oh and watching golden oldies on the tele, you've got to love DLT.
Best childhood memory? Probably Christmas and opening prezzies, when you still believe in Santa.
I'd fancied a boy from school for years and after a party he asked me to the movies the next night.
I wore my favourite stretch Ritzy skinny jeans, white trainers and multicoloured sailing jacket (it was the early 80's) and excitedly bounced to answer the door when he arrived. I was mortified to see that he had tunrned up in a suit and tie – he was 16 for goodness sake!
Getting my first bike and riding around, and of course collecting from cereal packets thos annoying little plastic things you attach to the spokes which make an annoying noise as you ride around!
Best childhood memory – weeing myself all the way down Mr B's fun factory slide at blackpool. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
My best memory was when I was about 8 years old running down a huge, steep hill and nearly wetting myself when my friend lost her footing and rolled 3/4 of the way down. Priceless!
Going to Alton Towers and winning a cuddly toy!
Being carried downstairs to watch Thunderbirds, when I was very poorly with measles!
The summer of 1976, sitting in a chair in the garden drinking cherryaid.
Making lions from loo roll in playschool!
It was dark and thinking I would freak my brother out who was sat in the car i ran up to the passenger window squashed my nose and tongue against the window and pulled hideous faces. But it was me who got the shock when I relized it wasn`t my brother sat in the car it was my dad`s boss.
My best childhood memory was visiting the RSPCA and choosing my first dog when i was 11
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Hmmm, “best” childhood memory… maybe just “most memorable” would be appropriate:
I remember waking up too early from an eye operation when I was 8 years old. It was at the Plymouth Royal Eye Infurmary and thankfully the nasty bit of the surgery had been completed, but I think I shocked the surgeon anyway! I screamed and screamed at the top of my lungs and to this day blame it on the fact they wouldn't let me have my favourite teddy bear with me!
When I woke up for the second time I remember colour was so much more vivid, so definitely worth it.
my childhood memory is when i got badly stung by a bee and my mum gave me the big barbie house 1 week early for my birthday i was soooooooooooo happy – think i probably forgot about the bee sting lol
dad teaching me how to ride a bike, had hours of fun learning :)
Going sledging with the entire village after about 3 feet of snow fell.
I got a lump of Silly Putty stuck in my hair & had to have a huge chunk of hair ripped from my scalp to get rid of it. aaaaaaaaaarrgggh! BTW – this is a bad memory!
Probably getting my puppy dog, Susie, on my 5th Birthday. She was a lovely dog – we had her for years and years.
Best childhood memory – Making pies out of mud in the grates outside!!
Going into our shed and trying to put together a helicopter or tank just like they did in the A-team.
My best childhood memory is from when I was about 5 – I woke up early one morning and got downstairs before anyone else and got stuck into a big box of chocs that had foolishly been left lying out in the open by mum!
Needless to say I was covered in chocolate and there were very few left when I was discovered :)
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I learnt – as a short person, never ride a mans bike that is far too big for you! ooooouccchhhhhh it really hurt..
Most memorable childhood memory would be when I raced with my sister to get the phone – she ran head first into the wall.
Best childhood memory – my dad letting me sleep on the floor by his bed during thunderstormS (it happened many times!)
My sister had a go-cart, her friends had a big dog, they thought it would be a good idea to tie the dog (Monty) to the go-cart and one of us would get pulled along (me), this was great for a few yards, but Monty liked cats, spotted one and was off! My sister and her friends eventually found me in the next street, myself and the go-cart were wrapped round the lamp post, Monty was nowhere to be seen! My sister takes great pleasure in telling this story over and over even 35 years later!
My sister had a go-cart, her friends had a big dog, they thought it would be a good idea to tie the dog (Monty) to the go-cart and one of us would get pulled along (me), this was great for a few yards, but Monty liked cats, spotted one and was off! My sister and her friends eventually found me in the next street, myself and the go-cart were wrapped round the lamp post, Monty was nowhere to be seen! My sister takes great pleasure in telling this story over and over even 35 years later!
Bish Bash Bosh Job done.
rolling down the hill after falling off my bike, then mum spent ages picking gravel out of my legs and arms with tweezers, still have the scars
My best childhood memory was a weekend where I got to see Rangers beat Aberdeen 2-1 in the League Cup Final on the Saturday followed by a guided tour of Ibrox on the Monday and getting the players to sign the match program from the final after training.
Best childhood memory is the one that i remember vividly to this day, i had been camping with mum and dad and used the shower there in the campsite, my first time using a shower and i screamed the place down and to this day i prefer baths to showers now for some reason!
Best childhood memory… Going to watch Everton for the very 1st time with my Dad,the buzz was unreal :)
I haven't.
I got bullied in childhood.
Stretch Armstrong and the Six Million Dollar Man
I don't remember a lot unfortunately.
I love to remember everything where my Dad was involved because my Mum was the person who mostly did everything for us and it was just nice to have his company and attention. I think it was a generational thing!
Mine has to be what happened on one of our family days out! We'd gone to some woods for a picnic and my dad had spotted a squirrel on one of the trees. My brother couldn't see it as each time he looked the squirrel darted out of sight so he went over to the tree. When he got close to the tree he started going round it looking for the squirrel but the squirrel was going round the tree avoiding him, it was so funny watching my brother going round and round this tree chasing the squirrel and he never did see it! (it was one of those huge trees that look like they've been there for ever though in his defence of not seeing it!)
The excitement of waiting for santa on christmas eve
Getting my pocket money and going to the sweet shop… 10p would buy you a good half an hour in the dentists chair in them days!
Sodastream!! Remember getting really excited over it, and then realising it was just way too sweet!
Though me and my brother made slush puppiers with the soda stream syrup!! we were so ill!!!
I still shudder when i see or hear about sodastreams!
Ow! But on the plus side, Silly Putty was brilliant stuff. Wonder if you can still get it?
Being allowed to go to the fair without a grownup when we were about 11. We ate tons of candyfloss and hotdogs, threw up, and got conned into buying a dog off a gypsy so it wouldn't get put down!
My best childhood memory was when I was very young and I was on the beach in Cornwall building sandcastles with my mum, dad, sister and grandad.