Top 5 Things We Should Bring Back to Toughen Up Today’s Kids

The Netherlands wants to bring back “dangerous playgrounds” to make kids more interesting and less risk-averse. Why stop there? Let’s walk down memory lane with today’s list of: The Top 5 Things from the Past We Should Bring Back to Toughen Up Today’s Kids . . .

#5) Candy cigarettes . . . . looking cool, never tasted so sweet.

#4) Chemistry set . . . sure . . . any kid can make a paper airplane . . . but a nuclear              reaction? . . . That’s special.

#3) Lawn darts . . . SERIOUSLY . . . what says “backyard fun” MORE . . . than                      playing catch with knives?

#2) Sea Monkeys . . . the sooner the kids learn about death, the better . . . even if it’s              only 45 seconds after dumping them in a bowl of water.

#1) Easy Bake Ovens . . . because third-degree burns are like a free tattoo!