1. When a card came with a badge that you would immediately pin on to your top proudly:
2. But more exciting than that, when a nice ten-pound note was hidden inside:
3. When you'd eat these constantly throughout the day and be buzzing off the sugar:
4. But when the adults would start peeling back the cling film off the food and these were the first things you went for:
5. When these were a staple at the food table, even though everyone was too horrified to try the cheese-pineapple combo:
6. When you'd run out into the garden at the first sight of this dream:
7. And when a little piece of you would die when it was all over:
8. When pass-the-parcel was just a lump of newspaper filled with sweets:
9. But you dreaded getting a "dare".
10. When the only acceptable cake was a caterpillar cake:
11. And when caterpillar cake was good, but jelly and ice cream was better:
12. When no one could pin the tail on the goddamn donkey and just looked like this:
13. And everyone insisted on wearing these round their necks:
14. When the birthday boy or girl threw a massive strop because they weren't winning a game or people weren't paying them enough attention:
15. When you'd rummage through all of these to ensure you got the best one:
