The speaker recounts their childhood memories of winter activities, which included skating, playing hockey, snowball fights, building snow forts, and restoring old Soviet tanks into sleds. They also shared their experiences of creating custom skates, making snowball launchers, and using bottles as makeshift ice cubes. The speaker emphasizes the creativity, resourcefulness, and competitive spirit that these activities fostered. They also mention the importance of teamwork and camaraderie in these activities, and the joy they derived from them.
1. The speaker recalls childhood memories of playing in the snow and ice, even in winter.
2. The children would skate on ice strips found in the yard, often with a running start.
3. They would hold competitions to see who could skate the farthest and fastest.
4. When there were no visible paths, they would compact snow into a strip of the required size.
5. They would pour water from home into the compacted paths to freeze them.
6. At home, they would trample down a square of about 5 by 5 meters, level it with bottles, and fill it with water.
7. They would play a game of hockey on the ice, often until late in the evening.
8. Besides hockey, they loved playing with snowballs.
9. They would tie empty bottles to a rope and hook them on a branch to make an improvised slingshot.
10. Each jar or bottle had its own value of points in their snowball game.
11. They would build snow forts when tired from active entertainment.
12. They would look for trees like helicopters to launch snowballs from.
13. They would make their own rocket-like sleds from a sheet of paper.
14. They would launch the sleds by blowing sharply into a tube.
15. They would hold competitions for the fastest descent down the hill on their homemade sleds.
16. They would clean and restore old Soviet tanks found in the garage.
17. They would paint the tanks to give them a new look.
18. They would drill holes in the tanks and fasten them to the frame with bolts and nuts.
19. The tanks were ready for use after the process of cleaning, painting, and restoring.
20. They would test the sleds by riding them, especially if they were heavy.
21. They would also play with snowmen, skis, and snow houses.
22. They would invite viewers to share their own childhood winter memories.