I used to believe a had an imaginary friend called Sprouty, it was a spider. Sprouty had a friend as well, a huge giant! These were my best friends and we went everywhere together. How we managed to get a giant in the bus I don't know!
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

others believed things like this
- my friend thought that the film 'the hulk' was about the jolly green giant from the sweetcorn adverts.— patticus
- i used to think easter island was called that because a giant bunny ran around and layed eggs there. — Oliver
- I used to have an imaginary friend named Mr. Nobody. He would protect me from my imaginary enemy, Bad Elmer.— Kdees
- My friend managed to convince a gulliable kid at various stages of school that he was superman and a robot.— naff
- my aunt used to have an imaginary friend who instead of having blood had 7-up in her veins.Anon
- When I was about 6 or 7, I had an imaginary friend, who left for ice-cream one night. He never returned.— His name was Jimmy