I used to believe that dot-to-dots were called 'doctor dots'.
A childhood belief about toys

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that those of Indian descent who had them were born with dots on their forehead.Anon
- when i was little, i ues to think the lil brown dots on ur skin were chocolate so i started licking them... — lil miz shorty
- I used to think that when somebody farted, little black dots came out that looked like pepper specks.— Jade
- I used to think people with lots of freckles were playing with crayons and drew dots on their face.— WOW
- I always thought the dots in tapioca pudding were fish eyes.I didn't eat it for years!Thanks alot Ricky!!!— Tapioca
- I used to want to be a doctor when I grew up, because doctors never die, as they can cure themselves.— Stuart