130 likes | 365 Views
The Victorians. Hoop and Stick. In this game, a hoop is rolled, or "trundled," with the help of a stick. The object of the game is to keep the hoop rolling by running alongside. Children sometimes had hoop-rolling races!. Skipping.
E N D
Hoop and Stick In this game, a hoop is rolled, or "trundled," with the help of a stick. The object of the game is to keep the hoop rolling by running alongside. Children sometimes had hoop-rolling races!
Skipping Victorian girls played with skipping ropes. Poorer children just had odd bits of rope with no handles.
Marbles This shows boys playing with glass marbles. ‘Knuckle Down’- This term is from marbles, where the knuckle has to be placed down on the ground when playing.
Acknowledgements http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/victorians/standard/play http://www.uta.fi/~tlakja/GA/02.jpg http://www.kiddstoys.co.uk/lehtop.htm http://www.theoldtoyshop.com/wpe28.jpg http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/victorians/standard/play http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/victorians/standard/play http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/victorians/standard/play http://www.bbc.co.uk/.../slideshow/hl7847slumchildren_full http://www.hatads.org.uk