Celts

Celts would have played simple games, usually made from animal bones.

Ancient Rome

In ancient Rome many children would have played role play games. They would pretend to be gladiators or at out weddings.

Tesserae

Many children also played dice games. One of theses games was called tesserae.

Shaken in a cup then tossedBets were placed

The government restricted gambling because it became such a problem; so people started playing gambling games secretly

Mancala

This is the oldest Roman Game.It is a race game where thr players try to get the moststones in theor

Race game, Trying to get the most stones in your big square

Here you can listen to some children’s skipping rhymes from the 1950’s:

The Singing Street_ children playing in Edinburgh (1950s).mp3

• Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKHz6ia3feY&feature=related

• Discuss differences and dangers. New Safety Precautions etc (Springs, less bounce, soft ground)

• Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcWl2a0hd3s What's the same/Different

Here is an advertisement for hula hoops

Another playgroung game people played was cock a rooshkie.

'Tig and Cock-a-Rooshkie'. Here Mrs. Elsie Cullen remembers playing the game in the schoolyard in the 1920's: "A crowd lined up at one wall and two stood in the middle, and then they would be called to come across and everyone would rush and the two in the middle would try to grab a few of them as they came along and that was it. I t was great excitement to try and get across. They would always catch the slowest ones first, so I don't know when the game finished, probably when the master came out and said, "Come in, that's enough of that." I 'd imagine the half hour lunchtime would be up by the time we'd finish."

• VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR_uP1VtKCk&feature=related

• FIRST BARBIE AD:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8-avPUxyno

• Leads to Toys from the Past