TOYS AND GAMES

Rich and poor girls toys . Rich girls in the Victorian times play with dolls, dolls houses and tea sets. .poor family's made there own toys, such as cloth peg dolls and paper windmills. children would save there pocket money to buy marbles ,spinning tops and skipping ropes

Activity games Victorians also played activity games like : hunt the ring, follow the leader, potato races and buzz they are well recognised now in 2012

Rocking horses All Victorian rocking horses were grey with dappled markings. The mane and tail was made out of real horse hair.

Out door games Outdoor Games The Victorians were keen on outdoor games, such as football. The first FA Cup Final was played in 1872. Schools encouraged team games to 'build character'. The Victorians made up rules for many games we still play. An example is badminton, which developed from a old game called battledore and shuttlecock. If they did not have a proper football, poor children kicked around a blown-up pig's bladder, from the butcher's shop.

Fun facts During the 19th century, factory-made toys, including tin toys and clockwork toys, went on sale. Rich children had more toys to choose from: train sets, toy soldiers, rocking horses, dolls and doll's houses, tea-sets and toy shops with toy fruit, vegetables, meat, hats and medicines. Other popular toys were alphabet bricks, sailing boats, jigsaw puzzles and Noah's Arks. In many homes, children were not allowed toys on Sundays - except Noah's Ark, because that was in the bible.

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