{"id":380,"date":"2016-12-11T12:06:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-11T20:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/?page_id=380"},"modified":"2019-01-05T07:52:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-05T15:52:52","slug":"childrens-games","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/schoolhouse\/childrens-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t.ads_top_disp{}\r\n\t.ads_top_corner_disp{ float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0px; }\r\n\t.ads_first_p_disp{}\r\n\t.ads_bottom_disp{}\r\n\t<\/style><h3>Pioneer Children&#8217;s Games<\/h3>\n<p>What sort of games did children play before television and video games? Here are just a few. You might find they are not as easy as they look; they require dexterity and skill.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158\" style=\"width: 131px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158\" src=\"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cats_cradle.jpg\" alt=\"Cats Cradle string game\" width=\"131\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cats_cradle.jpg 131w, http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cats_cradle-130x71.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 131px) 100vw, 131px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cat&#8217;s Cradle string game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cat\u2019s Cradle string game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The game of Cat\u2019s Cradle is only one of many finger and string games, although it is the best known. String games like this one have a rich and varied history. It is thought that this particular game traveled to Europe in the early seventeenth century with the tea trade from Asia. Some sources say that children played Cat\u2019s Cradle in England as early as 1782. In the American colonies, Cat\u2019s Cradle (or \u201cCratch Cradle\u201d) was one of the earliest and most popular of all known string games. You need 2 people (or at least 4 hands!) and 6 feet of cord, yarn or string tied into a loop.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to see how a Cat\u2019s Cradle is done, try this site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifyoulovetoread.com\/book\/chten_cats1105.htm\">http:\/\/www.ifyoulovetoread.com\/book\/chten_cats1105.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cup and Ball game<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160\" style=\"width: 146px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-160 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cup_and_ball.jpg\" alt=\"cup and ball game\" width=\"146\" height=\"141\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cup and Ball game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cup and ball toys tests the player\u2019s eye-hand coordination, and can be played indoors or out. The ball is connected to the cup with a string and the player tries to swing the ball so that it falls into the cup. A favorite American pastime for generations, it can still be found in many forms, although it is usually made of wood.<\/p>\n<p>This toy\u2019s origins can be traced back to early India and ancient Greece, with it being the fashion in late 16 th-century Europe for both children and adults alike to be skilled cup-and-ballers. It traveled from there to the New World, being one of the earliest games played in America.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dominoes<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-161 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/dominoes.jpg\" alt=\"dominoes\" width=\"150\" height=\"102\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dominoes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With a long and fascinating history, the game of dominoes is recorded as being played in China in 1120 A.D. Moving west, the game came with traders to Europe, where it became the most popular game of the mid-eighteenth century. Immigrants brought it to America with them where it is still popular game, both on line and in real space.<\/p>\n<p>While most of today\u2019s dominoes are made of wood, they were originally made of ivory and ebony. The name comes from the French domino, the winter hood of a priest which was white on the inside and black on the outside.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to play dominoes on line, try this site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_9241_play-dominoes.html\">http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_9241_play-dominoes.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Draughts (Checkers)<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159\" style=\"width: 114px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-159\" src=\"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/checkers.jpg\" alt=\"Checkers\" width=\"114\" height=\"114\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Checkers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the most popular games of all times, checkers combines the two-color board of chess, the game pieces of backgammon of the Middle Ages, and the moves of another old game called alquerque. Easy to learn and with simple rules, checkers have given hours of pleasure to millions of players down through the years.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to play checkers online, try this site: <a href=\"http:\/\/thinks.com\/java\/checkers\/checkers.htm\">http:\/\/thinks.com\/java\/checkers\/checkers.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hopscotch<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-162\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-162\" src=\"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/hopscotch.jpg\" alt=\"Hopscotch\" width=\"100\" height=\"206\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hopscotch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the oldest and most popular of all children\u2019s games, a hopscotch diagram is still visible etched into the floor of the Roman Forum. The vast network of roads that supported the Roman Empire\u2019s military and economic might also made possible the spread of hopscotch to many parts of the world. With many different patterns and variations of the rules, hopscotch is still a favorite with children of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to see hopscotch variations from around the world, try this site:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Play-Hopscotch\">https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Play-Hopscotch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacks<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-163\" src=\"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jacks.jpg\" alt=\"Jacks\" width=\"100\" height=\"55\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A century old game, jacks is played with bones, seeds, stones, small cloth bags filled with sand or other materials. Modern games are played with six-pronged metal, wood, or plastic objects and a ball. Also called dibs, jackstones, five stones, checkstones, or knucklebones, archeological evidence shows that primitive forms of the game were played in prehistoric times, as well as in classical Greece and Rome, and colonial America.<\/p>\n<p>The modern game consists of bouncing the ball and picking up a specified number of jacks before catching the ball before it bounces a second time. In the basic game, players start by picking up one jack each bounce, then two, then three, and so on. Other variations involve images of putting cats down a well, sending people into church, and playing baseball.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to see more information on how to play basic jacks and some of its variations, try this site:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inquiry.net\/outdoor\/games\/beard\/jack_stones.htm\">http:\/\/www.inquiry.net\/outdoor\/games\/beard\/jack_stones.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jump Rope<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164\" style=\"width: 79px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-164 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jump_rope.jpg\" alt=\"jump rope\" width=\"79\" height=\"129\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jumprope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It seems that skipping rope and rhymes have gone together for centuries, as indeed they have. The rhymes have been passed down the generations orally, while others were written down to record for history. While the girls liked to skip to rhymes, the boys at first just had contests to see how many jumps they could make.<\/p>\n<p>Though its worldwide history is centuries long, jump rope only became a favorite pastime of American children in the 1830\u2019s, when the allure of chanting rhymes while skipping replaced jump-counting contests. And though it\u2019s often represented as a solitary activity, modern jump rope activities often involve groups of three or more.<\/p>\n<p>For some jump rope games, try this site: <a href=\"http:\/\/kidsreadingcircle.com\/KKJumpRope.pdf\">http:\/\/kidsreadingcircle.com\/KKJumpRope.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information on modern jump rope competition, try this site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usajrf.org\/\">http:\/\/www.usajrf.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marbles<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165\" src=\"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/marbles.jpg\" alt=\"Marbles\" width=\"250\" height=\"210\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marbles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the oldest of all known games, games of marbles have been played in ancient Egypt as well as classical Greece and Rome. In America, the game has not changed very much. A ring is drawn in the dirt, marbles are placed inside, and the players try to shoot the marbles out of the ring with a shooter marble, which is called a knuckler.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on history and rules, try this site: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mastersofgames.com\/rules\/marbles-rules.htm\">https:\/\/www.mastersofgames.com\/rules\/marbles-rules.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick-up Sticks<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166\" style=\"width: 123px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166\" src=\"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/pickup_sticks.jpg\" alt=\"pick up sticks\" width=\"123\" height=\"82\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pick up sticks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also called Jackstraws, Jerkstraws, Spilikins or Woodpile, Pick Up Sticks were originally made of ivory or bone, and was a popular game with both children and adults. When it became particularly popular in Colonial America, the sticks were made of wood. By the 20 th century, the \u201csticks\u201d were made rounded for easier use and started to be called Pick Up Sticks, after the children\u2019s counting rhyme: \u201cOne, two, buckle my shoe; three, four, shut the door; five, six, pick up sticks\u2026.\u201d The object of the game is to drop the sticks in a pile and then remove them one at a time without disturbing the rest. The game can either be scored by counting the number of sticks each player picks up, or using the color of the sticks determine their point value, with the player having the most number of points declared the winner.<\/p>\n<p>For instructions, including stick point value, see this site:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Play-Pick-up-Sticks\">https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Play-Pick-up-Sticks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stick Horse Rodeo<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-662\" style=\"width: 83px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-662\" src=\"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/stickhorse.jpg\" alt=\"stick horse rodeo\" width=\"83\" height=\"110\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stick Horse Rodeo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A stick horse is an old-fashioned toy that still belongs into every child&#8217;s toy box. Make a stick horse out of wood, cardboard, or fabric with your child to spark his or her imagination.Your child will make up the horse&#8217;s character, find it a name and determine how fast it can run, walk or gallop, eat hay and of course race through the fields. A stick horse is perfect for getting your child to exercise. Stage a horse race through the living room or a rodeo in the back yard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/stickhorserodeo.pdf\">Stick Horse instructions<\/a><br \/>\nFile size: 2,630 kb<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bluebonnetvillage.com\/horse.htm\">Instructions for sewing a Hobby Horse<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yo-Yo<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167\" style=\"width: 90px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167\" src=\"http:\/\/historicthedalles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/yo-yo.jpg\" alt=\"Yo yo\" width=\"90\" height=\"123\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yo yo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the toy has been around since before recorded history, the modern name was coined by Donald Franklin Duncan in 1932. Called a Bandelure (winding toy) in French or a \u201cPrince of Wales\u201d toy, the toy has been traced from ancient Greece to many of the European countries. In the beginning of the 1800\u2019s, it became fashionable in England under the name of Quiz, with most persons of fashion owning one.<\/p>\n<p>To see more about the history and current yo-yo events, try this site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalyoyo.org\/\">http:\/\/www.nationalyoyo.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pioneer Children&#8217;s Games What sort of games did children play before television and video games? 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