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By Norah L. Lewis

“When we have been little ones we made our personal enjoyable” is a common remark from those that have been youngsters in pre-television instances. yet what video games, actions and amusements did kids take pleasure in ahead of the mid-1950s?

memories of older Canadians, decisions from writings by means of Canadian authors and letters written to the children’s pages of agricultural courses point out that for many childrens play used to be then, as now, an important a part of early life. via play, kids built the actual, psychological and emotional abilities that helped them do something about lifestyles and taught them to get besides different teenagers.

In either rural and concrete settings, young children have been mostly unfastened to discover their atmosphere. They have been despatched outside to play by means of either mom and dad and academics. Their video games have been in most cases self-organized and bodily energetic, with family animals performing as vital partners and playmates. young children usually made their very own toys and kit, and, for the reason that taking part in instead of profitable used to be vital, most youngsters have been integrated in video games. unique days, vacations and companies for kids and early life supplied welcome breaks from day-by-day workouts. Their lives have been busy, yet there has been consistently time for play, constantly time for enjoyable.

Norah Lewis has supplied an wonderful view of the toys, video games and actions in Canada and pre-confederate Newfoundland from nearly 1900 via 1955. Her booklet should be of curiosity to historians, educators and sociologists, in addition to an individual who lived via, or desires to be aware of extra about,those early years in Canada, and the video games youngsters used to play.

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Browne, Eightyfour Years a Newfoundlander (St. John’s: Dicks Press, 1981), 15-16. Margaret Parker, “Behind the Sateen Curtain,” in Hugh A. , Christmas in the West (Saskatoon: Western Producer Books, 1982), 141; Amy J. Ross, “A Hard Times Christmas,” in Dempsey, Christmas, 113-16. Ross offered readers practical suggestions for gifts that could be made from materials at hand. John C. Charyk, The Biggest Day of the Year: The Old-Time Christmas Concert (Saskatoon: Prairie Books, 1985), 5. Maynard, 27-37.

The weather was calm and, as the boat glided near the river’s bank, we could enjoy the beautiful scenery. At first it passed many houses that were situated on open plains and could be seen well from afar. We saw many trees such as pine, spruce and maple growing on the bank. At last the boat landed at an island. Here we disembarked and the captain promised to pick us up when he came back after going a little distance to get lumber. On this isle was a little cottage with ivy climbing up to the roof.

They watch the skies for migrating birds. They fly kites and float bits of wood in puddles and gutters. Many traditional games and activities that are still played have been adapted to our changing society. In a few cases parents, teachers, and community recreation workers are teaching children traditional games from their own childhoods, including skipping rhymes and bouncing-ball games. Today’s children may be more sophisticated and knowledgeable than previous generations, but given the opportunity they play with the same creativity and zest as their grandparents.

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