PARLOUR GAMES FOR CHILDREN
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The 19th century is well noted for the advancement of 'proper' indoor
games, otherwise known as Parlour Games. Children and adults, alike,
enjoyed playing such games as Pick-Up-Sticks, Dominoes, Charades, Put &
Take, Pin the Tale on the Donkey and many others.
Parlour Games taught children to play fairly and to take their turn. The games also encouraged children to play in groups and to 'behave propery.' Many of today's most popular games date back to those days. Homestead Folk Toys offers the following: |
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This book features over 40 favorite parlour games and pastimes. "Parlour Games' provided a creative outlet for children in the 19th century.. CHILDREN'S PARLOUR GAMES & PASTIMES features such popular parlour games as Pin the Tail on the Donkey, Twenty Questions, Charades, Queen Anne and Her Maids and many more. #201 |
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Traditional favorite parlour game that is still popular today. Our PICK-UP-STICKS sets features colorful wooden pick-up-sticks, carrying bag and complete game rules. #202
The name "Pick-Up-Sticks" comes from the children's counting rhyme"
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Classic version of this traditonal game, designed specifically for the small, younger hands. The pick-up-sticks are colorfully painted and are crafted from bamboo. Features a wooden box with a sliding lid. Pick-Up-Sticks still remains one of the most popular of all children's toys, even today. #202-B |
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Cat's Cradle has been a favorite chidren's activity for generations. Our traditional game set includes jumbo yarn and instructions for weaving Cat's Cradle, Jacob's Ladder and many more traditional string games.
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Always a children's favorite. Our Wooden Dice Set features 3 wooden dice and rules for several traditional American folk dice games as played in households everywhere. The most prominently featured dice game, Hazard is inclulded in this collection. #206 |
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The art of Juggling has always been a favorite traditional American pastime. Our begining juggling set includes 3 soft, easy-to-catch juggling balls, carrying bag and basic juggling instructions.
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Nine Pins is the predecessor to our modern game of Ten-Pin Bowling. This table-top bowling set includes basic bowling directions, history ,carrying bag and wooden bowling ball. The extra bowling pin is included to play the more modern game of Ten-Pins. #208 |
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Our Dominoes set features 28 double-six wooden dominoes. Includes a sturdy wooden gamebox. Dominoes are believed to have been developed in Italy and made their way to America via the early colonists. #209 |
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Our original card set includes the popular "Children's Card Games'" book and a deck of standard playing cards. The book is illustrated with nostalgic children's etchings and features rules for "Hearts", "My Ship Sails" and many others. #210 Card Game Set
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Very popular book with parents on museum-travel trips. Fun-filled book , containing guesing games, word games, mazes, dot-to-dot and pencil and paper pastimes. One of the featured games is 'Telegraph.' 'With a tap, tap, tap and a click, click, click All day long they sing and laugh, 'With a click, click, click and a tap, tap, tap As they work, as they work at the telegraph.' #214 |
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Ours exclusively. We carefully researched this historic deck of cards and reproduced them just as they would have been printed back then (each card is printed only on one side). Includes carrying pouch for storage. #215 |
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First a fad, then best sellers, crossword puzzle books have been an American institution for decades. This collection of crossword puzzles dates back to the late 19th and early 20th centures and includes all crossword puzzle solutions. (Note: In those day, a puzzle purchaser was required to mail a request for the answers.) #216 |
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WE ALSO OFFER (Not pictured):
#203 Tic-Tac-Toe (game with marbles and carrying bag) |
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