Games

When children of early America had time to play, they frequently enjoyed the same games that their parents and grandparents had played when they were young. Throughout the American Colonial period, and the centuries that followed, these games helped children learn skills they would need later in life.

Playing games in early America taught children physical dexterity, how to solve problems, and how to follow directions and rules. Children also learned to be kind, to wait their turn, and to use their imagination.

In a quaint little book called "The Pretty Little Pocket Book," published around the time of the American Revolution, is a list of children's games played then. The games mentioned were marbles, hopscotch, jackstones, bowling and many more. The descriptions of these games were given in rhyme and to each description was attached a moral lesson in verse, such as:

"Life is a pack of cards. Children's best cards are hearts; Youth is captured with diamonds; Middle age is conquered by a club; While old age is raked in by the insatiable spade."

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Children's Card Games Set
Children's Card Games Book
Classic Jacks
Early American Playing Cards
Game Pouches
Hopscotch Games

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Marbles
Pick-Up Sticks
Quoits
Tic Tac Toe (New!)
Toys & Games from Times Past Book
Wooden Dice

Includes "Children's Card Games" book and a standard deck of cards. Learn the history and rules of such classic children's card games as "Old Maid," "Crazy Eights," and many others.

Nostalgic easy-to-make doll craft book. Includes instructions to make 12 traditional, historical, American folk dolls such as handkerchief doll, knot doll, leavings doll, rag doll, etc. The history of each doll is also included. Book size is 5-¹/2" by 8-¹/2".

Full set of traditional metal jacks, complete with rubber and wooden balls, leather game pouch, history, and instructions. Color of game pouch varies.

Deck of 52 colorful reproduction playing cards, copied after actual cards of early America. Made of heavy card stock and left uncoated for authentic play. The backs of the cards are blank as was common during this period. Includes history of playing cards.

Soft, genuine suede pouches with draw string. Great for storing game pieces, marbles, jacks, dice, etc. Color of game pouch varies.

One of the most popular category of games through the centuries, our Hopscotch set includes jumbo sidewalk chalk, five pucks or "stones," directions for five games, and draw-string carrying bag.

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