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Discover the world of dolls, puzzles, teddy bears, marbles and indoor, online video and board games. This topic also covers the history and culture of Māori toys (karetao), and traditional and modern day pastimes of children. SCIS no. 1842264

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Teddy bear’s picnic

Teddy bear’s picnic

Teddy bears having picnic fun.

Toy making

Dolls being made for Christmas in 1960.

Toy stampede

Watch what happens when some dinosaurs break out of a cereal box to visit their friend Scotty T. Rex at Te Papa. Te Papa website - https://www.tepapa.govt.nz Te Papa collections - http://collection...

Toy soldier

Metal toy soldiers.

Tonka toys

Tonka's one of the biggest vehicle-maker's in the world, selling over 250 million trucks and cars in their trademark yellow.

Children learn to be creative at the Maungaraki school code club.

Traditional Māori and settler toys

A history of New Zealand toys.

Omakau's toy library

Omakau's toy library

Almost a wee playhouse itself!

Teddy One-Eye

New Zealand author Gavin Bishop with the one-eyed teddy bear he based his book on.

Star Wars display

Star Wars display

Central Library Peterborough. Monday 16 November 2015. File reference: 2015-11-16-IMG_1178 Photo by Donna Robertson. From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Online games

The popular smartphone online game Candy Crush.

Table games

inlaid games table

Revival of traditional Māori games

Traditional Māori sports to be introduced into the school curriculum.

Cards, board games and puzzles

Māori played board games before the arrival of Europeans in New Zealand.

The origin of the game knucklebones.

Playing housie

A popular game of the working class.

Kirikiti

Samoan style cricket.

Medieval board games

Medieval board games

Knights and Princesses fun day at Central Library Peterborough. Saturday 25 March 2017. File reference: CPB-2017-03-25-IMG_2613 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Uno

Board games day at New Brighton Library, Sunday April 2017. File reference: 2017-04-IMG_0493 Photo by Michelle Feary. From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Lead in toys

Shoppers warned not to buy toys with high levels of lead.

Jump rope

The Auckland Skipping Club is trying to get people back into this childhood pastime.

buzzy bee :)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwiana en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzzy_Bee

Farmers' Trading Company Ltd

Farmers' Trading Company Ltd

A page featuring children's toys from the Farmers' Trading Company Ltd catalogue.

Karetao (puppet)

Karetao (puppet)

Maori puppet from the early 1800s.

Fun Ho! national toy museum

Fun Ho! national toy museum

Fun Ho! cast-aluminium toys were made in Inglewood by the Underwood Engineering Company from 1947 to 1982. Former Underwood employees Barry and Phyllis Young opened a Fun Ho! museum in the town in ...

Toy van

A Fun Ho! toy van.

Marbles

Boys playing marbles, around 1900.

Children with toys

Children with toys

Children with peddle-cart and tricycle around 1910.

Model of a waka

Model of a waka

Unidentified Māori boy with a model waka.

Playground games

Playground games

Children playing in a school playground.

Bullrush

Bullrush was a popular New Zealand chasing game in schools.

Games from Fiji

Games in Fiji varied from place to place depending on the natural resources found.

The making of a Superman custom action figure.

Video and audio of 100 years of children’s songs, rhymes and games.

The positive and negative effects of video games

Are video games good or bad for you? It can be both.

Choosing safe toys

Guidelines to keep in mind when shopping for toys.

Tour the world’s largest toy museum.

A lesson plan on traditional games around the world.

Land of counterpane

A poem about toys that keep a sick boy happy.

Wire car push toy

Use scrap wire and waste materials to make toy cars.

Mattel introduced the Barbie doll in 1959.

Hungary's best rope skipping team.

Toys helping children

Ways in which toys help children.

The 13 most influential toys of all time

Toys that made the biggest impact on the toy industry.

Gender-specific toys

The toys children play with have an impact not only on how they see themselves and on what skills they learn.

Some easy card games for children.

Games of school children

Games that school children play around the world.

Toys and games representing countries around the world.

Steadfast Tin Soldier

Story of the ‘Steadfast Tin Soldier’ by Hans Christian Anderson.

Hula-hoop record broken.

Hula-hoop record broken.

Young girl hula-hooping.

Playing ukkers

Four sailors look to be enjoying a game of ukkers or ludo as it more popularly known as. This game originated in ancient India and was called Pachisi. It was popular with the Mughal rulers of India.

String games

From early times people stretched string over their fingers and wove intricate patterns or figures. They used string, strips of leather, even plants such as harakeke.

Buzzy Bee

A baby is focused on a Buzzy Bee toy. ‘Can I take it home?’, he wonders.

Playing marbles

Playing marbles

Four boys are playing a game of marbles while one keeps score.

Ti rākau

In this Māori stick game, the players face each other either sitting or standing and throw and catch the rākau or sticks to the rhythm of a song. The penalty for dropping the stick is leaving the g...

Japanese doll

The Japanese have always had a strong tradition of doll culture – even today. There are many Japanese dolls. They resemble warriors, heroes, gods and fairy tale characters etc.

Men and women on one side appear to be in a tug of war match against sailors in this photo taken in Wairewa County, Canterbury.

This Meccano clock is counting down the days to Christmas. The idea for Meccano was first conceived in 1898 when Frank Hornby made re-usable metal strips, plates, and wheels etc. for his sons to pl...

A Buzzy Bee for Siulolovao

A Buzzy Bee for Siulolovao

Countless Kiwi children have pulled behind them the bright wooden Buzzy Bee, which has become a piece of ‘kiwiana’ – everyday items which contribute to a sense of New Zealand identity. In this 1977...

Model airplane

Model Airplane This 1960s model airplanewas manufactured byFaller, a German company who specialised in model trains and airplanes. This particularmodel isbased on a Vickers Viscount 814 aircraft an...

Teddy bear

This toddler is enjoying playing with a large teddy bear, easily one of our most popular toy animals.

This doll is known as a mother-and-child doll. It was made by Taihape widow Bessie Murray for sale in local drapery stores and tourist outlets.

Objects made from iron will oxidise, forming rust. Microorganisms will help break this car down into simple molecules.

Innovations – SmallWorlds

SmallWorlds is a virtual game where users create avatars that have complete lives, homes and experiences.

DIY homemade kids’ toys from around the world

Isn’t it amazing how kids can DIY their own homemade toys?

One of the world’s oldest games is marbles.

How to make play dough, a chemistry experiment

This video demonstrates how to make play dough while exploring mixtures, solutions, and chemical reactions.

Children’s games and toys

Explore the toys that Victorian children played with.

Pinball machine

The simple pinball machine provides an opportunity to explore the science of forces and motion.

Fun and ancient games!

Harko Brown from Kerikeri is a world authority on traditional Māori games or Ngā Taonga Tākaro.

Yes, Lego is harder than it used to be

New Zealand researchers have mathematically proven the brightly coloured bricks sets are now harder to complete.

The first New Zealand kindergarten – ‘kindy’ – opened in Dunedin in 1889.

Group games for kids

Working with others is what group games can teach kids from a young age.

Students will learn about some kite history and how kites fly before making and flying a kite themselves.

Toys can be dangerous for children if they’re not safe, used safely, or the right toys for your child’s age.

Find more information about toys and games on EPIC. Recommended databases: Britannica School, Global Issues (Gale in Context), World History (Gale in Context). School login may be required.

LEGO Bricks in the making

Shows how the iconic LEGO bricks are made and processed.

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