We did a workshop that helped us to think about old and new toys. We looked carefully at different toys and sorted them into old and new. We knew one of the bears was old because it was threadbear and faded. We found out that the old bear was filled with wood chippings and had eyes made of glass. The new bear was fluffy and colourful and its eyes were made of plastic. We also noticed that it still had a label on it which was a clue that it was a new bear.
We found out that many Victorian children would only have one or two toys and that they might have been homemade. Many old toys are made of wood, tin or fabric and have no batteries or switches.
To make toys move Victorian children would have to pull and push like this pop up dolly..
or press a button like this pecking chicken. The toys we played with may look old but actually they were replicas of old toys. This means they are new toys made to look old. We saw many old toys in the museum but we were not allowed to play with them as they are too delicate and might easily be broken.
We visited the Victorian street and spent some time in the chapel where Victorian children would have attended Sunday School. The desks were very small and had ink wells. All the children sat in rows and faced the front. Class 2 enjoyed playing at being the teacher, they were very stern though!
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