What did colonial kids do for fun?

[Pages:31]What did colonial kids do for fun?

-played games -told stories -shared riddles -played sports -sang songs -danced

Ball and Cup Toy Bilbo Catcher

Played like volleyball (the stool, instead of a net, separates the two teams) two teams volley the ball back and forth until the ball is dropped. The person who dropped the ball must roll or throw the ball at the stool, if they do not hit the stool, the opposite team gets two points, if they do hit the stool, their team gets one point. The first team to get 31 points wins!

In his history, Of Plymouth Plantation, Governor William Bradford reported that several colonists were caught playing stool ball on Christmas day, 1620.These colonists had remained home to celebrate the Christmas while those who did not believe in the holiday continued the work of building the colony. When those who worked returned they found that the others, rather than spending the day in "pious devotion", were playing stool ball and other sports. The governor took away their gaming equipment and chastised them for reveling in the streets.

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