In America, we did nothing special. We grew up playing with our toys and trying to outsmart our parents. Some of the older kids would, on occasion, take up a collection of items for the "boys overseas", or write letters. The only thing we had to do was be quiet when Dad was listening to the war news on the radio. I know the situation was very different for children in other parts of the world, but I can't speak for them.
There are number of sites that will help you answer this question - BBC Learning or Google (britiain) Children in World War II- Mostly, though children were evacuated at the start of the war, they also, caried their own gas masks everywhere. Small children had special masks, called 'Mickey Mouse' to make them less scarey! Children liked to rummage through bomb sites for scrapnel; they collected pieces as trophies.
In Europe, many children were unable to go out because of air raids, curfews, and other factors. Often young girls would play with paper dolls, read, and if they were able to, play music or listen to music on the radio. Young boys often were a part of a scout organization, but in their free time, they would read and quite often play war.
Well the world did not have any $, so they would play very simple games, such as Tag, and Hide and Seek, and lots of board games too! Hope you liked this improved answer! Original Answer: Lots My Answer: RIGHT THERE!
Many were sent to empoverished rural areas who saw them as a cheap source of labour. Many were physically, emotionally and sexually abused by the people who looked after them, and some were never sent to school for the duration.
my wife who was an English child then, collected shrapnel from dogfights between the planes!
Some worked in factories. Others served in the military if they were old enough. Teenage girls looked after their younger siblings.
They rationed supplies to help the war effort.
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Research your own family history to get the answer to this question. People who were children during World War 2 would now be grandparents and great grandparents.
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Yes we did play hopscotch during WWII.
A home guards job was to work on the farm and look after children. But they did not fight at war
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Women and children.
Prisoners of war, children, and others.
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They plat games everywhere
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Evacuated to the countryside
Children were generally not allowed in the ballrooms during World War 2. Ballrooms were primarily used for military planning, social events for soldiers, or government functions. It was a time of war and the ballrooms were not typically considered suitable or safe spaces for children.
Research your own family history to get the answer to this question. People who were children during World War 2 would now be grandparents and great grandparents.