What did children play with in World War 2?

Answer 1

During WW2 children played many different games. The games varied from group games to individual games. Children played; Hopscotch, Four Square, Jump Rope, Marbles, Red Rover Red Rover, Hide and Seek, Statues, Red Light Green Light. In the evening children did not have Video Games as they do now. Therefore children played cards, Chutes and Ladders (which is similar to Snakes and Ladders), Candy Land and Checkers. The boys enjoyed playing with army figures and the girls on the other hand liked the brand new barbie doll. During the war families were short of money so only the rich children had toys. Other children may have had a football and maybe if lucky a couple of marbles.

Answer 2

The children of World War 2 played hopscotch, four square, jump rope, jacks, marbles, Red Rover Red Rover, Hide and Seek, Statues, Red Light Green Light, ball games, some boys had toy guns if their parents approved, and they would swim in pools or swimming holes. At night they did not have TV or video games. They played cards, Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders, Candy Land and checkers.

Answer 3

Toy soldiers and Peg dolls but the most frequent was the Football made from elastic bands.

I live in the US and was born just before the US got into the war. I had stuffed animals, metal trucks, wooden blocks, rubber balls, a small paper and wood toy suitcase, card games (old maid and authors), a toy type-writer and rubber balls and many little books that I remember.

Answer 4

Children had games like Monopoly, Clue, Chutes and Ladders, Scrabble, Barbie Dolls, Tonka Trucks, GI Joe figures, trains, jump ropes, jacks, Chinese jump rope, LEGO, Tinker Toys, pop guns, bee bee guns, toy guns, and balls and bats.

Answer 5

Tin model war ships with mechanical winding propellers and toy soldiers.

Answer 6

There were hundreds of games invented during the war and the 1940s. Candyland, slinky, slly putty, koosh ball, Lego, Chutes and Ladders and the best of all Tonka Trucks and Barbie Dolls.

Answer 7

they were allowed to take 3 toys and one book one writing pen and paper

Answer 8

Hop scotch,Fivestones

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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