Marbles, hopscotch & skipping games

A DigitalNZ Story by Zokoroa

Childhood memories of playing games - marbles, hopscotch and skipping - at home and school!

Skipping, Hopscotch, Marbles, Games, Recreation, Play

                                        Playground and street corner corner fun with marbles, hopscotch and skipping!

Image: Parkvale School Unknown Year Boys Playing Marbles

Marbles

Parkvale School Unknown Year Boys Playing Marbles

Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank

Image: Girls playing hopscotch, around 1970

Hopscotch

Girls playing hopscotch, around 1970

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Marbles

Marbles

Puke Ariki

Image: Hopscotch, Linda McGrath

Hopscotch, Linda McGrath

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maori children rope skipping

Maori children rope skipping

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Scenes at Waiwhetu Marae, Lower Hutt

Scenes at Waiwhetu Marae, Lower Hutt

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Multi-coloured Hopscotch 3

Multi-coloured Hopscotch 3

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Children in playground with principal. Skipping and balls

Children in playground with principal. Skipping and balls

NZEI Te Riu Roa (New Zealand Educational Institute)

Image: Six boys playing marbles outside

Six boys playing marbles outside

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Strong

Strong

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: Eveline APW back to school night

Eveline APW back to school night

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

Image: Eveline APW back to school night

Eveline APW back to school night

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

Image: Playing hopscotch

Playing hopscotch

Tauranga City Libraries

Image: Marbles

Marbles

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: rope, skipping

rope, skipping

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Museum of Childhood

Museum of Childhood

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage