Victorian Britain

Group 1:Describe and explain the activities engaged by the poor children during their leisure time

Group 2:Describe and explain the activities engaged by the rich children during their leisure time

Poor children had very few toys to play ,so most of their toys were hand made and children would share toys such as marbles, hoops, skipping ropes and dolls

Children also made up game to play in larger groups like "tag" or "catch".

They also made balls from bundles of rags and bats from pieces of wood.

Children were also able to safely play in the streets

Rich children had expensive toys such as rocking horses, animal arks and doll houses.

Rich children had a special person to look after them known as a nanny.

They also had their special rooms known as nurseries where they ate, played and slept.