Wind-Up Toys

In DT last term we made our own wind-up toys.

We started by thinking of a design, we had lots of different ideas; some of us planned an Incy Wincy spider toy, some wanted to make cranes, some planned beanstalks and trees, and lots of us wanted to make Rapunzel's Tower! 

After we had drawn and labelled our design, we started collecting lots and lots of cardboard tubes and other resources to make them with.

once we had collected all the resources we made the basic shape of our toy, then started to paper-mache it to make it stronger. Next we painted our models, then made any extra props we needed.

Finally we made a winding mechanism, and put our finished toys together.

We all really enjoyed making our toys, even if we had a lot of mess to tidy up afterwards!

 

Playground Games

This week in history we have been thinking about toys and games in the past.

After talking about how and why things have changed since the 1950s, we went outside to try out some playground games that children would have played in the past.

We all played, marbles, and tried hula-hooping and skipping games. We decided that all the games were still fun today!

Toys Writing Challenge

This week in history we have been sharing our favourite toys.
We thought about:

• Why they are our favourites
• If they are a new favourite, or an old favourite
• How we play with them
• What they are made of

Please write a description of one of your favourite toys in the comments.

Toys: Timelines

Our History topic this term is "Toys in the Past"

So far we have had a quick look at some toys throughout history, and we have placed toys on timelines to show when they were invented.

Here is another timeline activity for you to have a go at...

Toy Timeline

Please leave a comment sharing a fact you have learnt about toys in the past.