Kōrero: Children’s play

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Traditional Māori and settler children’s play

Māori children playing ruru

Māori children playing ruru

A stick game in progress, Rotorua, 1960s

A stick game in progress, Rotorua, 1960s

Boys playing in the river, Dunedin, 1894

Boys playing in the river, Dunedin, 1894

Doreen Gifford with her toy pram, around 1906

Doreen Gifford with her toy pram, around 1906

Devonport School playground, around 1910

Devonport School playground, around 1910

Mai i te whārangi 2 - The changing world of children’s play, 1880s to 2000s

Boys playing cricket, around 1896

Boys playing cricket, around 1896

Boys roughhousing, early 1900s

Boys roughhousing, early 1900s

Kewpie doll

Kewpie doll (1 o 4)

Clockwork Mickey Mouse

Clockwork Mickey Mouse (2 o 4)

Batmobile toy

Batmobile toy (3 o 4)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4 o 4)

Advertisement for children's cycles and pedal cars, 1932

Advertisement for children's cycles and pedal cars, 1932

Skateboarding, 1969

Skateboarding, 1969

Mai i te whārangi 3 - The playground and the path to school

Riding to school on Great Barrier Island, 1950s

Riding to school on Great Barrier Island, 1950s

Playground games, Kaitāia, around 1910

Playground games, Kaitāia, around 1910

Children playing rounders, Mission Bay, 1970s

Children playing rounders, Mission Bay, 1970s

Boys playing marbles, around 1900

Boys playing marbles, around 1900 (1 o 3)

Girls playing hopscotch, around 1970

Girls playing hopscotch, around 1970 (2 o 3)

Children playing four square, 1959

Children playing four square, 1959 (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Physical games

String games, Jerusalem, 1921

String games, Jerusalem, 1921

Young immigrant chess players, 1851

Young immigrant chess players, 1851

Holiday games, Auckland, 1924

Holiday games, Auckland, 1924

Playtime at Mt Cook School, 1969

Playtime at Mt Cook School, 1969

Bullrush in West Auckland, 2012

Bullrush in West Auckland, 2012

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Where children play

Boys on an eeling expedition, around 1910

Boys on an eeling expedition, around 1910

A cycling adventure, around 1960

A cycling adventure, around 1960

Public playground at Newtown, 1920s

Public playground at Newtown, 1920s

Playground at Masterton Central School, around 1955

Playground at Masterton Central School, around 1955 (1 o 3)

Grey Lynn adventure playground, 1975

Grey Lynn adventure playground, 1975 (2 o 3)

Kelston Primary School pupils at play, 2007

Kelston Primary School pupils at play, 2007 (3 o 3)

Children at the 'grassy knoll', Auckland, 2011

Children at the 'grassy knoll', Auckland, 2011

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Toys – from homemade to mass market

Boy with a kite, 1919

Boy with a kite, 1919

Christmas shopping, 1956

Christmas shopping, 1956

Boy and teddy bear listen to a crystal set, 1928

Boy and teddy bear listen to a crystal set, 1928

Playing with Meccano, 1986

Playing with Meccano, 1986

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Toys, commercialism and technology

Children with Cabbage Patch Kids, 1985

Children with Cabbage Patch Kids, 1985

Auckland Aero Club boys with model planes, 1947

Auckland Aero Club boys with model planes, 1947

The Tamagotchi invasion, 1997

The Tamagotchi invasion, 1997 (1 o 2)

Children playing computer games, 2006

Children playing computer games, 2006 (2 o 2)

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Peter Clayworth, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/childrens-play/media (accessed 20 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Peter Clayworth, i tāngia i te 5 Sep 2013