[Artemisia] Period Toys & Games Question

[ravenmacleod at comcast.net]

This brings up an interesting point. Children will play and often what they play best at are those things that come naturally. Investigation, creativity and roleplay are often the best kind of games that we can offer our children. I observed this a few years ago watching children at an event playing with sticks that they had designated as different people. I wonder if out mideval counterparts didn't encourage this kind of play as well. mothers teaching their daughters to care for their families by allow them to play with different dolls and so on. 

I blame my Sociology class :)

--
Raven MacLeod 
Sergeant, Student, Vassal 

En fides abunde virtus, en virtus abunde fides. 

If people knew how hard I worked to gain my mastery, it wouldnt seem so wonderful after all. --Michelangelo 


-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Mike" <idmike at msn.com> 

> 
> I'm enjoying the conversation on period games and toys... But I thought I'd 
> point out that my smaller munchkin, with the assistance of a horde of others 
> about his size, spent most of Raptor playing with the grasshoppers that 
> seemed to be everywhere. 
> 
> Heck, it was probably one of the most thoroughly period thing that happened 
> all weekend! 
> 
> *grin* 
> 
> Mauda 
> 
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