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Category: Toy Memoir

A continuing series on the toys, homemade playthings and shared games of people born in China in the 1960s.

Why Was a Folded Paper Square Slapped onto the Ground?

Childhood Games, 童年游戏, 纸游戏, Paper Games

How Did Scrap Paper Become a Noughts-and-Crosses Board?

纸游戏, Noughts and Crosses, Paper Games, 井字棋

Why Was Animal Chess More Than Bigger Animals Beating Smaller Ones?

Animal Chess, Childhood Board Games, 童年棋类, 斗兽棋

How Did One Sheet of Paper Become a Long Classroom Garland?

Childhood Games, 童年游戏, 纸手工, Paper Craft

Why Was a Pellet Drum Twisted Between the Palms?

Childhood Play, 童年游戏, Pellet Drum, 拨浪鼓

How Did a Bottle Cap Race Along a Chalk Track?

Bottle-cap Games, 瓶盖游戏, 街巷游戏, Street Play

How Did a Button and Thread Become a Humming Spinner?

Childhood Games, 童年游戏, 自制玩具, Homemade Toys

How Did a Coin Reveal Its Pattern Through Paper?

Coin Rubbing, 硬币拓印, 自制游戏, Homemade Play

Whipping a Top: The Skill Was Keeping It Spinning

Childhood Games, 童年游戏, 陀螺, Spinning Top

How a Long Skipping Rope Gave a Group One Beat

跳绳, Schoolyard Games, Skipping Rope, 校园游戏

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