By Bryant A. Jones Class7A3-ID1 Source:

 This game was created by the Dutch settlers that came to the Hudson River Valley in the 17 th century.  It consisted of nine wooden pins that stood in a triangle with a wooden ball.  Tabletop Ninepins was great pastime game for colonial children and adults.  Today the game has developed into a tenpins game that is played in a bowling ally.  Nine- pin is “a bottle shaped pin used in ninepins a game played by bowling at nine such pins set up in a pattern” as explained in The Webster’s Dictionary.

 Nine Men Morris consisted of nine pieces of acorns or rocks and was played in the dirt by children.  This was another game created by the colonial Dutch settlers.  It was also a good way for children to relax when they weren’t working with their parents.

 It was a folk toy which means it was made especially for children to learn about the bible.  The toy is biblical because the name of it came from Genesis (28:12) in the bible.  It was made around the time of the Puritans (A group that came to America for religious freedom).  Jacob’s Ladder was created with 6 blocks covered in red or green ribbons.

 This game has been played for over 2000 years.  It consists of 5 jack stones and 1 rubber or wooden ball.  There are 2 form of the game (the original and the modern).  In the original form of Jacks the stones used were thrown in the air, but in the modern version you collect the stones.

 Consisted of a wooden hoop and a stick.  The objective was to keep the hoop going while you spun the hoop with the stick.  The bigger the stick you had, the easier it was to spin the hoop.  This game was made especially for little children because they also used the hoop for ho-lo-hooping fun.

 It was a peg game that consisted of a board with 33 holes and 21 pegs.  One peg symbolizes the fox and the other symbolizes the geese.  The pegs were all placed in a little sack so they weren’t misplaced.

 This game was a great leisure time for adults and kids in colonial times.  It consisted of a wooden tops and string.  The objective of the game was to see which person could make his or her top spin the longest.  There were more than three versions to the game in colonial period.  This game was made around the 16 th century by the English.

 Could be made out of stones, clay, and glass.  The glass marbles were very expensive during the colonial times.  Can be played in many different games.  The original version was to knockout the opponent’s marbles with yours.

 The original name for this toy was in the beginning English language.  It was used around the time in the early  This toy was also where the phrase “ you were buzz sawing” comes from.  It was made of the solid wood and string.

 This game was made around the early 1800s.  It was mainly played by boys in dirt trails.  The objective is to run up to your opponent and to hit his or her stick with your Gracer.  Gracers were sticks tied with tin tread and string. The strings were rapped around the stick in a knot to keep the treads from being disconnected.

 Tabletop Ninepins  Nine Men Morris  The New Webster’s Comprehensive Dictionary Of The English Language: Nine- pin, a bottle shaped pin used in ninepins a game played by bowling at nine such pins set up in a pattern.