Victorian Toys

Rich Children

Rich Children had nurseries with expensive toys and games.

• Rocking Horses
• Dolls Houses with miniature furniture
• China or wax dolls
• Clockwork train sets
• Toy Soldiers
• Marbles
• Draughts
• Chess
• Yo-yo’s
• Puppets

The rich were also taken on holiday and to see shows and musicians.

Poor Children

Poor children often did not own toys but shared toys within the street.

• Dolls made from rags and scraps
• Hoops and sticks (a hoop would be rolled down the street using a stick to push it)
• Hopscotch – a grid scratched onto the street with a stone
• Footballs – made from rags
• Bats – made from pieces of wood