Tuesday 15 January 2019

Traditional Games Children Played

While I was at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur, I took many photos. Too many to release them in just a few posts, so I will need some time to release them part by part. Today's post is sharing some of the traditional games children played in the old days. These days most children do not know how to play these games, because they are only interested in playing e-games using their smartphones, tablets or other electronic devices.
 Children playing "masak-masak" as they watch adult cooking in the kitchen. The 2 items displayed are the old fashioned tools for pounding (left) and grinding (right). 
 A "Beatles" fan playing guitar.
 Make-up games.
 Traditional games e.g. top spinning, playing checkers, picture cards, etc.
 Our version of "piggy banks"
 Tops.
 Bubble gums
 Home made toy
 The life of a kampung (village) boy.
An old fashioned man bicycle.
I first learned to cycle on this type of bike.
There was one time I fell and both my knees were badly wounded.


"Come, let us return to the LORD.
He has tore us to pieces but he will heal us;
he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.
After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will restore us,
that we may live in his presence.
(Hosea 6:1-2, New International Version-NIV)

41 comments:

  1. I remember the bubble gum balloons that I loved to get from the toy shop. So nostalgic!

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  2. ...it looks like children around the world play similar games. We have The Museum of Play here in Rochester, NY. Thanks Nancy for sharing this week, please come again.

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  3. It is good to get children away from the screen to play games, my children loved to play outdoors. While i'm not familiar with masak-masak, i do recognize checkers, that is a favorite.

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    1. Outdoor games are good for interaction and much healthier than screen games.

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  4. Hello Nancy!
    The museum looks so interesting! Like the drawings and the traditional games that the children played! Lovely pictures! Have a happy Tuesday!
    Dimi...

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  5. This museum is great and should be visited by children. The fun from the second photo is great. Greetings.

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  6. Those drawings are really fun! Thanks for sharing, Nancy.

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  7. How fun. Love them all.

    Thank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday, Nancy. ♥

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  8. It's a fact that the most played-with 'toy' in my house is the ipad.

    Oh the comic-style presentation at the museum is not bad at all.

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  9. Oh the bubble gums! So fun to play when I was a kid, but my parents were always cautious as they are afraid that we might swallow the bubble gums accidentally

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  10. Love the art work it is excellent. Take care Diane

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  11. What a great place to visit, bringing back some lovely memories of playing with spinning tops and skipping ropes with my own daughters.

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    1. Thank you, Mamas! I wonder how many children still play these games.

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  12. Thanks for the photos! Bring back fond childhood memories.

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    1. Yes, seems like only yesterday we were small.

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  13. The tops are something you don't see at all anymore.

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  14. The games are interesting! We play many of the same games here. I had a bike similar to this, though it was for a girl.

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  15. My maternal uncle had those kind of bikes.

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  16. My granddaughter received some old fashion games from Santa games I played when I was her age

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    1. I hope your grand daughter enjoys the games as much as you do.

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  17. This post was a lot of fun! The artist did a nice job.
    Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2019/01/what-flirt.html

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