Monthly Archives: June 2019
HISTORY SHARE: PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT OF NOT-SO-LONG-AGO
When you show your kids the photos on these sites, they will doubtless wonder why there are no such structures on their playgrounds, forcing you to explain that, because society is now much more safety (and lawsuit) conscious), they will probably never know the thrill of being flung off a roundabout at speed, scorched by […]
HISTORY SHARE: RARE ‘NATURAL’ OLD PHOTOS
Even includes the first photo bomb! https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/04/04/rare-1850s-photographs/
HISTORY SHARE: CHILD LABOUR
Today is World Day Against Child Labour. Not the set-the table, make-your-bed variety – the real deal. https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/child-labour And for 152 million children of today, child labour, and worse, child slavery, is not yet history. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/worst-countries-for-child-labor.html https://www.antislavery.org/slavery-today/child-slavery/
HISTORY SHARE: LIVING HISTORY
Creatures such as these have witnessed a LOT of change. https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/tortoise-jonathan-oldest-animal-in-the-world?fbclid=IwAR0DM5vajBPH0CjFctJWK00wi0AgA0vftXOm53kzRQdoF7cd9w9mxMTHRzk
HISTORY SHARE: HISTORIC FOOD: FLAPPER PIE
A tasty treat then and now. http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/flapper-pie-the-lost-prairie-pie/
HISTORY LURE: HISTORY-BASED SUMMER JOB FOR KIDS
If you live near a historic recreation place and your kids are looking for a summer job … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVxad8R4Nig
Time Travelling With Kids 