Did you ever wonder what sorts of games colonial children of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries played? Join the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center and learn how to play the games your great-great grandparents might have played, such as Nine Man's Morris, ring toss, and marbles.
Explore the Museum's Natural History of Play series by taking a closer look at traditional Colonial Children's Games! Drop in any time between 1:30pm and 3:30pm this Saturday afternoon at the Museum and explore your world through experimentation and observation. Recommended for students in grades 1 through 5, accompanied by an adult.
Presented by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn. 860-486-4460 - www.mnh.uconn.edu.
