Hidden Lives Revealed - At play: Dolls, hoops and other toys

An array of hobbies in the Olive House garden, with some girls looking after their dolls and others preoccupied with their toy hoops. 'Sticks and hoops' was played by rolling the hoops along the ground and tapping them with a short stick, to keep them moving as long as possible.

Ref: WS22
Title: Dolls, hoops and other toys
Date: 1892
Location: Olive House Home for Girls, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Creator: Unknown, taken from Our Waifs and Strays Magazine, March 1892, page 7

Description:
An array of hobbies in the Olive House garden, with some girls looking after their dolls and others preoccupied with their toy hoops. 'Sticks and hoops' was played by rolling the hoops along the ground and tapping them with a short stick, to keep them moving as long as possible.

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