• Homemade Fun: Games and Pastimes of the Early Prairies

Long before there were Barbies or batteries, children on the Canadian prairies conjured up imaginative ways to pass the time. Kick the Can, Fox and Geese, Hide and Seek, building snow forts, horseback riding, and picnics were only a few of the ways children found to amuse themselves.
...need to adapt to local circumstances, resources and imagination, is reflected...illustrates examples of organized and unorganized play.
— Canadian Book Review Annual

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