Games and Hobbies in the 1906s “We don’t stop playing because we grow old;we grow old because we stop playing”.The games that children played in the 1960s influenced the games children play to day. First, toys in the 1960s were a moor part of children's lives. Children in the 1960s had favorite toys.Toys made in the 1960s are still around for people to by(Phipps). Toys in the 60s became more interactive with light and sounds(“1960s Popular Vintage Children Toys”). Toys were made based on TV,movies,and music during this time period(Warta). Toys like Etch a Sketch,G.I.Joe,and Easy Bake Oven can still be found in stores today(Horsfield). Secondly, in the 1960s children played with action figures and doll in the 1960s too. Hasbro wanted
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Children spent most of their time outdoors playing games. Children were outside most of the day. Children played outside and with other children in their school and their neighborhood for hours that keep the children active these games were tag,foursquare,capture the flag,kick the can,and hide and seek(Williams). Children played with their friends and their little brother or sister could play with them in the field after they got out of school(O'Brian). People in the 60s enjoyed fishing,bike riding,and young adults and teens enjoyed skateboarding(Turner). Transition Secondly, Children played many games outside. Children were supposed to play outside. When they played they did not use a lot of equipment they used their imagination(Moore). Children were always moving they were playing in the streets, at the school playground,and at the park(“Children Outdoor Games”). Some of the fun games children used to entertain themselves for hours is red rover,tag,red light green light,prison ball”dodge ball”,and hide and seek(“Outdoor Games were so much …show more content…
Game systems were simpler and games were less complex than today’s video games(“Video Games in the 60s VS Today”). Bear has been considered the father of videogames for a long time in the 60s he made the “first video game” (“the Father of the Video Game”). Thirdly, TV was a part of daily life in the sixties. Tv today is sometime watched or it is not, but in the 60s it was a daily thing to watch tv(“1960s Television”). In the 1960s producers of tv underestimated the audience for the programs on the tv(Leopold). Tv did not start being broadcasted with color until the mid-60s everything before this was in black and white(Phipps).
The games that children played in the 1960s influenced the games that children play today. These things that children played are Toys, Outdoor Hobbies, and Games/TV. “We don’t stop playing because we grow old;we grow old because we stop
Children spent most of their time outdoors playing games. Children were outside most of the day. Children played outside and with other children in their school and their neighborhood for hours that keep the children active these games were tag,foursquare,capture the flag,kick the can,and hide and seek(Williams). Children played with their friends and their little brother or sister could play with them in the field after they got out of school(O'Brian). People in the 60s enjoyed fishing,bike riding,and young adults and teens enjoyed skateboarding(Turner). Transition Secondly, Children played many games outside. Children were supposed to play outside. When they played they did not use a lot of equipment they used their imagination(Moore). Children were always moving they were playing in the streets, at the school playground,and at the park(“Children Outdoor Games”). Some of the fun games children used to entertain themselves for hours is red rover,tag,red light green light,prison ball”dodge ball”,and hide and seek(“Outdoor Games were so much …show more content…
Game systems were simpler and games were less complex than today’s video games(“Video Games in the 60s VS Today”). Bear has been considered the father of videogames for a long time in the 60s he made the “first video game” (“the Father of the Video Game”). Thirdly, TV was a part of daily life in the sixties. Tv today is sometime watched or it is not, but in the 60s it was a daily thing to watch tv(“1960s Television”). In the 1960s producers of tv underestimated the audience for the programs on the tv(Leopold). Tv did not start being broadcasted with color until the mid-60s everything before this was in black and white(Phipps).
The games that children played in the 1960s influenced the games that children play today. These things that children played are Toys, Outdoor Hobbies, and Games/TV. “We don’t stop playing because we grow old;we grow old because we stop