Children have been playing Ring a Ring o'roses for hundreds of years.  Many historians, which are people that study events and occurrences from the past, believe the rhyme came about because of the bubonic plague, or the Great plague of London in 1655. A plague is an illness, or disease. To play the game which is sometimes ...

Staring, is something that everybody does.  It could be because we see something unusual that intrigues us, or it could be because we see something that we have never seen before.  Staring is our way of showing surprise at the unusual things we see.  This is why small children, normally call toddlers, stare more than ...

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Racing a car against your friend’s car is brilliant.  Are you faster, or is your friend.  When you master one circuit, take it apart and build another.  Is the F1 Ferrari faster than the le mans Jaguar?

Lego is a fantastic building toy By pushing bricks into one another, you can create anything you want to When you get tired of your racing car, why not build a catapult!  Lego is not just about buiding, it is about adventure..

When you have mastered Lego, perhaps it is time to try and master Meccano. Like real engineers and mechanics, you can build all the things that you want to using nuts, bolts, screws, and spanners. A different approach is needed, but I’m sure you’ll master it! All the motorcycles in this video were built using Meccano. ...

The great thing about skipping ropes is that there are lots of skipping games you can play, either on your own, or with friends. Did you know that boxers use skipping ropes to train, as it helps them build fitness and co-ordination? How many skips can you manage before the rope hits your legs? Here are the ...

A  marvellous sight to see is a locomotive dashing around a track, wheels spinning and pulling coaches.  The beauty of train sets, is that you can create your own track or tracks.  If you have one locomotive pulling coaches one way, and another pulling coaches in the opposite direction on another track, then you will see something that is something to behold.  With a train set, you can create your own world. See a working train set in the video. Find out how train sets work, click here