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Take 5<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Discover Chilhood In The Past<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n From across the Highlands, you can access lots of objects to help you explore the history of childhood.<\/p>\n 1) You could start with the Victorian abacus with a difference from Grantown Museum. It comes from the days when children could be beaten for not learning their maths fast enough. 2) For a more cheerful look at childhood, the Highland Museum of Childhood has a number of fascinating toys to explore, including a nurse dressing up outfit. 3) Museum objects are great for thinking about our own attitudes to toys today and whether we should be reusing and recycling more toys. You can hold a debate with \u2018The Big Question\u2019, which asks should children stop getting new toys?Should children stop getting new toys? | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n 4) Discover the delightful interactive story of Tissie, a special doll with two different owners from the Highland Museum of Childhood. Your students can decide if they could give away a favourite toy to make someone else happy. 5) Finally, learn about the impact of working life on children in the past. Use the fun quizzes, \u2018Could You Survive\u2019 to find out more about the perils of life for the children of lighthouse keepers near Gairloch and those sent down Brora mine. 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Abacus | Museum of the Highlands<\/a>
Try listening to the sound it makes as an intriguing introduction to this object in \u2018What\u2019s that Noise?\u2019
NOISE-12 | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n
Child\u2019s Nurse Dressing-up Costume | Museum of the Highlands<\/a>
Two home-made toys are great for exploring the \u2018make do and mend\u2019 era. Check out a simple skipping rope and a much more intricate hand-made dolls\u2019 house.
Jill\u2019s Biggin Croft House | Museum of the Highlands<\/a>
Bobbin Skipping Rope | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n
Florence & Tissie | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n
A coal mine | Museum of the Highlands<\/a>
Life in a Lighthouse | Museum of the Highlands<\/a>
Or create a memorial to remember the child miners of the past.
Children in Mines | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n