Ups and Downs in India Board GameHighland Museum of Childhood This board game was produced by the Homeland Training College in 1930. Though aspects of it may surprise us today, it was intended as a fun way to learn about the duties and responsibilities of living and...
Butter PatsHighland Museum of Childhood During the Victorian period, most foods were made at home, including butter, bread, and biscuits. Butter was churned by hand, from milk, either in a large wooden barrel-like device with a long wooden plunger or smaller...
Shortbread PressHighland Museum of Childhood During the Victorian period, most foods were made at home, including butter, bread, and biscuits. Shortbread was easily made with just three ingredients – flour, butter, and sugar, or even just flour and butter! Once...
Child’s Nurse Dressing-up CostumeHighland Museum of Childhood This nurse dressing-up costume is typical of the uniform nurses wore during the 1940s and 1950s. Consisting of a blue dress, a navy and red cape, an apron, cap, and arm cuffs, it shows high levels of...
Top & WhipHighland Museum of Childhood Childhood was quite different in the 1930s than it is today! Children had far fewer toys, particularly as the country emerged from the privations and rationing of World War Two. During that time, factories, materials, and...
