Games make up a huge part of childhood & memories of specific games stay with us throughout our lives. They form an integral part of growing up & stimulate imagination & creativity. From hide & seek to complex card & board games street games that require no equipment to elaborate rainy day amusements we all have experience of entertaining ourselves as children. In this fascinating trip down memory lane former curator of dolls & games at the V&A Museum Caroline Goodfellow explores the history of childhood games & how they have changed from ancient times to the modern day. From ancient board games to childhood pastimes of the Middle Ages through to the street games of the 1950s & 1960s & the experience of children in the current decade she delves into the differences in games over time & region. Bound to awaken distant memories of childhood her history of this most pleasurable of subjects transports the reader to another time & is a nostalgic look at how we played.