Invite grandparents and friends to attend a special Grandparent's Day at your setting. When played independently in the playground this can cause plenty of disagreements! Luckily, in most settings, the marbles will belong to the setting and all will have to be returned to the pot. Children who own their marbles have to agree whether to ‘play for keeps’ or to return the marbles to their owners at the end of a game. There is also the added tension that some games are played for ‘keeps’ and that children can win marbles from other players. When they have collected 20 marbles, the group earns a treat – golden time or an extra story. Explain to the children that every time they do something ‘marvellous’ as a group, or behave especially well, they can win a marble, which you drop into a jar. Use marbles as a method of reinforcing positive behaviour. These decisions need to be negotiated with children before games are started so as to avoid confrontation! Marvellous marbles It is important to agree where each player shoots their marbles from by drawing a ‘firing line’ or letting children shoot from wherever their shooter landed. Many traditional games involve children playing cooperatively and taking turns. Personal, social and emotional development The winner is the player who wins the most marbles. Any marbles that are knocked out of the ring are ‘won’ and score points. The idea is to knock a marble out of the ring while keeping your shooter inside. The shooter marbles are usually a bit bigger than the other marbles. Players each take turns to fire their ‘shooter’ marble at the ones in the circle. Use at least 13 marbles but make sure there is an odd number, so there will be a winner. There are many different games to play with marbles but the traditional one involves a circle drawn on the floor with a number of marbles placed inside it in a cross shape. The World Marbles Championship is held each year in Tinsley Green, West Sussex. Glass marbles followed in the early 1900s and the game became a worldwide favourite. Then, in the early 1890s mass production started when Sam Dyke of Ohio, USA, developed a wooden block that could roll six balls of clay at once and marbles became easier and cheaper to manufacture. Marbles have been around from ancient times, and although their definitive origin is not known, they have been found in the ashes of Pompeii, tombs of Ancient Egypt and there is mention of them in Roman literature! The earliest examples were probably stones that had been tumbled and polished smooth by running water, or clay, rolled, fired and coloured into tiny balls.
Try setting up your own tournament in the playground, organise a Grandparent's Day, learn some new vocabulary associated with marbles and use them in a variety of different art activities. This article aims to share some traditional games and new ideas for ways to enjoy marbles in your setting that will develop physical skills along with other Early Learning Goals. Marbles have been collected and played with throughout history and although they are not found in many playgrounds now, there are many different activities and games that can be introduced to early years children.
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