On the spot

By Lynne Garner
Nursery World
13 April 2006

Games involving dice have been enjoyed for many centuries. Lynne Garner suggests activities that can be adapted for children of different ages and abilities dice have been around for thousands of years. Each civilisation seems to have developed their own form of dice. They have been used to play games by poor and rich alike. A great example of this can be found on the high gate of the temple of Medinet in Egypt, where King Rameses III is shown playing a game of dice with the ladies of his harem.

 

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