How have things changed? Family life has been transformed in the last 50 years. We eat different food, have different jobs and play different games. Can you spot any more differences?
1955
There were no electronic games or computers in the 50s. Kids played with toys like Lego, dolls and board games, which are still popular today!Televisions were invented in the 1920s, but they were very expensive. Most families couldn’t afford one. They listened to the ‘wireless’ instead.
Most mums didn’t have jobs. They stayed at home to do housework and look after the children.
Rationing in the Second World War meant that families had to eat a lot less. Now that war was over, food was plentiful again.
1975
Different foods were being imported from all over the world. Most families could afford a TV. Toys like this Etch A Sketch were very popular.
1955
There were no electronic games or computers in the 50s. Kids played with toys like Lego, dolls and board games, which are still popular today!Televisions were invented in the 1920s, but they were very expensive. Most families couldn’t afford one. They listened to the ‘wireless’ instead.
Most mums didn’t have jobs. They stayed at home to do housework and look after the children.
Rationing in the Second World War meant that families had to eat a lot less. Now that war was over, food was plentiful again.
1975
Different foods were being imported from all over the world. Most families could afford a TV. Toys like this Etch A Sketch were very popular.
1995
20 years later, it was normal for mums to go out to work. Electronic games like Game Boys had been invented, and the internet was on the rise.
Today
These days nearly everyone owns a smartphone or an iPad. This means we can connect to the internet anywhere we want! We eat a lot more healthily, too
