Thank you to everyone who came to our Toys and Games collection afternoon. We were very grateful for all the beautiful items donated and stories shared. More photos to come, but here are a few to begin. Big thanks to @MuseumofOxford and @BBCOxford for being a...

Today's advent toy from our collection is a 1989 Polly Pocket! These little toys were miniature dolls’ houses which you could fit into a pocket! They were designed in 1983 by Chris Wiggs. He took a makeup compact mirror, and turned it into a tiny doll&rs...

Our advent door for today is scrabble! We have been kindly donated a very early edition of the classic word game, which was invented in 1931 by an American architect called Alfred Mosher Butts. Initially, he called it “Criss-Crosswords”, but in 194...

Our 2nd advent door is The Fighting Fantasy Series by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson. The first one, “Warlock of Firetop Mountain” was published in 1982. Come and see our collection tomorrow at our Toys and Games event from 3.30pm @Cheney_...

We're exploring the History of Childhood at the Rumble Museum this month, and to celebrate this, here's an advent countdown of childhood-themed objects from our collection! Today's is the beautiful flower fairies series, created by Cicely Mary Barker and first...

We've themed our front reception cabinet @Cheney_School on the history of childhood ready for our stories, toys and games sharing event this Tuesday. Do you recognise any of these from your childhood?! Come and share your stories and objects, or just explore o...