Like children today, Tudor children wanted to play games and have fun. They did not, of course, have televisions, videos, electronic or battery operated games but they did have a wide choice of toys, and played many games.

Bat and Trap is an outdoor, team game. The equipment is made out of wood; oak, poplar, or the wood from the nearest fruit trees. The wooden plate, or trap, is shaped like a foot, and placed on the ground. On the bottom of the trap are three blocks to raise the trap above grass and stones. On the top of the trap a hollow box holds a small ball. At the bottom of the box is a lever, which extends to the outside of the box.

To play the game a batsman takes up the long wooden bat, and stands on the protruding lever. The lever in turn pushes the ball into the air. The batsman then has to strike the ball while it is in the air so that it falls between two posts. The batsman has three chances to hit the ball. Once he or she has swung the bat at the ball, then a strike has taken place. The object of the game was to send the ball between two white posts. A team of fielders tried to catch the ball before it hit the ground. If they achieved this then the batsman was 'out'.