Who remembers scraps?

Remember scraps fondly. There was a ‘season’ for scraps at my primary school. We all took our tins with our scraps daily, and swapped at breaks and lunch times. There were always some people that made us envious, as they had the more coveted ones. I remember buying some too, thought I m ever had a lot of money for this. I did have a scrapbook, but didn’t stick many in, just kept them in the tin. Was this maybe more of a Scottish thing?

This was in the fifties, at a Scottish primary school.

Never heard of it but cut stuff out from newspapers and put them in a scrapbook. Must have been interesting as someone stole it.

believe it or not, but I still have some scraps pasted in a book...years ago my niece bought me some, I make greetings cards and she thought they could be used for that...they are girls standing in a green dress with bunches of flowers,

Grannybuy, I was at a Scottish primary school at that time

I have never heard of "scraps" but i do have my childhood scrapbook. A strange collectuon of boring, meaningless and extaordinary things i would fancy throughout my childhood. I dont know why i clung to it for so long but it seems to be some sort of absurd time capsule.

westendgirl I remember the changing games too, in Scotland we called it ‘seasons’, the ball season, rope season etc. it just seemed to happen naturally through the year, beds season too which was hopping while pushing a ‘peever’ (often an empty shoe polish tin) through patterns chalked on the ground. Happy days! Late fifties for me. Scraps too of course.

Never heard of scraps. But did have lots of scrapbooks, each one a different theme. Indeed, I still have the one I made as a Deanager - all with James Dean pictures, etc.

I remember scraps. My mother didn’t want me to use a book to keep them in, so I think I kept them in a tin. I didn’t want to swap most of mine as I was so fond of them!

It does seem from previous posts that it was a Scottish thing.

I still have my two scrap books (old read books filled with the purchased 'scraps'.

Not just a Scottish thing as I lived in N. Yorks during that time. There were definitely seasons for games. Skipping and jacks ( metal shapes to pick up as you bounced a ball) and throwing two balls at the wall to catch them and make a rhythm.

So many happy times with scraps, swapping and collecting. I have lots still and small girls visiting were so delighted and fascinated, they always went home with a few sheets. Might buy some more just for fun!

I remember them (I'm Scottish), although I don't think I was ever very interested in them. I found the angel/cherub things quite creepy. Although to be honest, unless there were horses involved, I probably wouldn't have been interested anyway.

I loved my scraps and the swap sessions. It was late 1950s - I changed schools at age 9 and definitely the scraps craze was at my original primary school. We kept them between the pages of a book (must have been a hardback). It looks as though the craze was dominant in Scotland and north of England, from the preceding posts.

Oh yes gillyknots, that Angel in the pink robe. She had a companion in a lovely shade of greeny blue. Loved the American Brides, but never managed to aquire any. There were Gainsburgh's ladies as well. Gorgeous memories.

They sometimes have them in stores at Christmas. Try Flying Tiger Copenhagen.
OOOps just spotted 'acquire'

I will find my books of scraps and put a few photos on tomorrow. I am Scottish too - maybe the hobby didn't reach further south. All that bargaining, persuasion and decisions to be made - great fun!

Will look out for that.

Redblueandgreen

Was getting hungry then thinking about the ones we got from the chippy.

Ooh yes, nothing like a scrap (we call them scrumps where I am) sandwich made with white bread, an obscene amount of butter and lots of vinegar!

Picture from Lost Edinburgh which shows a variety of scraps.

Scraps seem to have been a Scottish pastime going by the posts from Scottish grans!

Can you even buy scrap books now? IIRC they were once widely available, in Smiths orWoolies.

Maybe some of us were at the same Scottish primary school!

I remember as a little girl visiting some elderly ladies with my parents and being given a scrapbook to look at while the grown-ups talked. I thought it was a bit odd, but I dutifully sat quietly and looked at the pictures. Unfortunately I can’t remember what they were.

I don't think we stuck them in scrap books but rather hid them in the pages of a hard backed book. This was in the mid forties while I was at junior school.
I do remember some of the words of the big rope skipping songs. Does anyone else ?

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Westendgirl and Maremia and everyone else, as promised here's a few photos.