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String Figures and how to Make Them
Author | : Caroline F. Jayne |
Publsiher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 1962-01-01 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 048620152X |
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Diagrams and text illustrate the steps involved in creating over one hundred string figures while providing information on their origin and cultural background
The Art of String Figures
Author | : International String Figure Association |
Publsiher | : Courier Dover Publications |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2018-11-14 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 9780486835518 |
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Rooted in tribal customs and cultural traditions from around the world, making string figures is an ancient pastime that continues to charm people of all ages. This compilation of projects from String Figure Magazine presents easy-to-follow photographs and simple, step-by-step directions for creating more than two dozen captivating string figures that can jump, flip, and perform other tricks. In addition to basic instructions on how to get started, this guide features brief accounts of each figure's historical background. They include "Kidnapped Baby" and "Broken Home, Mended Home" from Hawaii, "A Flock of Birds" and "Old Man Chewing" from the Solomon Islands, and the Australian "Setting Sun." From the Congo come "Leopard's Mouth," "Rubber Band" from Tibet, and from India, "Scissors." Other figures spotlight the traditions of North America's Navajo and Kwakiutl peoples and natives of Brazil, Guyana, and Argentina. A great travel pastime and on-the-go activity, making string figures is a delightful, inexpensive, and easily acquired hobby.
String Games
Author | : Richard Darsie |
Publsiher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1402727879 |
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Provides directions, illustrated with photographs, for making many different string figures-- from the fairly simple Jacob's Ladder to more complex Mt. Fuji-- along with information about their history and meaning.
Cat s Cradle
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Author | : Anne Akers Johnson |
Publsiher | : Turtleback |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 1993-03 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 0613800761 |
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Johnson has collected string picture games from all over the world for this lively book which includes everything from the cat's cradle and the witch's broom to Jacob's Ladder and the Eiffel Tower. Full-color illustrated instructions. (Consumable)
Art of String Figures
Author | : International String Figure Association |
Publsiher | : Courier Dover Publications |
Total Pages | : 131 |
Release | : 2018-11-14 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 9780486829166 |
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Rooted in tribal customs and cultural traditions from around the world, making string figures is an ancient pastime that continues to charm people of all ages. This compilation of projects from String Figure Magazine presents easy-to-follow photographs and simple, step-by-step directions for creating more than two dozen captivating string figures that can jump, flip, and perform other tricks. In addition to basic instructions on how to get started, this guide features brief accounts of each figure's historical background. They include "Kidnapped Baby" and "Broken Home, Mended Home" from Hawaii, "A Flock of Birds" and "Old Man Chewing" from the Solomon Islands, and the Australian "Setting Sun." From the Congo come "Leopard's Mouth," "Rubber Band" from Tibet, and from India, "Scissors." Other figures spotlight the traditions of North America's Navajo and Kwakiutl peoples and natives of Brazil, Guyana, and Argentina. A great travel pastime and on-the-go activity, making string figures is a delightful, inexpensive, and easily acquired hobby.
String Figures and How to Make Them
Author | : Caroline Furness Jayne |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 2009-07 |
Genre | : String figures |
ISBN | : 1104845784 |
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Finger Strings
Author | : Michael Taylor |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : String figures |
ISBN | : 0863156657 |
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Finger string games are a wonderful opportunity for today's children to practice meaningful movement, explore space, interact with others, and exercise their creative spirits. They are also great fun String games can be especially useful to children who struggle at school or are dyslexic, and for those who are learning the concepts of "left and right" and "up and down." Finger Strings contains games that will delight all children, from the very young to those with greater dexterity. Michael Taylor has many years of experience working with children and has shared his string figures at schools and camps throughout the world. Finger Strings contains more than eighty inventive, imaginative string games and stories, all clearly illustrated with step-by-step, color diagrams. This book is designed especially to require minimal page-turning while making string shapes. Ringbound to lie flat. Includes two brightly colored strings to get you started.
The Cat s Cradle
Author | : Elizabeth Encarnacion |
Publsiher | : Applesauce Press |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2023-04-18 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781400340545 |
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Learn The Cat's Cradle, one of history's most popular children's games, with this easy-to-follow activity book perfect for unplugged fun at home, on the road, family game night, or wherever you go. Though we don't know which culture began playing string games--or when--we do know that the Cat's Cradle probably began in primitive times. Cat's Cradle was first acknowledged in the 1700s and, since 1888, over 2,000 patterns have been recorded. The Cat's Cradle: And 8 Other Fantastic String Games features: One extra-long continuous cat's cradle string, perfect for up to four players Eight classic string games like Cat's Cradle and Hand Catch, as well as string figures such as Witch's Broom, Parachute, Jacobs Ladder, and more Easy-to-follow instructions and pictures for every trick, twist, and tie, you'll be a string wizard in no time This timeless childhood game provides: Hours of fun entertainment for children ages 6-10 and nostalgia for the young at heart A great boredom buster, fidget trick, or object for restless hands Perfect gift for birthdays or holidays, stocking stuffer at Christmas, or basket filler for Easter Elizabeth Encarnacion is an author and book editor who specializes in books for kids and teens. Her books include Cat's Cradle & Other Fabulous String Figures, The Girls' Guide to Campfire Activities, and 3-D Doodle Book & Kit. She is also the programming director for Spells Writing Lab, a non-profit writing and tutoring center for children based in North Philadelphia.