String Games

String Games
Title String Games PDF eBook
Author Richard Darsie
Publisher Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Pages 102
Release 2005
Genre Games & Activities
ISBN 9781402727870

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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.

String Figures and how to Make Them

String Figures and how to Make Them
Title String Figures and how to Make Them PDF eBook
Author Caroline F. Jayne
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 476
Release 1962-01-01
Genre Games & Activities
ISBN 9780486201528

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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

Fascinating String Figures

Fascinating String Figures
Title Fascinating String Figures PDF eBook
Author International String Figure Association
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 84
Release 1999-01-01
Genre Games & Activities
ISBN 9780486404004

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Collects instructions drawn from the pages of String Figure Magazine explaining how to create such string "sculptures" as "Twinkling star," "Polar Bear," "Erupting volcano," and "Andromeda galaxy"

Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle
Title Cat's Cradle PDF eBook
Author Anne Akers Johnson
Publisher Klutz
Pages 0
Release 1993
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 9781878257536

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In today's high tech world, people have completely forgotten how to make The Cup and Saucer, The Witch's Broom, and Jacob's Ladder. Thank goodness for Cat's Cradle. This book's simple instructions and ultra-clear instructional art are foolproof.

Finger Strings

Finger Strings
Title Finger Strings PDF eBook
Author Michael Taylor
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2008
Genre String figures
ISBN 9780863156656

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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.

Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes

Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes
Title Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes PDF eBook
Author Camilla Gryski
Publisher
Pages 84
Release 1983
Genre String figures
ISBN 9780590254861

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Play 40 terrific games with only one piece of string!

The Cat's Cradle

The Cat's Cradle
Title The Cat's Cradle PDF eBook
Author Elizabeth Encarnacion
Publisher Applesauce Press
Pages 48
Release 2019-10-15
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1604338687

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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