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String
games are fun, inviting children to exercise skill, imagination, and
teamwork. They give hands and fingers something clever and artistic to
do! Following the success of Pull the Other One!, here are more of Michael Taylor's favorite string games, ideal for family travel, for creative play and for party tricks.
Many string games are from ancient cultures - for example the cats cradle
came by ship from south east Asia long ago. Today, children invent new
figures such as computers, space shuttles and trampolines.
Includes: -
more tried and tested string games and stories
- clear instructions and diagrams for making the string figures
- figures invented by children
- string tricks and tips for performers
- a rainbow string
- illustrations to color
Michael Taylor
is a Waldorf school teacher and Bothmer gymnast who also promotes the
traditional childhood skills of skipping, ball catching games, hand
clapping rhymes and string figures. He has recently gone into schools
with a show which combines the traditional art of string figures with
poetry and storytelling.
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