Anyway, the one Resolution we have made here at The Crafti Bug is to keep our blog updated more regularly so let's get stuck in. We've got lots to tell you about....
Hands up those that remember playing string games in school.... I do I do....
My 6yr old daughter came home from school one day with a piece of wool drapped around her neck. When I asked her what that was for she mentioned they were playing Cats Cradle, and she proceeded to make the Cup and Saucer (or so she thought it was the cup and saucer). She then ploughed through the internet looking for instructions on how to do some of the games.
That's when we came across this Cat's Cradle kit from Klutz.
Our daughter was going to be the very best person to test this for us, and when we handed her the book her eyes nearly popped out of her head. It comes with a very cool colourful and sturdy piece of string along with step by step illustrated instructions on how to make the Witch's Broom, the Cup and Saucer, the Eiffel Tower, Jacob's ladder and how to play the Cat's Cradle game (which is a two person game).
She sat down with the book and away she went, after reading through the instructions for each one she had them memorised and became very skilled at completing each one....let me show you what I mean...
I'm blowed if I could follow what she was doing, but I was very surprised how quickly she picked it up and has remembered them all. She's taken the string to school and having a lot of fun with her friends, especially as they attempt to go through the Cats Cradle game.
All these things that I used to play as a child apparently never died, maybe I just outgrew them, but I must say it's fun reliving my childhood through my children.
This book is available through our website of course, so head on over to http://www.thecraftibug.co.nz/ and check it out.
