Day #7 are string games. Free this week with any order of $10 or more. Do not add to cart. Use coupon code: string game      One per customer.

Offer ends May 19. We made the first ones for our Waldorf school class one to use as part of the curriculum. We bought some cord, cut it, melted the ends together with a burning candle. Dipped them in yellow, red, and blue and with the overlap they were rainbow.

Here is our some Josh demonstrating with one of the first we made:

Josh now makes them for Sarah's Silks and distributes them to schools all over the world.

Many parents carry string games along on trips, to restaurants, visitis with relatives as a way to pass the time and share tricks. Our kids grandma's have fond memories of playing cat's cradle as children.

These string figures have been proven to help in brain delvelopement. And they are fun!

Here is the link to International Association of string figures. There are books to teach you how and videos on You Tube.

Enjoy!

A Japanese professor teaches mitosis with this moving figure:

Remember playing Cat's Cradle when you were little? I do!

These beautiful strings are great to stick in a purse or backpack to play with while waiting anywhere. The string games themselves are found in every culture around the world.

Wonderful for older children and adults to teach to younger children. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

These are the strings used in most of the waldorf schools; classes 1-5.

These are cut, melted and hand-dyed by Josh; made in USA. If they break, light a candle and burn the ends back together. (adults only)

Here are 4 games and some instructions to get you started.

  Warning: Strangulation Hazard  Not for children under 3 years