Now move the thumbs down and away from you so that they go through the thumb nooses and grab the far forefinger strings that are hanging over the thumb nooses. The original thumb strings will slip off. Extend the figure quickly. The pulling through of the string reminded American Indians of pulling off the skin of a hanging animal and reversing it as it was being dressed or skinned.
The figure is difficult to do quickly in one smooth motion, so competing to see who can do it the fastest is a fun game to play. Note that this figure is an upside down Cup and Saucer and can be made the same way by reversing references to thumb and little finger in the instructions for making Cup and Saucer.
Do Opening A using a short 5 or 6 string. Release thumb strings. Release the strings on the little fingers. Now remove navaho the lower thumb strings which is easiest to do using the middle fingers to lift them off and over the thumbs while leaving the upper thumb strings in place.
Double up a normal 8 string or use a short 4 or 5 string, and do Position 1. Cover your mouth with your forearm and give the mouth a voice.
This figure is also called Crab's Mouth , but the Hawaiians think it looks more like the twitching posterior of a pig. View video: Slow dial-up, Dial-up, Broadband You can also release your little fingers and turn thumbs and forefingers pointing away from you to create The Bone. Little fingers then move over all strings and pick up the near thumb strings on the tips of the little fingers to keep it separate from the original string. Use all four fingers to pick up the string noose—the near hand string goes between the thumb and forefinger.
Grab the near hand string close to the thumb with the opposite hand and twist it around the hand, then do the same for the other hand. You could also grab the near hand string with all fingers and twist the string up onto the hands in one motion.
There is now a palm string and two dorsal strings across the back of your hands. Use your mouth or teeth to hold on to the center of the near hand string that goes straight across from hand to hand. Pull both hands apart, then let the other person pull their string, then you pull your strings, and so on, to saw wood.
Variation 1: You, as person A, makes Opening A. Person B then picks up your near thumb string on their right thumb and little fingers as in Position 1, and likewise they take up your far little finger string with their left thumb and little finger.
Person B then does Opening A over your strings. Both of you then release your thumb and little finger strings while holding on to your forefinger strings. Now you can saw wood vigorously without pulling any teeth out. Variation 2: Two people take up the string loop as in Position 1 with your palms facing theirs. You will share far little finger strings in common. Now each of you, using only your right hands, do Opening A.
Next use your left hands to do Opening A over top of your right hand strings. Both of you then release your thumb and little fingers and saw wood by alternately pulling right then left hands. Take up Position 1 on the left hand only. With the right hand, move left and through the hanging string noose, then reach around to the back of the left hand. With your right thumb and forefinger grasp the string going across the back of the left thumb.
Pull this string out and over the left hand to remove it, and then slowly extend your right hand up while letting the strings on the left hand slip to raise the framework for a hut or teepee?
You can turn this figure upside down so that the left hand becomes The Parachute with its cords holding up the parachutist. With the left hand held with the palm down, hang the string noose over the left thumb and fingers. Pull this string a short distance out, then twist your right forefinger towards you to bring it to the normal upright position, but do not extend hands apart. Instead touch your right forefinger to the left forefinger and transfer the noose from the right forefinger to the left forefinger.
As before, move left, going between the forefinger and middle finger, and grab the string going across the back of the left hand.
Pull this string a short distance out, then twist your right forefinger towards you to bring it to the normal upright position without extending hands apart.
Transfer this noose to the left middle finger by touching the tip of it with your right forefinger and letting the noose slip onto it. Repeat this pattern for the left ring and little fingers. This noose is the mouse. Attack the mouse with your left thumb while pretending it is a snake.
With your right thumb and forefinger grab the left near little finger string that hangs down just below the left little finger and pull the string so the mouse can make its escape by running away through the trees. This figure is also known as The Yam Thief and many stories can be told about what is going on. One story is about a row of birds sitting on a fence and suddenly taking flight. Another is about a cat and a mouse.
Another is about a strong but stupid man trying to pull up a root by pulling before the thumb is released. The clever village weakling then releases the thumb and easily pulls up the root to the amazement of all.
So make up your own story. Start with Position 1 using the left hand only. The right little finger then moves left, through the hanging string noose, and picks up the left near thumb string. This is a twisted Position 1. It works for large groups of older children or adults, but requires a large outdoor space, such as a park, to play in. Place a flag or another object in one area of the park. The goal is for one team to capture the flag.
Divide players into teams. The teams have five or 10 minutes to take up their positions. They then attempt to capture the flag and shoot members of the opposing teams with string. Although Silly String is often best used outside, where there is more room, you can also use Silly String games to prevent boredom on a rainy day. Place a sheet or large piece of paper on the floor, and use Silly String to play a giant game of tic-tac-toe on the paper. If you have several different colors of Silly String, you can draw Silly String pictures.
Place a large piece of paper on the floor and challenge each person to use the string to draw a picture of an animal or object that you name. It requires concentration, dexterity, and it fosters perseverance and patience. My website and the MomsMinivan Youtube channel have grown into a huge resource of tutorials and instructions for how to make all kinds of string figures.
Here are my favorites. How to do Jacobs Ladder My own step by step instructions for how to create this string figure. This also has a printable page, so that you can take it with you in the car on a trip to practice! How to do the Hammock string Figure This is my most popular video of all.
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