Texas Toys and GamesFrancis Edward Abernethy University of North Texas Press, 1997 - 253 páginas You won't find molded plastic, mass-produced items in this Texas Folklore Society Publication. These are folk toys, made from natural or available materials, whatever is handy or can be scrounged. The folks who make them are amateurs of varying degrees, from the ten-year-old hammering together a skate scooter or box kite to the doting grandparent sewing doll clothes or whittling paired giraffes for a Noah's Ark. Texas Toys and Games combines both how-to descriptions and reminiscences. Folk games encompass guessing, gambling, and counting games; physically competitive games of chase, tag, and mock combat; skill games using sticks, stones, marbles, tops, and knives; variations of baseball, basketball, and football; and rhythmic clapping, rope-jumping, and dance-like games. This book is as much fun as Christmas morning--and not a single battery required! |
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... usually builds from necessity , knowing that the only way he is going to get a tree house is to build it himself . But for most there is the challenge and joy of creative building , and the resultant toy is an object of personal pride ...
... usually builds from necessity , knowing that the only way he is going to get a tree house is to build it himself . But for most there is the challenge and joy of creative building , and the resultant toy is an object of personal pride ...
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... usually help me with this . And we would bore an inch hole in the center of that wheel . If you didn't have it cen- tered well that thing was a real Leaping Lena when you would pull it . Then we would take some good hard oak or hickory ...
... usually help me with this . And we would bore an inch hole in the center of that wheel . If you didn't have it cen- tered well that thing was a real Leaping Lena when you would pull it . Then we would take some good hard oak or hickory ...
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... usually had to build it for himself . Two standard toys a couple of generations ago were the skate scooter and the soapbox racer , or go - cart . I apologize for the looks of the skate scooter made as an illustra- tion for this chapter ...
... usually had to build it for himself . Two standard toys a couple of generations ago were the skate scooter and the soapbox racer , or go - cart . I apologize for the looks of the skate scooter made as an illustra- tion for this chapter ...
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... Elemental niceties , such as reflectors , tin - can headlights , radiator caps ( usually stolen ) , and coats of paint were added when handy or fortuitously acquired . The basic go - cart was a 2x6 frame with. 14 FOLK TOYS.
... Elemental niceties , such as reflectors , tin - can headlights , radiator caps ( usually stolen ) , and coats of paint were added when handy or fortuitously acquired . The basic go - cart was a 2x6 frame with. 14 FOLK TOYS.
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... safer as a toy and is a lot easier to throw , so this is usually the kind I recommend to make . The easiest way is to use a wooden yardstick . The nice thing about yardsticks is that the centers are already marked. 20 FOLK TOYS.
... safer as a toy and is a lot easier to throw , so this is usually the kind I recommend to make . The easiest way is to use a wooden yardstick . The nice thing about yardsticks is that the centers are already marked. 20 FOLK TOYS.
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Weapons | 45 |
DOLLS | 60 |
Toy Box | 78 |
Tops and Knives | 162 |
Rhythm Games | 173 |
PlayParty Games and Songs | 190 |
Essays on Toys and Games | 215 |
Folk Toys in Texas | 217 |
Toys on the Frontier | 220 |
Folk of Texas Children | 224 |
Childrens Games and Socialization in the Texas Hill Country | 229 |
Playhouses Clubhouses and Tree Houses | 90 |
Folk Games | 101 |
Guessing and Gambling | 103 |
Chasing and Capturing | 115 |
Sticks and Stones | 136 |
Marbles | 150 |
Games and Recreation | 236 |
Bibliography | 241 |
Index of Contributors | 245 |
Index of Toys and Games | 249 |
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Página 104 - Pease porridge hot, Pease porridge cold, Pease porridge in the pot Nine days old. Some like it hot, Some like it cold, Some like it in the pot Nine days old.
Página 105 - Three geese in a flock ; One flew east, one flew west, One flew over the cuckoo's nest.
Página 131 - London bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down. London bridge is falling down, My fair lady!
Página 186 - And a Haw! Haw! Haw! How many lickin's did he get? One, two, three, four, five, . . . A number of these counting rhymes are based on the love theme, as: Cinderella, dressed in yellow, Went upstairs to kiss her fellow. How many kisses did she get? One, two, three, four, five, . . . Another version of the Cinderella rhyme is: Cinderella, dressed in yellow, Went down town to buy an umbrella.
Página 129 - Blanca esta cubierta con pilares de oro y plata romperemos un pilar para ver a Doña Blanca. Quién es ese jicotillo que anda en pos de doña Blanca?
Página 104 - One potato, two potato, three potato, four; Five potato, six potato, seven potato, more.
Página 176 - He bought me ice cream He bought me cake He brought me home with a belly ache Mama mama I'm so sick call the doctor quick quick quick Doctor doctor will I die...