tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post7613056456425722516..comments2024-03-28T02:03:21.870+11:00Comments on A peaceful day: KnucklesJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-13947780697458849142012-04-26T20:20:54.322+10:002012-04-26T20:20:54.322+10:00Jeanne,
I've emailed you.Jeanne,<br />I've emailed you.Joelhttp://www.educationreformation.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-83126905745482153192012-04-23T08:32:56.047+10:002012-04-23T08:32:56.047+10:00Coolies! Start flexing those knuckles, girl :)
I&#...Coolies! Start flexing those knuckles, girl :)<br />I'll email you.Joelhttp://www.educationreformation.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-22662413004280427192012-04-20T23:09:13.230+10:002012-04-20T23:09:13.230+10:00You're on, Joel!You're on, Joel!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-82516893992527439532012-04-20T22:42:07.693+10:002012-04-20T22:42:07.693+10:00Jeanne, thanks for the reminder about knuckles. I ...Jeanne, thanks for the reminder about knuckles. I must teach my dd, too. I was also a crack at that game - must have a match with you one day, eh? Gutter ball was also a favourite. We had a great little shallow gutter running through our (high)school which was pitched just at the rignt angle. It was a really good game for honing your hand/eye/ball skills.Joelhttp://www.educationreformation.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-52504528588308739852012-04-20T17:02:06.764+10:002012-04-20T17:02:06.764+10:00I have a set of (dyed) knuckles I have inherited f...I have a set of (dyed) knuckles I have inherited from somewhere (I'm assuming one of my parents); but I never played with that set growing up, then it was always plastic. I tried showing my oldest them a couple of years ago, but they were just too large:-) I must try again, especially as his sister is also now a likely candidate--and they're really getting into games.Fehttp://www.genialhearth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-49322613694027927282012-04-20T09:24:11.882+10:002012-04-20T09:24:11.882+10:00Clearly I've been living under a rock as I'...Clearly I've been living under a rock as I've never heard of knuckles or most of those games! But then again, I did grow up n a different country lol! Ok, I do remember marbles, hopscotch, pick up stones, and.....hmmmm you've challenged me to go back into the past and remember now. And yes, thanks for the reminder to play these /pass them onto rebekah, because after all pet hotel or angry birds is not something that's going to be a classic game in years to come lol!Joyfulmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888086629467112175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-90775348676185424362012-04-20T06:50:44.846+10:002012-04-20T06:50:44.846+10:00Knuckles was a favourite for me as well in days go...Knuckles was a favourite for me as well in days gone by. Although we never had a fancy set of real ones! Just plain old plastic ones for us. ;) Elastics is something I enjoyed too as a child, and a game my girls have played a few times. The girls never really took to marbles, but we do enjoy handball - not sure how traditional hand ball is though. In any case, I am intrigued to go try out my knuckle bone skills.......now, to find some!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656724991654128283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-53801747029381466052012-04-20T00:06:50.073+10:002012-04-20T00:06:50.073+10:00How neat. You have the most awesome ideas. You got...How neat. You have the most awesome ideas. You got me thinking about all the games I played at private school...four square etc. I have never taught them to my children!! THANKS for the push to do so! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291951073853426272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-41864973749083271252012-04-19T21:47:24.543+10:002012-04-19T21:47:24.543+10:00I have played knuckles all my life http://www.char...I have played knuckles all my life http://www.charlottemasonsp.blogspot.com/2012/04/tabas-matatena-jacks.html<br />my Mexican friends tell me they have played jacks or matatena as they call it,<br />but I have never played with plastic ones. We collected from our families, friends,and butcher, lamb knuckles. Mine looked smaller.<br /><br />I keep these traditions, and thanks for the rules and variations, we are learning and having fun playing jacks too, since we do not have a butcher to ask for kuckles. I am going to ask my mom to collect them and hopefully, next time we go, we can get one or two sets to bring to the States.Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249978624747684879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-6604170828363935732012-04-19T21:19:08.687+10:002012-04-19T21:19:08.687+10:00Knuckles is new for me. I am familiar with Marble...Knuckles is new for me. I am familiar with Marbles and have heard about elastics before. I know my kiddos would love this, now I just need to read rules so I can teach um. :-)Thanks for the inspiration.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182205871165082208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-68521347372430956362012-04-19T21:00:10.106+10:002012-04-19T21:00:10.106+10:00We had lamb every Sunday at my grandparents and we...We had lamb every Sunday at my grandparents and we would ask for the knuckle bones to do just that. Very nostalgic...good times, good times. Along with catching lizards, climbing trees, making tracks in ants hill to 'direct the traffic', making jam cookie men from left over rolly polly pudding, and watching the muppet show or Little House on The Prairie on rainy days.Dove's Resthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886051375765858980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-46143622523117200412012-04-19T19:58:25.240+10:002012-04-19T19:58:25.240+10:00We played 4 square, elastics and marbles at school...We played 4 square, elastics and marbles at school. So far i've taught my kids marbles and they have tried out elastics. We should try 4 square now they are big enough. I'll have to look up rounders and peruse the rules for knuckles and maybe we will give those a go too :-)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764945456226557171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-20829265017141208922012-04-19T17:18:23.018+10:002012-04-19T17:18:23.018+10:00I use to play with these when I was a kid as dad o...I use to play with these when I was a kid as dad owned sheep for awhile. The other game we use to play at school was marbles - the boys would make elaborate tunnels, mountains and roads and it was so much fun. No one minded us getting dirty.Finding Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882774610725490491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-69517305806002903542012-04-19T16:11:55.676+10:002012-04-19T16:11:55.676+10:00Oh my goodness! I remember all of those, even thou...Oh my goodness! I remember all of those, even though I played in NSW. I was pretty good too but won't challenge you yet as I don't plan to practise with the real thing!<br /><br />I wonder if we know the same games for elastics? That I played in Tasmania and I thought those were much better games/ rules than the NSW versions.<br /><br />PamUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619730481444338254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-10433456416140191892012-04-19T16:09:18.909+10:002012-04-19T16:09:18.909+10:00I did play with these, and we also had a real set,...I did play with these, and we also had a real set, plastic ones for school, the real mccoy at home. I've often thought I should go ask my butcher too. Aren't we geeky?:):)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.com