Re: .RE: [UnschoolingDiscussion]Seesaws was Doing too little?
Julie
** What if the mom took him way across town to a seesaw (they're dangerous
and
so increasingly rare) because she knew he had never gotten to play on
one?**
This makes me think of a Christmas present my mum gave me when I was 7. It
was a seesaw that would spin as well as seesaw. It was the coolest present I
ever received. If you crab-walked really quickly you could then both lift
your legs and lean back and spin around and around for ages. My cousins and
I had hours and hours of joy with that seesaw. I was wishing this year (last
year I mean) I could have bought one for my kids but they would definitely
be considered a dangerous toy these days. The last seesaw in town was
removed several months ago.
Julie
(I haven't been around for awhile as I started part-time work and life has
been busier than usual. The computer has been very neglected but better the
computer than the kids!)
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and
so increasingly rare) because she knew he had never gotten to play on
one?**
This makes me think of a Christmas present my mum gave me when I was 7. It
was a seesaw that would spin as well as seesaw. It was the coolest present I
ever received. If you crab-walked really quickly you could then both lift
your legs and lean back and spin around and around for ages. My cousins and
I had hours and hours of joy with that seesaw. I was wishing this year (last
year I mean) I could have bought one for my kids but they would definitely
be considered a dangerous toy these days. The last seesaw in town was
removed several months ago.
Julie
(I haven't been around for awhile as I started part-time work and life has
been busier than usual. The computer has been very neglected but better the
computer than the kids!)
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In a message dated 1/2/2005 7:02:57 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
mjsolich@... writes:
** What if the mom took him way across town to a seesaw (they're dangerous
and
so increasingly rare) because she knew he had never gotten to play on
one?**
This makes me think of a Christmas present my mum gave me when I was 7. It
was a seesaw that would spin as well as seesaw. It was the coolest present I
ever received. If you crab-walked really quickly you could then both lift
your legs and lean back and spin around and around for ages. My cousins and
I had hours and hours of joy with that seesaw. I was wishing this year (last
year I mean) I could have bought one for my kids but they would definitely
be considered a dangerous toy these days. The last seesaw in town was
removed several months ago.
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When I was little, my dad made us a merry go round and a see saw. We left
for the summer, and "bad kids" had broken the see saw by putting concrete
blocks on one end (probably trying to ride or throw them, but the board was
broken).
They were nice things. The merry go round was steel with ball bearings, and
instead of a flat surface, my dad left the angle iron so we could sit inside
and go. Dangerous, but they all are. We just learned to be careful. The
seesaw was a 2x12 mounted on a steel pipe frame with a... I don't know what
it's called. Another ball bearing situation, though, with a flat surface.
Maybe some kind of big-steel-door hinge. (My dad was working in steel
construction in those days.)
When we moved to New Mexico that year, he made us another seesaw, even
better, same mechanics, but each end of the board had a indentations to make it
more comfortable to sit on, and a t-handle mounted for holding onto. We
played with it for years and years. It was a great place to just sit and talk.
Nobody ever got hurt.
Sandra
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mjsolich@... writes:
** What if the mom took him way across town to a seesaw (they're dangerous
and
so increasingly rare) because she knew he had never gotten to play on
one?**
This makes me think of a Christmas present my mum gave me when I was 7. It
was a seesaw that would spin as well as seesaw. It was the coolest present I
ever received. If you crab-walked really quickly you could then both lift
your legs and lean back and spin around and around for ages. My cousins and
I had hours and hours of joy with that seesaw. I was wishing this year (last
year I mean) I could have bought one for my kids but they would definitely
be considered a dangerous toy these days. The last seesaw in town was
removed several months ago.
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When I was little, my dad made us a merry go round and a see saw. We left
for the summer, and "bad kids" had broken the see saw by putting concrete
blocks on one end (probably trying to ride or throw them, but the board was
broken).
They were nice things. The merry go round was steel with ball bearings, and
instead of a flat surface, my dad left the angle iron so we could sit inside
and go. Dangerous, but they all are. We just learned to be careful. The
seesaw was a 2x12 mounted on a steel pipe frame with a... I don't know what
it's called. Another ball bearing situation, though, with a flat surface.
Maybe some kind of big-steel-door hinge. (My dad was working in steel
construction in those days.)
When we moved to New Mexico that year, he made us another seesaw, even
better, same mechanics, but each end of the board had a indentations to make it
more comfortable to sit on, and a t-handle mounted for holding onto. We
played with it for years and years. It was a great place to just sit and talk.
Nobody ever got hurt.
Sandra
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Angela S
* Sandra wrote:
* When we moved to New Mexico that year, he made us another seesaw,
even
better, same mechanics, but each end of the board had a indentations to make
it
more comfortable to sit on, and a t-handle mounted for holding onto. We
played with it for years and years. It was a great place to just sit and
talk.
Nobody ever got hurt.
This brings back good memories. When I was little..maybe 10ish. my friend
and I decided to try to set the world record for teeter tottering. We spent
8 or 10 hours teeter tottering and one of my siblings took over for us if we
had to use the bathroom for a minute. (but we never stopped teetering!) My
mom brought us out our lunch and snacks. Our teeter totter was a really big
plank on a log, which was set on a saw horse. We used it for years and the
plank was nice and long so you went really high. Great memories! I made
one for my kids once and they never got very interested in it. That was a
few years ago. Maybe in the spring I'll make a new one.with a nice long
plank.
Angela
game-enthusiast@...
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* When we moved to New Mexico that year, he made us another seesaw,
even
better, same mechanics, but each end of the board had a indentations to make
it
more comfortable to sit on, and a t-handle mounted for holding onto. We
played with it for years and years. It was a great place to just sit and
talk.
Nobody ever got hurt.
This brings back good memories. When I was little..maybe 10ish. my friend
and I decided to try to set the world record for teeter tottering. We spent
8 or 10 hours teeter tottering and one of my siblings took over for us if we
had to use the bathroom for a minute. (but we never stopped teetering!) My
mom brought us out our lunch and snacks. Our teeter totter was a really big
plank on a log, which was set on a saw horse. We used it for years and the
plank was nice and long so you went really high. Great memories! I made
one for my kids once and they never got very interested in it. That was a
few years ago. Maybe in the spring I'll make a new one.with a nice long
plank.
Angela
game-enthusiast@...
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julie w
SandraDodd@... wrote:
on the other side of the seesaw. Yup, I was the one idiot child not
holding on who ruined it for everyone else.
I even had stitches....
Julie W in AR
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>Its all fun and games until Julie flies over the bar and hits her head
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> Nobody ever got hurt.
on the other side of the seesaw. Yup, I was the one idiot child not
holding on who ruined it for everyone else.
I even had stitches....
Julie W in AR
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In a message dated 1/3/2005 11:40:51 AM Central Standard Time,
jjjwoolfolk@... writes:
Its all fun and games until Julie flies over the bar and hits her head
on the other side of the seesaw. Yup, I was the one idiot child not
holding on who ruined it for everyone else.
I even had stitches....
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Or until your brother jumps off while you're in the air, and on impact you
fly over the bar and break your nose. Isn't it nice not to be alone, Julie?
:)
Karen
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jjjwoolfolk@... writes:
Its all fun and games until Julie flies over the bar and hits her head
on the other side of the seesaw. Yup, I was the one idiot child not
holding on who ruined it for everyone else.
I even had stitches....
~~~
Or until your brother jumps off while you're in the air, and on impact you
fly over the bar and break your nose. Isn't it nice not to be alone, Julie?
:)
Karen
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