A while ago, my son returned to Fuyang, my hometown, the source of Chu culture. The son didn't bring the toy and started to be very bored. Grandpa said, let's do it ourselves. So, the first day made a hoop, the next day made a bamboo raft, the third day made a sandbag, and a slingshot, a flower rope... This inspired the child's curiosity, the son improved many interesting Toy shape, but also made a lot of good friends. The smile on my son’s face was rarely seen before.
These toys on my fingertips also reminded me of my memories. My brother likes to play hoops and slingshots. The slingshot is the most convenient. He is hiding in his pocket. His brother is always carrying a slingshot. He loves to attack the sparrows. Sometimes he will take me to the fruit of the tree in front of others. These toys, which may now be defined by experts as the carrier of folk culture, are actually part of our daily life. The joy that these toys bring us, like the food in our hometown, will always settle in the depths of memory and form part of us.
"Said the text" interpretation: "play, get it." Toys juggling, playing games with utensils, is actually a creative activity that makes people happy, healthy and healthy. When we were still lying in the cradle and crying, the parents shook the rattle, which made us laugh too. Now, the magic is unbelievable. I think that the rattle should be a common toy for infants and toddlers. To be exact, it should be a musical toy. The rattle attracts the attention of the child due to the rhythm of the sound. The drum is connected to the pole and is equipped with a paddle. When the rocker is shaken, the paddle is beaten. The surface makes a sound. In fact, the rattle is a musical sounder created by humans. Music enlightens the soul, and the rattle brings us the rhythm of the young mind. Who can say that it has no meaning of music education? In ancient times, people put pellets and sand grains in pottery-closed objects, and the pottery will be squeaked. This kind of utensil is also called "Tao Xiangqiu". This is the original instrument; since the invention of "Tao Xiangqiu" The same kind of audio toys are endless, and folks still circulate a kind of "called cat". The material is mud, the bottom is covered with a layer of paper, a cotton thread is hanged in the middle, and the rosin is scented on the line. If you pull the line, you will make a meow. . The same principle, there is also a kind of "calling è‰", using a small bamboo tube, sticking a thin 绢 as a wing, a thin line on the bamboo tube, the thin line is connected with another small bamboo stick, if the hand stick rotates, it can emit a similar The sound of summer humming.
The hoop is a toy that we all like to play when we were young. It is hard to say that it is a boy's exclusive toy. Because in my memory, when I was a child, boys and girls were all in one piece. At that time, there was no dress and no lady concept. Boys and girls were crazy together. Moreover, parents were busy working. My brother took me, and my brother’s toy was my toy. The hoop is definitely a toy made by oneself. Some people help to do it. The adults will choose the size of the hoop according to the height of the child. Young children may have a hoop wheel that can only be pushed with a wooden stick. The "rolling iron ring" has also been improved into a "pushing iron ring". Older children are doing it themselves, looking for a thick hoop, of course, ready-made, such materials are relatively easy to find, usually used in abandoned toilet hoops, bath tubs or iron hoops used on wooden barrels, A thick wire is bent into a hook and the other end is inserted into the bamboo tube as a handle so that the iron ring can roll. I remember that my brother had secretly made a big iron hoop from the big wooden barrel in the house. The diameter of the iron ring has certainly exceeded his height at that time. The weight is unknown. Anyway, I must not move. My brother is afraid to roll in the yard. Instead, I went to the stone road behind others' homes, and the sounds of the rumble all the way were rough, and the children of other families were very envious. Of course, now it is only possible to roll hoops in the gardens and parks. The old stone roads have already been converted into boulevards. The cars come and go, and the electric cars are not evil. It is very unsafe.
Our children play a lot more with a flower rope. The tumbling rope is actually played in leisure time. It is a game for both men and women. There are different names in different regions of China, such as line turning, turning drums, picking up stretches, and stocks. The tumbling rope is generally played by two people. One person wraps the rope around the fingers, pre-wires the space of the rope to make a pattern, and another person observes the shape and performs the spatial pattern of the rope. Transformation, this kind of transformation is called "turning the stock", that is, the opponent has to pick out a kind of "new tricks" composed of lines. The other person picks up with his fingers and turns it into another pattern. Until one can't edit it anymore. The starting style of the flower-turning rope is “noodleâ€, and then there are countless kinds of patterns. Generally, there are “twistâ€, “mosquitoâ€, “turtle backâ€, “handcuffsâ€, “wine cellarâ€, etc. Fish, "aircraft", "fishing net", "swing", "parachute" and the like. There is a single player game and there are also two-player games. There are thousands of main graphics that can be played by the draping rope. Some of them are very complicated. If you don't pay attention, you will fall into a knot. If the jigsaw puzzle uses seven geometric figures to spell out various flat patterns, the twill rope uses a thin wire to form a variety of three-dimensional graphics. The two play the same way, and fight The shape changes are endless. The tumbling rope is mainly operated by fingers, with high initiative and strong experience. Each styling pattern requires fingers to complete some subtle movements such as support, pressing, picking, flipping, hooking, and so on. Fingers must be subtly divided, and the flexibility, precision, and practical ability of the fingers, wrists, and bilateral limbs can be developed and exercised to varying degrees.
The childhood interdigital toys let us open our original curiosity, and the games on our fingertips also bring us precious childhood memories. Today, most of the best-selling children's toys on the market emphasize the selling point of puzzles. The puzzle is the meaning of gaining wisdom. Apparently, the merchants have grasped the psychology of parents. But in fact, which kind of toy does not enlighten the meaning of intelligence: the greatest pleasure of turning the rope is to turn out the new tricks to show their intelligence. Our childhood toys are natural educational toys . We have mastered the rhythm in the rhythm of the rattle, mastered the speed and balance skills in the hoop, and exercised physical fitness in the slingshot play and experience the nature. Grasp the rhythm and throw the sandbags to see the reaction speed. More importantly, we have improved our communication and resilience at the fingertips' pleasure, learned self-adjustment in play, and exercised a strong body and a tough mind, all of which benefit us for life.
Author: Chen Hongyu: Beijing Academy of Social Sciences