Grannyh67

I can sure remember those days. We made mud pies, lots of things. I can remember my dad making us guns out of wood and using a cloth pin to hold old pieces of inner tubes and we plated with those so much, also used to make telephones oit of tin cans and string, I also remember the string and buttons, had forgot all about them though. This brought back so many memories.

Chasing Hawk

I found these..........

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Dancing-Button

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=-QMmfDhrZxg

matraina

I used to love to play with those, although mine had only one button!

maviskw

A local school had a 100 year anniversary shindig. I was in a classroom teaching all the children how to make a button spinner. We had about 25 minutes to teach about 25 students to do this. I don't remember how many roomfuls of children went through my class that day, but there were several hundred children that learned how to do this. I think the ages were 5 to about 12. Not everyone could make them work in that short a time, but everyone learned how to make one.
We used a plastic button purchased for this purpose. I like to use a larger, heavier button and thin, strong but smooth string (not sewing thread). We do this at the one room school on rainy days.

solstice3

Forgot about that toy. Thanks for sharing

Jingle

I slightly remember them, we never had one.

mumzer

Seems like we had a lot more fun growing up. How about a pea shooter made from a Y tree branch and rubber band. I remember some how we put pinch type clothes pins on the bike spokes and it made a sound as we went on down the road.

nana20010

yep i played with them mine was 1 button

jbj137

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*** YEP!! Had one of those.
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Mumzer
the clothes pins held playing card that flapped on the spokes.

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