[Nfb-krafters-korner] Mancala

Wed Dec 22 03:40:13 UTC 2010

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
O.K> I adore mancala and my daughter made and sold mancala boards for NFB 
Minnesota this past summer at the convention. It was a great wood craft and 
plus a great social event when they were done. For those mancala lovers 
there is a 4 player board which is gorgeous and a blast to play!
Theresa
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!


>I love mancala!
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Terrence van
> Ettinger
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:15 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!
>
> Hello Ramona and Dick,
> The game you're thinking of is called Mancala, and has been around,
> in some form or other, for years. It is a traditional African game. It 
> seems
> to me that it would be an excellent game for working on spacial and math
> skills while having an awesome time in the process. Oh and logic, too. 
> '-)
> BTW, speaking of craft options, what about making a gingerbread house,
> and/or decorating gingerbread men?
>
>
> Terrence, an avid Mancala player when the chance arises.
>
> Twitter: www.twitter.com/terrencevane
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>
>
> On Dec 21, 2010, at 6:29 AM, Ramona Walhof <rwnfbi at q.com> wrote:
>
>> Dick, you are doing a great thing with your nephew!  Mostly, things that
> feel right probably are!  The more he finds things with his cane, the more
> he is likely to want to use it.  Don't hesitate to encourage him to
> investigate, even things off the ground if there is nobody in the way. 
> The
> cane can find low-hanging limbs on trees, fire hydrants, playground
> equipment, toys to pick up off the floor, and you have already thought of
> much of this.
>>
>> Does he know the Braille alphabet and numbers.  If so, you can try simple
> card games, such as war or fish or uno. Decks of cards are available from
> the Independence market, Independent Living Aids, and other places that 
> sell
> things adapted for use by the blind.
>> My granddaughter introduced me to a new game that requires no sight as 
>> you
> buy it right off the shelf.  It is called monkola, but maybe a different
> spelling.  It is a woodenboard with indentations in it and sort of 
> flattish
> beads.  No color issues, and no markings on the board.  The beads are 
> large
> enough that they are not hard to handle, but toddlers might put them in
> their mouths.   I was delighted to find it because so many of the things
> kids now do are visual.  .
>>
>> Ramona
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Carlson"
>> <dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>; "'List for blind crafters and
>> artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 3:50 AM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!
>>
>>
>>> Hello everybody!!
>>>
>>> I bring you greetings not only from me this time but also from a pretty
> happy six-year-old who is sound asleep...has been for a few hours.  He's
> going to be staying with me for a few days, as he's off from school this
> week for Christmas.  I have the week off as well.  He came this morning.
>>>
>>> First, I want to let whoever gave the recipe for those brownies know 
>>> that
> they were fantastic!  I thought I'd make them for the two of us, and they
> were a hit.  In fact, he might have eaten one too many, I think.  He was
> sitting down in the kitchen keeping me company while I attempted to make 
> the
> brownies.  They sure smelled and tasted good.  Other than that, we're
> getting ready for Christmas in a few days.
>>>
>>> We did end up going outside to the near-by park today, and it was great
> because a few other kids were there.  Willy rode the swing and was talking
> to another kid on the swing next to him, which is great.  He has school
> friends but could stand to have more kids his age around him.  I was
> thrilled that he was being social and wwanting to be outside.
>>>
>>> I don't know what has happened lately, but today was the first time 
>>> Willy
> took his cane with him without me having to remind him or talk him into 
> it.
> He used it, too!  In fact, he used it a lot and at one point, he was not
> holding on to my arm, and I don't think either of us realized it but we 
> kept
> walking.  I didn't want to spoil his moment so I just kept next to him
> talking to him.  We noticed that his cane had a cool tap to it and almost
> had a rhythm to it.  I got him laughing because as we walked along the
> sidewalk and he was tapping his cane, I was being silly and snapping my
> fingers along with his cane tap and I sometimes just clapped along as we
> walked and we had fun.  Willy finally did realize he was walking next to 
> me
> by himself.
>>>
>>> So, now that we know he can use his cane, I have a question for you. 
>>> How
> do I continue to encourage it?  How often should I continue to make him 
> use
> it and take it with him now?  And, should we continue to see if he keeps 
> it
> up?
>>>
>>> Well, since this is a kraft list, I should let you know that we tried 
>>> one
> of those things one of you suggested with the apple and cloves.  Thanks 
> for
> the suggestion.  It smelled good and we did a couple of them but for some
> reason I guess Willy wasn't as interested.  He's been really excited and
> wanting me to show him to make and do new things that are exciting and I
> think he personally wants a challenge.
>>> We played with his blocks today, and he enjoyed that, but again, I'm
> thinking Mr. Willy wants a true kraft, so we'll just have to give him one!
>>> We're definitely going to do the popsicle stick things too, just as soon
> as I get them.  LOL  We'll just see how things go.
>>> Happy holidays!
>>> Dick
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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