Pianos, Animals, Eggs and a Classic Toy... Oh My!!

The Classic Toy for this week is

Jacob's Ladder...

This wonderful toy is called Jacob's
Ladder because its seemingly endless
tumbling of blocks is said to resemble
a dream of angels continuously ascending
and descending a ladder to Heaven, as
dreamed by the Biblical patriarch Jacob
(Genesis 28:12). Because of the Biblical
connection, and because it was a "nice
quiet toy", Puritan children were allowed
to play with it on Sundays.

Some Legends say that one was found
in King Tut's tomb, which means these
fascinating toys were played with in
Egypt before 2112 B.C.,
when the young King died.


To play with Jacob's Ladder, simply
hold the top block by its edges and
let the rest of the identical blocks swing
downward until the "ladder" is fully open.
Then, holding the top block by its edges,
turn it 180° in a left rotation, until the top
and second blocks are parallel and
touching. When the held block hits the
hanging block, a series of blocks will
begin cascading down. Then repeat the
motion 180° to the right. Each time you
move the block 180°, a cascade of
apparently moving blocks will flip
to the bottom.

There's a neat trick you can play with
your Jacob's ladder, which will baffle
children (and, most likely, their elders)
Fold up a dollar bill into a small
rectangle and tuck it under one of
the tapes. Then operate the toy.
The dollar will successively
disappear, appear, disappear,
and so on, for no apparent reason!

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During my recent internet travels,
I came upon some very cute
photos of animals on pianos...
For some reason, I felt compelled
to share them today... Enjoy!

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Below you will find this

weeks Embroidery Patterns...

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How many of you have a Jacob's Ladder?
I do, and just like the Slinky...
it's fun and relaxing to play with!

I hope everyone finds a nice "Tid-Bit"
to enjoy this Tuesday!

God bless...

Until another time... Pearl