O had a great time building a house out of tobacco sticks with her grandparents a few weeks ago. The great thing about them is you can knock them down to build again another day. I think this is an activity that O (and E) will enjoy for years.
My son & his friends spent an entire summer building and rebuilding a similar structure out of a stack of two by four lumber (around age 10). Looks like O is having a wonderful time.
According to Elliott, tobacco sticks were used in tobacco barns to hang the tobacco leaves while they were drying. They stopped using them in the 80s. Elliott's dad saved the tobacco sticks from his dad's farm, so that is where these sticks came from. I don't know where you would find them unless you know a tobacco farmer who saved theirs from long ago...
Just wandered through your site and loved this tobacco stick building idea. In response to the person who was looking for them, I just found them on ebay. $11.95 for a set of THREE. THis could be a very expensive toy!
oooh that looks like soo much fun!!
ReplyDeletewow, that looks great, if only we had the space...
ReplyDeleteI bet mom and dad would have fun with those too!
ReplyDeleteI love it! That's such a great idea.
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea! By any chance could you tell us how this was made?
ReplyDeleteMy son & his friends spent an entire summer building and rebuilding a similar structure out of a stack of two by four lumber (around age 10). Looks like O is having a wonderful time.
ReplyDeleteAny suggestions on where to get those or something like it, without having to spend a ton of money on buying lumber?
ReplyDeleteawesome!!!! what the heck is a tobacco stick?
ReplyDeleteWhere oh where can I get some of those for my little school. I love them and have been searching the internet with no luck so far??
ReplyDeleteAccording to Elliott, tobacco sticks were used in tobacco barns to hang the tobacco leaves while they were drying. They stopped using them in the 80s. Elliott's dad saved the tobacco sticks from his dad's farm, so that is where these sticks came from. I don't know where you would find them unless you know a tobacco farmer who saved theirs from long ago...
ReplyDeleteJust wandered through your site and loved this tobacco stick building idea. In response to the person who was looking for them, I just found them on ebay. $11.95 for a set of THREE. THis could be a very expensive toy!
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