Cat's Cradle (Klutz): A Book of String Figures

Delivered promptly. Good quality item, well made.

I bought this as a gift for an 11 year old and she has had hours of amusement from it. The diagrams are really clear and colourful. I especially liked the fact that the book is spiral bound, so you can open to a page and it will stay there without closing again. This useful when your hands are occupied with the string! The included string is good quality and still going strong after many months - no fraying at all. I would definitely recommend this book; it’s a good, old fashioned pastime.

Bought for my daughters 6th birthday. This is one of those gifts you buy as a stocking filler but ends up stealing the show! My daughter has honestly not put this down since she opened it on her birthday. What essentialy is a bit of string and a book, has captured her imagination and with a little practice she is creating the shapes with ease and designing a few more. On first inspection I was worried it might be beyond her to follow the instructions but she has mastered this timeless playground classic and loves it!

A really good book about the old play favourite Cat's Cradle. I wasn't sure my grandchildren, aged 7 and 5, would find this as interesting as children of my era did, in far simpler times - but they were fascinated, and so pleased when they able to do create the patterns themselves. A really nice book AND with the " string " included - a good bargain.

I purchase this for my four children who absolulty loved it! I myself used to attempt this as a child with my sister using a piece of string and it brought hours of fun.The book comes with its own colourful string, highly illustrative descriptions that are easy to follow and the quality is great.This has been a trip down memory lane and something that I have been able to share with my children. 5 Stars...

Had this as a child and loved it so thought I’d buy it for my friends daughters for Christmas, fantastic book with coloured coded string making the directions so easy to follow. Will give hours of fun and such a good price point for a token gift.

I loved cat's cradle when I was young and went on to do macrame' and tapestry weaving - The 'boy next door' introduced me to Cats Cradle and he went on to achieve a Duke of Endinburgh's gold award and was a very good yachtsman (a knowledge of knots helps you with many things) this helps a childs imagination and dexterity too - and makes a friend as it is great to share the games with someone.

Cat's Cradle itself is great, but buyer beware. I bought mine used from Awesome Books, which sadly, I found out the hard way, is far from awesome. I was told it was in 'very good' condition and a 'complete' purchase; however, Cat's Cradle apparently comes with a color-coded string, which is referred to in enormous detail all throughout the book. The book is useable without this string, but it is much more difficult, particularly for a younger child who is trying to follow the color-coded directions. If you're going to get this, either buy it new or make sure the string is with it...and don't go through Awesome Books!