String Figures

How to do Cat's Cradle [ Kids/Teens ] - Step by step instructions with photographs.

International String Figure Association [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Background information with instructions for making traditional Inuit figures.

Kids Guide to Easy String Figures [ Kids/Teens ] - Descriptions, illustrations and video clips showing how to make basic figures.

The Mathematics and Origin of String Figures [ Mature Teens ] - An advanced discussion of their history and theory with instructions for making new designs by the author, Martin Probert.

String Figure: Honu (Turtle) [ Kids ] - Simple instructions with photographs for making a traditional turtle figure. Includes an associated chant.

String Figures [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Animated instructions for making Jacob's Ladder, Walking Sticks and Two Mountains and a Stream.

String Figures [ Kids ] - Brian Cox, the Incredible Stringman, tells a story called "Going Fishing" illustrated with string figures. Photos and text of his performance.