whip and tops

mig

Hi,can anyone remember playing with a whip and top,my sisters and i used to play with them,we used to colour them with chalk to make patterns.Mig

mellman01

I do but I could never get them to work!.

tkachev

We have one now. It is popular with autistic kids so bought it off a website for toys for autistic children.

Elizabeth

julie47

I remember chalking the top of yhe top so that it looked great as it was spinning.

I did it for my daughter too.

Juliepf x

mig

didnt think you could still buy them ,will try and get one for my grand children.Mig

barbara12

Hi MIg
I remember them....like Mell I was useless...do you remember the games that you put a piece of wood on the curb...hit with a sick...and when it flew up you waked it again...forgotten what is was called :roll:

hileena111

Coming from Northern Ireland we called them a Perry {perrie??} and a whip
but the same thing....yes remember them well LOL

mig

no dont remember the stick game but do remember playing marbles in the road,what about hop scotch?Mig

valval

british bull dogs in school yard half the school joining in was usless with top and whip (ours was painted)

hileena111

Oh Mig
Can you imagine us playing hopscotch now??????
Or me anyway

mig

hello hileena111,well we could do it if two held the other one while they hopped.Mig

hileena111

Brilliant idea LOL

valval

hopped is that the word sure more of a shuffle trip in my case????. would never get brick to land on right square the way my hands shake val

tonesp

playing with tops is very serious in Malaysia We went to a festival in Kota Baru on the west coast and top spinning is a very serious They can get them to spin for hours 8) 8) 8)

mig

Why would they want to?Mig :shock:

joanlawson

I used to spend hours playing with a whip and top, chalking patterns on the top and trying to keep it spinning for as long as possible. I used to have competitions with my friends to see who could keep it spinning the longest. Why don't children play games like this any longer :?: I suppose it's called progress, but we always used to be outside skipping, playing hopscotch, playing with whips and tops etc. There are children living on my road, but I rarely see them playing out.

tonesp

mig wrote:

Why would they want to?Mig :shock:

Don't shoot the messenger All I know that is a very big cultural activity :eek: :eek: :eek:

Airwave!

I did have a gyroscope which you wound the string round and pulled it, then placed it on a line, same effect.

hileena111

The only difference {if I remember right} was the gyroscope went once but the whip and top,......you got it spinning and then kept hitting it with the whip to keep it going
Is that right??

Love
Hileena

mig

Serves you right.Mig