Don't have a hammer? No worries -- just use a large rock. I witnessed a rock being used to pound a nail holding a plumb line into the mortar of the brick building at the kitchen construction site.
Need some scaffolding to stand on at the construction site? An old window frame with the shutters opened to prop it up functions very well.
See that old window frame leaning against the building at the lower left?Tip it on its side and open both "shutters." Perfect scaffolding!
No pencil sharpener at school? Rub the place that needs sharpened along the cement windowsill, and you'll find more lead.
Who needs a ruler to make straight lines in the classroom? Just lay a pen on its side and trace its edge.
Have some cleaning to do? A tree branch with its sticks and leaves (or needles) still on it makes a fantastic broom or rake.
Moses (chief handyman/construction worker) using a branch to rake the leaves in the grass.The same branch also functioned as a broom both indoors and out.
Want a ball to play soccer with? Wad up a bunch of old plastic sacks and tie them together with some twine. You've got a perfectly functional ball -- and you can even make it whatever size you want!
A makeshift soccer ball -- it worked just as well as anything, too!(photo taken by Amy)
I even learned a new game from the girls at the primary school. It's kind of the opposite of Monkey in the Middle. In that game, the person who is "it" stands between two other players who throw a ball back and forth and tries to intercept the ball. In the new game I learned, the goal of the person in the middle is to *avoid* getting hit by the ball as the other two threw it back and forth. It seemed only girls played this game, and it was amazing to watch their agility as they dodged from side to side and often even jumped up in the air to straddle the ball. I wish I had taken video of the game, but unfortunately I never thought to do so. Guess that's another reason I'll just have to go back some day!
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