tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post6423425189110786233..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: Nail Driving ContestsScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-59768160902107170832008-07-16T06:59:00.000-08:002008-07-16T06:59:00.000-08:00Good Job! :)Good Job! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-41904396794775441672008-07-05T14:41:00.000-08:002008-07-05T14:41:00.000-08:00Ice cream taste testing and nail driving...you all...Ice cream taste testing and nail driving...you all are a creative bunch! What fun.<BR/><BR/>Mine are a bit too young for now ;)Mary@notbefore7https://www.blogger.com/profile/17294717852179643696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-77336231005829359092008-07-04T00:00:00.000-08:002008-07-04T00:00:00.000-08:00This actually does sound like a lot of fun. And a ...This actually does sound like a lot of fun. And a ring the size of a studded tire sounds like a large ring indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-23597132590151209492008-07-03T18:57:00.000-08:002008-07-03T18:57:00.000-08:00Without making what sounds like a sterotypcial gen...Without making what sounds like a sterotypcial generalization, I can only imagine the many injuries that my Jewish (and therefore unskilled) family would sustain from such an activity!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-53801973634748758832008-07-03T03:52:00.000-08:002008-07-03T03:52:00.000-08:00my mother was the cub scout den mother and won the...my mother was the cub scout den mother and won the nail driving contest at one of the things... (this was 40 odd years ago so I don't remember the details...)<BR/><BR/>anyway... it's what the cub scouts did in anchorage a long long time ago... along with the pinewood derby and swimming lessons at goose lake...jan in nagasakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08087138043199494280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-52483640296270923512008-07-03T02:58:00.000-08:002008-07-03T02:58:00.000-08:00What is it about a hunk of wood that draws childre...What is it about a hunk of wood that draws children to it?!<BR/><BR/>The other day I hammered in a couple of nails for a make-shift basketball hoop and my children could not get enough. "Do it again, Mommy! Do it again." They were either fascinated by my carpentry prowess or the fact that when I hit my thumb I hopped up and down on one foot for a good three minutes, I dunno.jubileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924715623122612454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-70527707451097651532008-07-02T20:22:00.000-08:002008-07-02T20:22:00.000-08:00This is a simple, but incredibly genius idea! I ca...This is a simple, but incredibly genius idea! I can't wait to try it out with my older kids. Thanks so much for the tip!<BR/><BR/>~KateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-64686609806359420272008-07-02T13:27:00.000-08:002008-07-02T13:27:00.000-08:00Great idea. My dad taught me to wire appliances ...Great idea. My dad taught me to wire appliances and do some things on a car motor...but carpentry was "girls' work" in his book!! Go figure.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630048078969557476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-36683050827519511012008-07-02T09:15:00.000-08:002008-07-02T09:15:00.000-08:00Did you see the movie Witness? I love the house-bu...Did you see the movie Witness? I love the house-building scene, with all the youngest kids pounding in nails on the lower parts of the walls.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-69875779566303526542008-07-02T07:33:00.000-08:002008-07-02T07:33:00.000-08:00We did this as kids. We're saving it for later.We did this as kids. We're saving it for later.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190489990653412687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-20955515618403770732008-07-02T05:05:00.000-08:002008-07-02T05:05:00.000-08:00Very clever! I bet my oldest would love this. I'...Very clever! I bet my oldest would love this. I'm adding big nails to my shopping list right now.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02993502569209583377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-48187921786648940102008-07-02T04:38:00.000-08:002008-07-02T04:38:00.000-08:00I like it - that'll tire out the kids. Need to wa...I like it - that'll tire out the kids. Need to watch for those little fingers; although if they hit once they won't do it again!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-76815589821248777132008-07-02T02:28:00.000-08:002008-07-02T02:28:00.000-08:00This took me right back to when I was a child. I l...This took me right back to when I was a child. I liked nothing better than to go and 'help' my father in the garage. He'd give me a piece of wood, a hammer and some nails and I'd make boats, or shapes to wind wool round, all sorts of things. Great fun.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459871513482076398noreply@blogger.com