I’m working on an effort where every day I teach my kids something useful. Doesn’t really matter the topic, just a little something every day.
I only just started a few days ago and so far we covered things like stopping bleeding, RICE, different hammers and how to use them, and today we started on knots. I’ll probably stick with the knot thing for a while, because hey… I like knots. All that Boy Scouts growing up.
I wanted to share an excellent website that teaches knots, called Animated Knots by Grog. Covers all your major knots from things like rescue knots, household knots (including tying a tie), Scouting knots, fishing knots, whipping and coiling, and even fun stuff like the monkey fist. Yes, we’re going to tie one of those eventually.
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Start with the hangman’s knot. If your kids are like mine they will love the macabre aspect of it and hook them on the others.
I lucked out and both my boys enjoyed Scouting for many years.
They not only learned to tie knots (and lashings) but to teach how to do it. That makes sure the lessons are set.
Way to be a good Dad –making sure your kids have useful knowledge.
I remember when I first learned that knot… we all thought we were so cool. And yes, I’m sure I’ll teach them that one down the line.