tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505083462323594393.post294689248111139116..comments2014-10-23T17:06:04.713-07:00Comments on Ask Aunt Esther: Hanky babies in blanketsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417867128535971041noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505083462323594393.post-1878775798353801052012-08-08T16:34:39.654-07:002012-08-08T16:34:39.654-07:00Such warm memories! My grandparent used to make th...Such warm memories! My grandparent used to make these for us when we were children. Thanks for the directions! My grandparents were of German heritage from the colonies of Southern Russia.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104800176631450135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505083462323594393.post-19014895697194897392011-11-25T20:58:30.990-08:002011-11-25T20:58:30.990-08:00I think the first commenter is right. I found a vi...I think the first commenter is right. I found a video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaVdAtDgEAU<br /><br />My Oma did this with us all the time.katharinehttp://book-kitten.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505083462323594393.post-91010579523188743342011-06-19T18:40:27.519-07:002011-06-19T18:40:27.519-07:00Thank You! My mom, who died 30 years ago, used to...Thank You! My mom, who died 30 years ago, used to make these for me as I sat in church when I was a little girl! I didn't think I'd ever find out how to do them again! Your directions were great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505083462323594393.post-39636870291218638232010-06-28T15:55:22.381-07:002010-06-28T15:55:22.381-07:00I think what she is asking about is simply a folde...I think what she is asking about is simply a folded hanky that appears to be 2 babies in a cradle.<br />1. Lay hanky in lap with corner of cloth facing you.<br /><br />2.Fold hanky in half corner to corner, folding the corner facing you to match the corner that faces away from you.<br />3. Carefully roll the side corners toward the center until they meet. <br />(The hanky now looks like 2 side by side tubes with a corner between them.)<br />4. Carefully take top layer of the corner which now faces away from you, and fold it toward you, covering the "tubes."<br />5.Hold it in place and take hold of the bottom layer "corner" that faced away from you and bring it under the "tubes", toward you so the "tubes" are now sandwiched between the 2 layers or "corners".<br />6. Pick up by the 2 corners and swing back and forth like a cradle. <br />The 2 "tubes" are 2 "babies" in a cradle.<br /><br />I wish I could show you a video, but hopefully this explains it.<br />Does anyone know any other folding "tricks" for kids?Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925824712685708988noreply@blogger.com