Monday, October 5, 2009

Fall Hula Hoop Toss


Jessica is busy swinging her Hula Hoop around. With a little more hip action and little less diaper,
she will be an expert.

Here is a FALL TWIST on the old HULA HOOP you have sitting in your garage. While the weather is still somewhat warm (unlike today), line up all those pumpkins you have bought for decorations and have a hula hoop toss. See who can land a hula hoop around them. This is something different for your kids to do when they are bored or if you are having a Halloween party? This can be a fun game. Give a prize to the winner.

For the Fun Of It History note:
Hula hoops have been around for over 3000 years. Kids played with hoops made from grapevines and stiff grasses. In the 14th century "HOOPING" was a very popular craze. The word Hula became associated with hooping because of the similarity between hooping and hula dancing. In 1957 an Australian company had introduced  a wood hoop into the retail market. Wham-O decided to manufacture a bright colored plastic hoop in 1958. WOW! the rest is history.