Kimberly's Garden - Latest Comments on Grasshopper Houses

Dana Alan [Visitor] in response to: Grasshopper Houses

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 00:11:25 +0000

I did a google search for ‘grasshopper house’ wondering if there would be a pic of these on the web. My Grandmother taught me to make these back in the 1970’s. I miss her and those simpler times very much.

Kimmy [Member] in response to: Grasshopper Houses

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:59:46 +0000

Yes, I remember making the shooters as well. You use a grasshopper weed as the “gun” and you pull another grasshopper weed through it and the head pops off and goes flying towards your target.

Alicia [Visitor] in response to: Grasshopper Houses

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:11:03 +0000

This is the only place Ifound on internet that had this! My boyfriend, brother, his girlfriend and I were sitting outside yesterday waiting for a storm to come through and we were shooting these grasshopper weedsat each other. M and my brother showed them how to do it and told them our Papa showed us how to. Then I remembered using the same weeds for grasshopper houses that he taught us how to do, also, but I could not think of how to make it. I remembered how to place it on my fingers and start it, but that’snall I remembered. My boyfriend asked me what shaped it was, but i was thinkin square not trapezoid. Anyway, I just knew I had to look it up. I do’t have kids yet, but when I do I want to show them. Thank you so much for this, and thanks for the flower background also. I have a morning glory tattoo on my thigh for my Papa because he is the reason they are my favorite flower so I thought that was ironic in a very good way. I miss him so much and he died when I was in the 7th grade, so this is bitter/sweet for me and I love it. No matter how many years and how many tears I love every thought that reminds me of him.

Jeff [Visitor] in response to: Grasshopper Houses

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:50:11 +0000

Great story, I seriously today any children are building grasshopper houses! What a shame they miss the great simple things in life!

Augie Doggy [Visitor] in response to: Grasshopper Houses

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:37:42 +0000

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