{"id":185,"date":"2011-08-17T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T10:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skooldays.com\/blog\/barrel-of-monkeys\/"},"modified":"2011-08-22T10:38:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T09:38:00","slug":"barrel-of-monkeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/barrel-of-monkeys\/","title":{"rendered":"Barrel of Monkeys"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- skool-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Barrel of Monkeys<\/span><br \/>\nBarrel of Monkeys game is actually credited for its use in understanding structures and particularly viruses. Certainly this wasn&#8217;t initially in the mind when first created by Lakeside Toys in 1965.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1262\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barrel-of-Monkeys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1262\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1262\" title=\"Barrel-of-Monkeys\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barrel-of-Monkeys.jpg\" alt=\"Barrel of Monkeys\" width=\"700\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barrel-of-Monkeys.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barrel-of-Monkeys-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barrel-of-Monkeys-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barrel-of-Monkeys-377x300.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barrel of Monkeys<\/p><\/div>\n<p>MB games currently produce it as a toy barrel in either green, yellow, red, or blue. The instructions on the bottom of the barrel state &#8220;Dump monkeys onto table. Pick up one monkey by an arm hook other arm through a second monkey&#8217;s arm. This continues making a chain. Your turn is over when a monkey is dropped.&#8221; In addition to these basic instructions, the barrel also contains instructions for playing alone or with two or more players.<\/p><div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\nskool\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>In a similar way i remember having a tall plastic yellow stick with around 40 notches. Plastic brown monkeys would then fall down the stick by engaging with each notch first on it foot and then on its head. Does any one remember this and what it was called?<\/p>\n<p>Another toy I&#8217;m reminded of as i blog today&#8217;s memory is the Barrel within a barrel. No doubt based on the Russian doll idea though, these were several variant coloured barrels made of plastic.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone else remember any of these memories? We would love to hear your comments.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any memories of the Barrel of Monkeys toy?<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/barrel-of-monkeys\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barrel-of-Monkeys-160x127.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Barrel of Monkeys\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barrel-of-Monkeys-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barrel-of-Monkeys-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barrel-of-Monkeys-377x300.jpg 377w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barrel-of-Monkeys.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><p>Barrel of Monkeys Barrel of Monkeys game is actually credited for its use in understanding structures and particularly viruses. 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