Stilts are a welcome addition to any kid’s pile of junk in the shed. They are loads of fun, but because you are using broken hockey sticks, you might have to make short stilts. The longest hockey stick allowed by the NHL is 63”. Given that your sticks are broken somewhere short of that length, you will be making stilts for short people. The sticks must be of equal length and long enough for the user to hook his elbows around.
A good footrest is mandatory for stilts to function properly. A wedge cut from a two-by-four makes a fine platform. Screw it on from the outside of the hockey stick through to the centre of the wedge. Use several screws on each footrest.
Have you ever seen those stilt-walkers who dress up like Abraham Lincoln? This could be you. All you need is a very long pair of pants, practice, and a parade. Imagine yourself tripping down Main Street, falling from great heights, tumbling into the marching band, landing on a majorette, and the town paper captures it all on film and uses it on the front page, while your children shun you for buffoonery and run-on sentences! Imagine! In this spirit, I won’t tell you how to make these potentially embarrassing parade stilts. Stilts are more of a back yard endeavour, anyway. And the addition of a sharp point protruding from the bottom would enable you to aerate your lawn while practicing!
