Cats cradle

When my auntie was here over half term, we found ourselves upstairs at the children's old nursery.  There was an eight year old girl trying to figure out how to do cat's cradle - by herself.  An impossibility.  I went over to help her, but found that it was impossible to explain to her what to do because I couldn't demonstrate it.  Her IQ and my explanatory ability aside, what happened was amazing.  Auntie jumped in the fray and the two of us became 12 year old girls playing a steaming match of cats cradle.  Three generations in one place playing a lovely traditional game.  Wonder if I will be able to get DS1 or DS2 to do it with me.