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The spinning top and the ''hinque'' stick were nearly exclusively the realm of boys and the spinning top was certainly very popular. The chapter ends with several games of skills with different toys and special mention should be made given their importance, at least until recent times, hoops with boys and the juggling ''diabolo'' with girls.

As was discovered in the different locations surveyed, playing “knucklebones” was a childhood entertainment mainly for girls. The older people surveyed recalled that it was played at the start of the 20^th century. It seems that the rules and ways of playing were more complex in the past and were simplified later on.

Knucklebones have been played in many different ways. That diversity can be seen in the elements of the game, its rules and the ditties to sing when playing.

=== Aspects of the game ===

Stickers printed only one side were used, with a variety of colours and themes, bought from ''marchanteras,'' travelling salesmen, or in stores. Parents or grandparents sometimes gave them as a present to their daughters and granddaughters in festivities or fairs. They were sold flat or folded in different sizes, with single theme drawings or with different figures: flowers, animals, dolls, cottages, angels, floral baskets, characters from children’s stories, etc. Some stickers, considered to be for girls, had lace trim and were shiny or glittery. The ones for boys had car, planes, horses, motorbikes, footballers, cyclists, etc.

The well-known spinning top was a traditional pastime for the children in the Basque Country for many decades of the 20^th century and still continues to be so today.

To make it spin, the tip is thrown using the hand whose fingers hold the surplus string. The top begins to spin in the air and continues to do so on the ground and shows off the skills of the thrower.

It is a game played mainly by older boys and basically consists of throwing a sharp instrument into soft mud. The tool can be a sharp stick, a penknife, a knife, a nail and even a screwdriver and is generally known as ''hinque.'' Yet in some places it has a different name in Spanish or has a Basque name.