Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-16
ChilLren's Anu sements.

OF all the playthlngs our little folks
have, some letter cards, the alphabet
printed on thick cards, and cut up into
inch squares, seem to afford them the
most varied and lasting as we'll as in
structive amusement. The little ones
have learned their alphabet, and the
older ones form words and word
squares, sometimes quite puzzling
even mamma by their calls for word
beginning with A and ending with II
| think they ara much better than the
ordinary letter blocks, and they costles .,
thirty or thirty-tive cents, believe.
l recently bought box of W ID
dominoes with black spots, and ley
build fine towers with them, an. are
learning to count the spots. A black
board is very nice thing for little
folks to have, states 80 soon come to
grief. believe there are nice substl-
tutes for blackboards that roll up like
a map, but both have been too expen-
sive tor me as yet.
Taking hint from some illustrations
of kindergarten plays, 1 have been
teaching the little girls six or eight
years old to make single stitch on per-
forated board, but they insist upon
making something, so that it takes a
good bit of my time to oversee them.
l am crocheting covers of bright Ger
mantown wool, which L will fill with
cotton and allow them to throw across
the room, as they are soft and will not
break glass or hurt any one unless
thrown very hard.
have been making large doll
body from the pattern my mother
made my dolls by, OF heavy un-
bleached cotton; it is heavier than the
bodies one buys, but the annoyance of
sawdust dropping around is not to be
feared, and it will bear any amount cf
hard usage. will buy patent head
for it, and dress it with all its clothes
buttoned on, then they can be washed
when soiled, while dolly wears her
nightdress or wrapper, if get time to
make one. l have Il chair costing me
fifty cents. for her to sit on, and 1t Is
strong enough for her little mamma
too. Our little twin boys had lots of
pleasure last winter from two very Or
binary rag dolls, just cut as one cuts
paper dolls, from unbleached muslin,
the head and hands stuffed with white
rags and the bodies with any sort. l
dressed theL. in black pants, red shirts,
black cloth boots and white collars
they were SO forlorn III the spring that
they went to the rug man, but | shall
try to make two mere before Christmas.
When our little folks need some es-
pecial amusement, as when little bit
SICK, or on very stormy days, cut dolls
from any Old newspaper, stiff brown
paper Is better, men, women, children,
and babies, aud then q lot of chairs,
sofas. rocking chairs, tables, dishes,
knives, f.rks, and spoons, and make u
fine litter, and when we are tired OF
them they are swept up and burned.
Crandalls toys are very good for
those who can afford them. They can
be arranged in u great variety of ways,
and if one has time many lessons may
be impaired in our play with the little
folks. Penny toys, chairs. tables, bed.
steads, and cradles make up just as
nice playhouses fer real use as the ex-
pensive ones. Our children have bits
Of red and blue chintz for bedroom
carpets, striped wall paper for kitchen
and dining room carpets, and gag de-
laine for the parlor. There is q papa
doll six inches tall, q mamma, boys an .
girls, and u wee baby in the cradle; a
black china doll, very much the worse
for wear, is "the colored" and reigns
in the kitchen.
No matter how cheap the toys are, a
little sympathy, interest and help at
their play, makes them very nice, and
l sincerely pity the little ones who
have lovely toys to look at, but too
nice to play with.-7He Household.