The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29
WAYS TO AMUSE,
THE CHILD
During the Trying Convalescing Period

HE convalescence period with young children is
difficult one at best. The stage of actual illness,
barring its many anxieties, is hardly more try
ing one in the household
Anyone who has some time had the responsibility
OF caring for small person through weary weeks
that follow the the better" knows how
necessary 1t is that mother be ingenious
as loving
No suggestion that help in any way to pass the
time pleasantly without taxing the invalids strength
comes amiss.
But sick child does not require expensive or
complicated apparatus for his seldom
necessary spend any great amount of time or money in
preparing materials for his plays.
Old magazines and papers-a good of them--a
pair OF blunt scissors mucage bottle and brush water
color paints colored crayons,
paper and soft pencil will be quite enough to insure
his happiness
An old seed catalogue will afford delightful hour or
For good sport select large sheet of the wrap
ping paper, smooth 1t out with hot
pieces Of three to five inches Trace the
simpler flower designs by laying piece smooth tissue
paper 1t and following its outlines with soft
pencil When this is done place the picture Of
the manila pages, pencil side towards the paper
and again go over the lines previously made
When the tissue paper is removed dim outline Is
seen. The picture is ready for painting Daisies
lilies panses, asters and many other simple
enough to be used in the little album
be filed with them during the time that the youngster
is bound
Illustrated story telling is another of enter
anment as unfang as that of the Arabian Nights The
story need not be very stirring. One
tence is told at time and the children hunt through
trate
One by one, they found, the illustrations
pasted long strips pasteboard paper observing
the rotation they should appear in
Again, number of pictures may be and
placed in box ready for Composite Illustrations
formed of these good fun For foundation select
large sheet of cardboard little cottage with matched
roof makes pretty central figure for the
flowers and rocks be artstcally grouped back
ground A dog lie stretched by the doorstep Of
the house, and may crop grass little distance
away. The various figures added without great
straining after the perspective
The older children can utilize the penny prints Of
famous paintings to make pretty ornaments for the
walls of the nursery.
These be mounted upon carbon paper in brown
gray, and formed into calendars time table holders
eteetera with ribbons.
Animal collecting is excellent fun and where carried
exclusively with pictures Is too strenuous for the
convalescent Let the children see how many DIFF
ferent varieties of dogs they discover their
pictures
When specimen of particular breed already
in hand discovered, 1t is pasted upon cardboard
To make little medalions for mounting cut circles
ovals the cartridge then cut the picture to the
same shape but much smaller.
1t is absolutely necessary that sick child is pre-
from all mental strain. The should not ke
taxing the materials should be light to handle
AS soon there indication of WEAKNESS. the
play should changed cheerfuness is OF the
medicines speediest In its effects