New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-22
How Mothers Can Make
Children Enjoy Taking Walks

, eetber. or one large leaf and two small
ones. This will suggest placing the
groups at irregular intervals, and in all
probability he will ask for large sheet
OF paper and paste the groups all over
the surface. thus making an "all-over,
or wall paper pattern. OF course. this
Arrangement should be OF the child's jwn
invention. for it loses most ot Its valu"
If forced upon him by suggestions from
older people.
Another way OF using leaves which lie
picks up on his daily walks is 20 make
leaf chart This may consist OF large
sheet OF paper. on which Is pasted va
rious specimens of leaves. Underneath
are written their names and any other
Information which the child may possess
This will stimulate his interest in the
different kinds of trees and their leaves
and he will soon become familiar with all
the commoner ones. He will now Keep
his eyes wide open, lest he miss some
species which he may desire 10 add 20
his collection. Or, Instead OF mounting
Them all on one sheet, book may be
constructed OF manila paper. and on each
page may he pasted leaf with as full
description as possible OF the tree.
II is always fun 10 make blue prints Of
leaves and these, too, give an authentic
representation of the leaf. and may be
used as illustrations for the various
charts, besides the real pressed leaf or
flower.
Then there are the various kinds OF
seeds OF the trees. The maple flies are
plentiful, and the child will delight to
find them, and when he has collected d
sufficient quantity he can string them and
make any number Of chains
Another good plan il for the child %
carry a bag or basket of some kind. aud
into this he can drop anything which he
finds 10 interest him, thereby obviatlnS
the command Don't pick that up" Many
pleasant hours are then whiied away IN
sorting and classifying his treasures.
Seeds can be arranged in various ways.
one plan is 10 put all the seeds that
roll together. This, Of course. would
include most Of the nuts. Then group to-
gether all the seeds with 'winga,' which
consist u the maple, pine cone. trumpet
vine, etc The seeds that float are
dandelion, thistle and nilkweed, and
those that stick" are the buTdock. Span
ish needle and others. This classification
is naturally the outcome Of a little talk
about the various kinds Of seeds. which
are in reality the plants babies, and
now the mother plant cares for them.
Some the wind carries away and away,
until a comfortable spot Is found FOR
them to sleep during the long, cold win
ter. and then when the warm spring
rain comes, and the bright sunlight. they
wake up and begin 10 GROW. Other plant
mothers put their babies into prickly
cradles, which are. nevertheless, lined
with softest satin.
The weather is never falling source
OF interest 10 the child, and he should
begin TO observe the clouds and the di-
rcction q the wind. Soon he can learn
10 Use the different simple sdIectives that
are applied 30 the velocity Of the wind
light, moderate. variable strong and gale.
a very simple weather vanG can je made
and placed in some exposed spot. An old
wooden block mas the four directions
north, east. south and west-printed upon