Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1913-12-12

dOcan llko Oe. what are You r0ing
to give him instead7" Tho nrst Mid
replies wien o word that docs not coz.
tain &C." For instance: Meat"
would be correct answer, but rice"
would not do. II a correct answer is
not given by the time the leader
counts ten" a forfeit must be paid
And we all know the fun Of redeeming
the forfeits, --zu'SEs ssl I..s4eaA. 3
~.--'--- A Peanut Race.
At one end OF the room place two
bowls of peanuts and at the opposite
end two empty bowls Two children
are each provided with a knife and at
a signal they place as many peanuts
as they can on the blade OF the knife.
and carry II to the empty bowl with
one hand. DeposIting the peanuts,
they return for more Each child IL
allowed three minutes. A score IL
kept and the one who has the larx-
est number OF peanuts credited to his
name wins the prize.
Puzzle Pictures.
Pretty pictures taken from maya.
zines advertisements and discarded
picture books are cut up into several
pieces and placed into envelopes A
good idea is TO write the same nam
Der on the back OF the envelope and
all pieces belonging to one puzzle. 80
that II a piece gets mixed with the
others X can be readily returned to its
own set
Each child 10 handed a puszle, and
as soon ss he succeeds In placing the
pieces In their proper position he is
given credit for II by the score
keeper. aud receives another puzzle
to work With. The one who succeeds
in putting together the most pictures
In a stated time receives a we'll
earned prize.
snowballs.
This is an amusing game. snow
balls made OF cotton batting and GOV.
cred with white tissue paper and a
small basket are required The play
ers stand about eight feet from the
basket. The one who tosses the most
balls into the basket is the prize via
ner. Each child might be given
three Enowballs to start with.
A Christmas Spider Web.
Take as many balls OF twine as
there are children expected at the
party. To one end OF each bail attach
= card bearing the child's name and
to the other end an inexpensive gift
Twist the twine around the different
objects in the room. Give each child
the twine and card bearing his name
At signal all begin to unwind the
entansled web. Great In the fun and
loud the eIclamations when the
young people arrive nc the end oi
their string and find a gift awaiting
them.
A Pop Corn Party.
II you don't mind the "musa." and
OF course you won't, have a pop corn
party. Have the children SIT in q
circle on the floor and provide each
with a bowl OF popcorn, a needle and
some coarse white thread. Tell then
that the one who strings the longes
popcorn chain before the time is NJ
will win the prize. Each youngste
takes home his own string OF corn.
An lmpromptu Entertainment,
When the children are tired of romI
ing. let them sit on the floor in
circle and tell them you are goin
to have an entertainment. and tina
each child must do something to hel
make It a success. The youngster
will provide q variety of numbers 10
your impromptu program. from nurt
cry rhymes to fancy dancing.
Artists.
Bring in a good sized blackboar
and have the children see who cai
draw the best Santa Claus. This viii
AFFORD much pleasure for the littlefolkf
Copyright, 1912. by W. C. Chapman.)
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