Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

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are delightful
Bring the sand 10 Them.
You know IL IL quite possible 10
let child have all the Joy Of play
ing in the sand without going near
the water. Most all the joy. that s
Perhaps there is an added biz ~ DO
gained from having the sand near
the dancing waves. But the sand
box Is a real find for children n
furnishes hours ~ healthy activity
and entertainment n boot
The new sand boxes are expensive
That goes without saying They
are, Of course. very attractive Some
OF them are little houses. with sides
Of wire netting with curtains ~
striped awning cloth ~ let down %
keep out the sun. and littie canvas
doors that fasten securely shut. 20
keep out prOwling cats az well 3a
flies and mosquitoes.
Then there are others Ike me
one in the illustration. that are NOT
inclosed In netting They arc made
with substantial box base in which
the clean sand ia kept Thie
painted some bright color thaf aD-
peals % children blue or green.
yellow or red A. each cDrner there
il little triangular scat aie0
painted The uprights slppor'
framework over which an awning e
stretched This affords protection
from sun and heat
or course such sand box must
be covered - protect u from ma-
rauding animals a piece ~ canvas
that can be stretched over n when
II Is not IN use is = good cover and
80 is a wooden cover made ~ III me
box Either one answers the 5ur-
pose. bur perhaps the canvas beet
because ID is more emily handled
and keeps the rain out ID better
shape
A small child that has a tendency
10 run away cannot 30 left alone
even in a sand-boX But one clever
mother has the following arrange
ment IN one ~ rhe priRhts ~ ne
sand-box she has a strong screw eve.
She has a safety belf FOR me child.
to which are attached TWO reinz
when desirable. The reins are at
tached By means Or little clamps
that fasten into rings in the belt
Now Il e possible 70 fasten one end
OF the rein into one ring tha
belt. and the other end ~ the refn
into the screw eye q the gprl ght
Of the sand-box. Thus the child a
safely fastened, with leeWav enough
50 that he can run about the garden
within a radius OF six or eight feet or
his post, and yet he can climb back
into his diverting box whenever he
wishes 70. And hT cannot run away.
Thus fastened. he may be left alone
outside the kitchen window. where
some one can keep a passing eye on
him. or at the foot % the verancA
steps where the mother can sit with
her sewing, not afraid that 2 a no
menr when her eye Is turned he VIII
dash off into the road. or that while
she IS answering the telephone with
in doors he may run into he nexr
county. They are al of them little
runaways-most 0f hem. anyway.
And Il IS just as vel. 70 have them
safe.
Remember. II you are aII.ng
sand-bOx. 70 get he white sand
which does not staln me child =
clothes. The yellow sand often
leaves a stain that i Is impossible
20, get out.
n y
bag or basket or box ~ shells s-um
the shore Will be sure % please him.
He Will lose them IN time. &c course.
but they viii meanwhile give him a
great deal OF pleasure. q you don
want 10 spend much money "a ne
sand-box. yOg can get 10 tlgether
without much eXpense You ran
have a carpenter make thr box aad
the uprights and the TOP frame.
Then YOU can rig up the awning
yourself. Cut the proper lengths
awning cloth and cut 4 scalI0p Is
the edge, one scailOp 20 each stripe.
Bind these scallOps with a strip z
cloth sewed on by machine 10 az
the work neatly and strongly. and
then The effect VIII be right Tack
the awning into place and paint ths
box and nail The pieces together.
Then buy the sand.
As for the accessories. those. TOO.
YOU can prepare. Buy The pail and
shovel and paint them yourself. e
you want TO- And gather the shells
next time you 90 70 the shore Put
them in a pretty basket or else put
them loosely in net bag with
stout drawstring You can even
make a little sitter, BY lacking a
square of coarse wire netting 20 a
frame made from four sticks. The
only thing is 10 make he edges
smooth so that babys dngers viii
not be cut on them This. 700. can
be painted bright green or red blue
or yellow, like the sand-h0x and pal.