The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
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By Mignon Hall
Stunts for Xmas
 at Santa Parties
From The pelienator.

From The Delienator.
 The biggest boy in the club should be the Santa Claus. To dress him up, borrow a bath robe. and trim it round the collar and cuffs with some oldI fur. big fur cap is the thing forl Santa Claus head and great big bag should be provided for him to hang over his shoulder to carry the presents in. paper mask for Santa can be bought at some small store for about 20 cents, and a big beard can be made of excelsior, tied up so as to stay in place. If the excelsior can be dyed gray all the better.
 Each boy in the club should pro vide one present for Santa's bag. ds would be better if each boy shoulds make the present himself. Good things for such presents are bean bags, oaseballs, bats, shinny sticks tops, marbles, short wooden swords. slinss, putty blowers, jew's-harps. soap bubble pipes. jack-stones, match safes, candy, chewing gum, and so on
 All the presents for the Santa Claus party should be handed to a conmft.l tee Of three knights, whose duty M is to pack them all neatly in Santa Claus bag. At the time of the party the members of the club should gath CT together in the meeting room. and the committee may meet in a room near by with the big boy who is to be Santa Claus. They must dress him up and escort him to the club. When Santa comes in all will rise and ths president will say:
 Greeting, Santa Claus; the boy, await you"
 children"
 Then Santa passes out the pres ehts' It IS best for the boys to for q line, and for Santa to reach in f bag without looking and pull ont of 3 Ilrst thing that comes to his hand
 ne last present in the bag is Sanls Claus. A good deal of amusement. can pc had at the party if a commik1 tee or live boys is chosen to Iools after the entertainment. A good plan is to get up shadow pictures A shee huhg up near one end of the rooms about five feet from tba wal P nlho the sheet, close to the wall and low down, is placed a strong Iiobt The Knights and others who arc t~ pc the audience all sit in front. and when everything is ready all light except the one behind the sheet ara
  put out. The boys who are to malsa the shadow pictures then go betwee, the light and the sheet and cut un al sorts of antics throwing large sbad ows on the sheet. If there Is a bo who can make odd shadow picturae with his hands he can amuse the chi for some time.
 Another thing that makes fun at santa Claus party may be called tn boy orator" A large pair of boot IS provided, and the boy orator put his arms in these and stands back o5 table, so that his booted arms ma look like pair of short legs and h appears to be a funny little ma standing on the table. Another bo stands behind him and puts his arm through under the orators arms an makes the gestures while the oratoi delivers his speech. This can be mad very funny If the orator learns q goo speech and If the boy who makes tn gestures waves his arms and make very bad and inappropriate gestureII It is especially trying for the oratoj 1T the gesturer holds a handkerchief In his hands and wipes his face ocl casionally or waves it in triumph a inappropriate times