Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
AN INEXPENSIVE EASTER PARTY
FOR YOUR CHILD
by Laura A. Kirkm an.

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The day in pnst when mothers think
they must 90 To great expense IN order
to give a party for their children. Since
the World War. which taught women
lesson of economy thew will never forget,
the housewife-mother does not feel II
necessary To buy game prizes and table
decorations; instead she makes such things
herself. The prizes for the following
games might all be boxes of homemade
candy the boxes being plain ones covered
with yellow crepe paper with pictures OF
rabbits and chickens pasted on them.
The party might be started with lively
game called "Chase the Bunny. This
is played by all the children kneeling on
the floor in ring with hands on eech
Others shoulders. One child is chosen
20 be Bunny" and this child runs around
the outside the ring. then touches one OF
of the kneelng players. who must rise ut
once and chase the Bunny 10 the "hole'
left by his rising The player who was
touched must run to the left while
Bunny runs to the right They must tag
each other ms they pass and each must at
tempt to get to the hole before the other
reaches il If the Bunny fails 10 reach
the hole he is Bunny again. II not, the
other child is Bunny, and The game goes on
as before.
quietcr game might follow such
as "Pinnlng the far on the Bunny.
In plaving this each child Is hlind-folded
in turn and given long paper Rabbits
ear with pin through il On the wall
hangs large piece Of wrapping paper
with the picture Of an carlcss rabbit drawn,
or pasted, upon IL Tho child who can pin
his car nearest the part Of the rabbit = head
where tho cars are supposed 70 be. wins.
Next will come a Flower Hunt
Tho hostess has previously cut colored
howcr-hcads from an old seed csta-
loguc Tor has colored PLAN black-and-
white pictures of flowers with crayonsl
and has cut cnch Of these blooms 10 half
| These halves arc hidden about tho room
| At signal. the children begin hunting
| for tho fowcr-halves. The one who finds
| the greatest number Of halves that fit
| together perfectly, wins.
| An ''Egg Race follows. Tho hostess
| has previously colorcd real hardbolled eggs,
one for each little guest. Each plnyer
| IL given n spoon and all are stood at one
side Of long room. The game consists
in seeing who can first push his egg with
the spoon along the floor to the opposite
| end Of the room Or the game might bo ~
see which child could push his egg TO the
I Opposite Elflt anu Afi'l bAt y Rkksit - eAiS
| starting place. in the shortest time.
/ II will now be time for refreshments.
! Suitable ones are:
Ice Cream
Small Iced Cakes
Iced Cocoa
The refreshments table might be deco
rated with a Rabbits Nest made of
cotton, as centerpiece, and filled with
homemade fondant candy in the shape
of eggs. a paper rabbit might stand
guard nearby.
After the refreshments ordinary games
such as Hide the Thimble, 'Blindman s
| Buf" and Still Pond might be played
| until 5 o'clock, when the small guests
will take their departure.
Tomorrow The Thrifty Housekeeper
Spring Wardrobe.
All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirkmar
in care OF the Efficient Housekeeping de-
partment will be answered IN these columns
in their turn This requires considerable
time, however. owing to the great number
received. so personal or quicker reply
is desired stamped and self-addressec
envelope must be enclosed with the ques
tion-The Editor.