Evening star., 1922-10-06

thought to find ways to keep
small children amused. and there
is no part of mothers work
any more important, for children will
have either to be given interesting
things to do or they will become rest
less, to say the least, and every
mother knows what that means.
When children have to be kept in
doors on account of rain or for any
other reason, for any length of time,
,hcy are liable to get tired of their
playthings. For this reason it is a
good plan to hold in reserve some of
n childS toys for another occasion.
When brought out again they will
seem like new toys. and the toys last
played with should disappear In the
same way for future use. Playing
This losing and finding game without
the chidrens knowledge will save
YOU the expense of continually buy
ing new toys.
You will find that rainy days will
he lust as interesting to the children
as sunny days, if you provide them
with rainyday scrapbook in when
they can paste bright pictures which
they themselves have cut out from
magazines and floral and other cata-
loCues. Supply them with blunt scis-
Sors and paste to work with.
Another good way to keep child
or several children amused indoors Is
10 fasten a piece of dark-colored table
oilcloth on the wall at such height
as to allow the little ones to sit
or stand in front and use it as
blackboard. A piece of chalk and a
damp cloth are the only other re-
qurements. If any one in the house
understands a little about drawing
and can occasionally give few hints
and point out that a dog always has
n
that kind of an ear. the practice
may prove to be educational. II chill
dren have some place where they can
scribbIe at will YOU will not SO often
tind pencil marks where they should
not he.
Value of Play Table.
play table for small children can
be made by placing a table leaf or
other board between the rounds of
Two kitchen chairs. The chair seats
can be used to place toys on and the
low bench will serve as a table on
which to build houses with blocks.
run engines and cut papers. Kinder
Garten cards to amuse children can
ha made from colored pictures found
in vegetable and floral catalogues.
Put piece of heavy white pa per un-
der the colored picture and prick
with a pin all around the design.
You will then find an outline OF the
same thing on the white paper, and
child can sew the design from
hole to hole with a bright colored
yarn or embroidery cotton.
children can have a great deal OF
fun with the odds and ends of wall
paper If you have none in the house,
any wallpaper store will give you
an out-ofdate sample book for the
asking. Paper-doll hats and dresses
may be made out of it. and paper-doll
furniture can be 'upholstered'' with it.
To make the furniture. cut out an
oblong piece of cardboard for each
separate piece of furniture. and on
the cardboard cut legs. backs or
sides and bend them to the shape de-
sired. Cut away unnecessary parts
and paste on the wall paper covering.
Box covers Will supply all the card
board that YOU need.
\ piece OF wall paper folded in two
straight creaSes is stiff enough to
stand alone and makes a good screen
for the dollhouse, together with a
piece of the wall paper with a bright
border TO serve as 4 rug for the floor.
Very small children who cannot use
scissors can make paper chains and
pinwheelS out of wall paper. Show
them how to paste together'the ends
of straight, narrow strips of colored
wall paper SO that each strip makes
a link, and as you go along fasten
'he links together in chain. To
make a pinwheel. cut out small square
Of wall paper from each of its corners
almost to the center. then fold every
alternate corner back to the center, and
fasten the four corners with pin stuck
through the center.
Making Play Dishes.
There is way of making play dishes
out of old newspapers that will de-
light little girl If you help her for
r few minutes at first. che will soon
learn what to do. Fill a pail about
half full Of water and take it out
10 some place where it will make no
difference if you spill little Of the
contents. The back porch Is as good
L place as any. The next step is to
tear several newspapers into small
pieces and put them into the water.
Let them soak until you can pull
then apart easily in the water and
the whole is gray. soft. oozy mass.
Stir 1t with a stick until 1t is smooth
and all the paper is completely
soaked.
Now get an old kitchen plate and