Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
Parent-Te Activities

The 'sParent- Teacher Activities coll
: ann is to be continued during the Sum-
Mer vacation, One doing work for chill
dren is requested to send notices of such
work 10 Mrs. E. n. Kalmbach, S007
Twenty-Sixth street. All notices for this
column must reach the above address
by noon on Wednesday preceding the
Sunday on which publicity is desired.
Making the Outline Quilt-The little
girl who finds herself longing for some
thing 10 do will find the making of an
outline quilt an interesting occupation.
A choice of patterns will be found in
the embroidery book in the department
stores. For a child from 5 to z there
are the simple outlines of birds and ami
mails, while the older child may choose
outlines from Mother Goose" and fairy
stories. The outlines come IL in a set.
ready TO be stamped on unbleached
muslin. One and one-third yards of So
muslin can be torn into a dozen
i2-inch squares. The directions for
stamping come with the patterns and
are easily followed. Mercerised en-
oroidery thread can be purchased at
three Skeins for 10 cents, 81 a variety
OF colorS may be secured at little cost.
One must be sure these will not fade
when washed.
The regulation embroidery needle
should be used and with the enlarged
eye child can soon learn to thread her
own. Where the cotton has six threads
TO a strand not more than two or three
threads should be used in the needle at
one time, For the most part, a simple
outline stitch should be used. but this
can be varied according to the ability
Of the child.
When finished the Il blocks are set
together with plain-colored material of
pink or blue and tied with colored wool
The size when finished will be about
<SxT2 inches and can be made larger If
&esired by adding border of lowered
material around the outer edge.
Gecnes for Home Play.-From the
Playground and Recreation Association
OF America came the following games
suggested for home play:
Five In q Row-For this simple game
mark on paper or board any number
OF squares. Each player adopts Spe-
cial mark circle, cross, a star or a
check The object is for each player to
get five Of his marks in a row-up and
down, across or diagonally. Each plays
In turn and tries to block the others
from getting i've in row. Marks may
BE put anywhere on the board.
IiSSus Paper Race-Each player cuts
- S4IAES "a Tissue paper ana puts upon
Il some initial or mark by which it may
be identified. Four inches is a good
sized square.
At one end OF the room two book
ENDS are set up about a foot apart. A
2-fcot space is good for the first game.
At the other end of the room the play
erS are lined up, armed with fans. When
the word Go" is given each starts TO
tan his square the length of the room
md through the G. Il posts. The first
10 watt his paper through the goal posts
w1ris.
Ms. E. r. Kalmbach. who served
On the national committee on exhibits
~ the Cleveland convention. has been
reappointed TO that position for the
Thirty-third Annual Convention of the
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers. which viii be held In WASH
tr9ton next Spring. The appointment
vas made by Mrs. S. NJ. ". Mars.
national president
nzss. Carl Smith, chairman of rec
Heatton for the District of Columbia
Congress OF Parents and Teachers, re-
ported to that body on the national
convention In Cleveland, as follows:
Ths late DR.. Bird T. Baldwin Of
iowa summed up the 1928 convention
Of Parent-Teacher Associations in
these few words: Beyond doubt 1t