New Britain herald., 1930-03-26
Just Kiiddin' '---On April Fools Day

New York, March 26--April Fools day is just made for a children's party!
 Fool-proof invitation should summon children to this party on the first day of the fourth month. Only the invitations should be fool-proof, however, Life and limb for the adults of the house can be made safe for the future if all the April foolishness is concentrated in one grand, rip-roaring party of animal spirits let loose.
 For the invitations, juvenile ncte paper should be used, with an animal in the corner. The ani- nal is important, for this is going to be a menagerie party. Each guest, when he comes in the door, is given a slip of paper with the name of an animal on it and the instructions to make a noise like this animal no matter if it is an elephant, a giraffe or a zebra. Hid- ing behind a sheet or portiere. each child must squeal according to zoology and make the guests d. ready arrived guess who they are. This is merely the old game Of "Grunt, Piggy, Grunt" dressed up in modern clothes. but children have always loved it. The one who is able to April Fool the assembly as to his identity for the longest time, deserves and should get an animal prize.
 Practical ZOologyi
 Next, there is the animal candy game, with adequate prizes for the best specimens. All colors of gumdrops, marshmallows. choco- late shot. cloves, some tooth picks. some down feathers taken from q pillow and some broom whisks taken from the broom and a little hair from soft brush should be gathered together on a table, with scissors. Little cardboards should be given to the children with model animals to copy, and a row Of animals should stand up on the nantel piece to inspire the model ing.
 There should be a camel with gumdrop bump, cat with whis- kers, a dog, rabbit, and elephant and tiger. The more the variety. the better the contest. Bristlcs from the brush make the cats whiskers. cloves make the ele- plants tail, and longish gumdrops may be flattened to fashion a gi- raffe's neck, with a toothpick stuck through it to keep it elon- gated. Marshmallows make bet ter white rabbits than gumdrops With a snip of the scissors, their ears may be made to stand erect. Eyes may be made by pressing chocolate shot in a hole made ty a toothpick. Licorice colored gum drops should be used for tigers. red ones for roosters which, of course, should have feathers for tails. Little ducks can grow from yellow gurnnhes.
 There are wide varieties Of shapes and colors to choose from. A brave, strutting ostrich can usa whisl:broom straws for legs, ana a few feathers on it's white gum drop body.
 Let Them Initiate Animals
 As fill-in entertainment, there is the very popular barnyard game where one person whispers mo the car of the person on his lett a certain animals name. That guest, in turn, must initiate it's strut, walk, run, or whatever is characteristic of the animal in motion. Monkeys, of course, are easy 10 guess. kangaroos are harder. Both, however, afford fun. When supper comes, there is no April fooling about the real food the youngsters rate. The candy l animals should have been gather ed, in the meantime. by the guil- ing spirit of the party and put un- 1 der a dunce hat at each placa | Each white hat should have Aprtls Fool in red on 1t. Just before the children sit down, they are given turns guessing what animal is un- der their caps and if they guess right, they are given a candy prize Those who peek are disqualifie,, Those who guess wrong, put or l their Ounce Caps.
 Practical joking aside, it's q l lively party, one that children will enjoy.