Evening star., 1942-12-18
Excellent Gift
Suggestions
For Baby
Nursery Equipment
And Washable
Toys Best
By Leffice Lee Street,

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We all like to give babies Christ
mas gifts. particularly If a new
member of the family has recently
arrived, or a well-liked friend has
a young baby. Are you wondering,
rather desperately, what sort of
presents to send the little things?
For the first Christmas I think
the happiest choice is gift that
will be useful either to his mother,
now. or to the baby in later years.
If you can find the opportunity
why not ask the infants mother
if she lacks any particular nursery
need and If so what it is?
Here is a list of gifts for infants,
arranged more or less according
to cost, starting with the most ex-
pensive:
Crib with firm mattress.
Rug for nursery floor.
Wardrobe-dresser combined to
match crib.
Low chair for nursery or baby
sized chair, or regular nursery chair.
Carriage robe with matching pill
low.
Baby scales.
Silver-Tiny military brushes for
boy baby, dumbbell, rattle. cup,
porringer, baby spoon, small knife,
fork and-spoon set.
Crib blankets.
Clothes of any kind (buy them in
a size or two larger than the baby
is now wearing), wrapping shawls,
baby buntings.
Hand-quilted spread for crib, can
dlewick spread for crib, pretty lamp
for nursery. These are adorable
ones that use toys (dolls, animals,
etc. for the base.
A tiny baby should be given toys
that are too big to be swallowed but
not so large that he cannot hold
them comfortably. Caution: Be
sure paint on toys does not contain
lead and that it will not wash off.
Do not give baby any article that is
sharp or that is rough, pointed or
has removable parts. The toys
should be washable.
Suitable toys are rubber animals
or dolls that squeak, rattles, balls,
toys, cuddly toys. Any small
object painted red and yellow will
make baby crow with delight.
For older babies, all toys should be
washable and the same caution
should be exercised as outlined
above.
A six-month to a year-old baby is
taking much more notice of the
world around him. He also has dis
covered his wonderful fingers. How
he loves to throw his toys out of the
crib or carriage! Either that or chew
them up along with his fingers,
hands, the crib sheets and blankets!
He will enjoy bright-colored nests
of hollow blocks or boxes, or those
little painted wooden trucks neatly
fitted with blocks, balls, noisy rat
ties. jars with screw tops, music
boxes with handles that do not come
off, strings of large colored beads,
rubber or rag dolls and animals,
cuddly beasts and bathtub toys.
A most attractive Christmas pack
age for a baby was in two parts, a
useful gift and fun" gift. The
former was a hot plate and it was
wrapped in pink tissue, tied with
blue ribbon and decorated with silver
stars, on top was small box that
contained a little bath ball with a
swan swimming around inside of it..
This smaller box was wrapped in
blue tissue and tied with pink rib
bon, the bow on top was pink and
blue and the effect was fetching
Here is a very fine idea, 1t will
help the country, help the baby and
his mother and make you feel noble !
Start your new relative off with a
little something in the sock. some
thing solid like a WAR SAVINGS
BOND!
But don't forget the religious
significance of Christmas. Mrs.
Streets leaf1et No. % is a col
lection of children's prayers which
will help in a child's religious
training. To obtain it write to
her I'm care of The Evening Star.
Inclose 5 cents tcoin preferred)
to cover costs of handling and
postage.