Evening star., 1948-10-24
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
From Mrs. w. II. s., Arlington

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To E. M. M, Washington: For
ages 2 to 4 I would not attempt too
much organized entertainment. They
get q great amount Of enjoyment
out Of each others costumes, horns,
and the other types Of noisemakers.
They will do a very good job passing
the time. For one thing, I would
shorten the time Of the party. I
find ~ hours sufficient even ct
ages S and 6. If convenient, home
movies are always desirable for little
ones, especially Mickey Mouse and
Donald Duck. A peanut hunt US
ually works fairly well. A birthday
party Tin fact any kind of parts) to
a youngster, is mainly ice cream
and cake and some candies. OF
course, the presents are items Of in
terest and time-consumers also.
Don't overwork yourself, so you
won't enjoy the little ones-make 1t
simple and have plenty Of help.
Hope you are not attempting too
large o crowd.
WINDOW BOX PLANTS.
(From Mrs. II. r. X, WGshtngton.)
To MRS. A. c. D., Arlington: ]
had q beautiful window box indoors
last winter with red, white and pink
begonias-the kind with the waxy
leaves. They bloomed profusely all
winter and kept right on blooming
through the summer out Of doors.
It would be hard to find any
blooming plants that would be more
satisfactory and that would give
more pleasure than these. They
can be obtained at the 5 and 10
cent stores.
NURSERY SCHOOL.
From Mrs. F. w. D., Takona Park
There are 80 cooperative nursery
schools in the Washington Metro
politan Area which are owned and
operated by the parents of the chill
dren enrolled and offer supervised
play in a safe and healthy environ
ment. One of the requirements Of
membership in these schools Is some
degree of parent participation,
usually one day q week to provide
transportation for group Of chill
dren and assist the teacher. The
members find the monthly child
study groups especially valuable in
aiding them to better understand
their children and their ever
changing needs.
1fG.K. P. is in the Takoma Park
area she may get further informa-
ton byscalling Mrs. Gotkin, Shep-
herd 0733, who is membership chair
man of the Takoma Park Co.
operative Nursery School which
meets at 8 Columbia avenue,
Takoma Park, Md.
From Mrs. H. P. H., Wdshington.)
On the page of The Star in which
your question appeared was an item
about a new cooperative nursery
school being organized for Meridian
Hill Park neighborhood. There are
eight preschool play centers in the
Northwest section, all cooperative.
Call the Recreation Department to
find the one nearest you. Some
meet from o to II, most from 10 to
IL. Cost is almost nothing, usually
81 per month to cover fruit juice
and crackers. There is also CO.
operative nursery school meeting at
old st. Johns Church in George
town.
WORKOUT PLASTIC
TABLECLOTHS.
From Mrs. W. F. L., Arlington)
happened by chance on the fol-
lowing ideas. When the center of
your plastic cloth is worn, use the
sides to cover school books, using
Scotch tape to hold them in place.
Make different sizes of refrigerator
bags. Il doubled mine and stitched
them on my sewing machine) I
also made bowl covers with draw
strings. BY pinking the edges your
little girls can have head scarfs
for rainy days. Good for covering
that cookbook, too, that you use
50 much.