Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 13, 1913, Page 15

‘THE EVENING TE1 £GRAM, LAKELAND, FLA,, DEC, 13, 1913. Many Forms, of Merrymaking for the Little Folks’ Holiday Y. ADELE MENDLE. ly and make good cheer pmes but once a year.” time the children over with the spirit on and the grown turn to the little ones’ y Yule Tide. thought and prepara- 's Christmas pm‘t.yI such a joyous affair that | X ries will linger with | X folks for many years. Here &re some entertaining games that will solve a problem for the per- plexed mother who perhaps is wonder- | ing “What shall I have the children play at the party?” For when she' sends her “Come to my Christmas ! party” invitations, she knows that a successful children’s party means something more than just “ice cream | aurt cake.” These games will appeal to all the timid little girl, who is inclined to shrink in the corner, as well as the big boy, who usually oc- cuples “the center of the stage.” Santa Claus’ Reins. This game is very exciting. Three pleces of white tape, each about an ~ inch wide, and the length of the room, i are held at one end by three children. ~ Three others are given pairs of scis- ' sors and at a signal the players cut \ the tape in half lengthwise. The one | ' who first reaches the opposite end of | the tape is the winner of that heat. ' The different winners contest until | the champion is declared. Boys and \ girls, you know, love racing competi- | tions of all kinds and this race is one | that probably they never played be- fore. ‘ Magic Music. i | Although this is a game that per | haps the mothers and fathers played | when they went to kindergarten, it still causes much laughter and is al- ways successful, | One child leaves the room and the . | others decide upon something for him | to do on his return. The musician regulates his playing, and the child must guide his actions according to! the loudness or softness of the musie. ; It 18 astonishing what different tasks | are accomplished after a little prac-| tice, and the children’s cries of “let me go out mext” prove their enjoy- ment of “Magic Music.” : Guessing Holly Berries. ' For this game the child must put | . on his “thinking cap.” Hold a large | " spray_of holly in your hand and al-! ‘ OUR STORE IS ''REPLETE WITH THINGS FOR % CHRISTMASTIDE 0w the children to Yook at it for a few minutes. their estimate of the number ot . the “Three” all the children shout| Then tell them to write holly berries on the branch. You might take a chrysanthemum also and ask them to guess how many petals in the flower. Great interest is shown when the petals are counted. A Christmas Doll, The idea of this game is to see who can make the prettiest doll out of a long smooth potato, two pieces of pretty colored tissue paper, some small sticks for legs and arms, and some pins. Or if you would rather pass clotnes pins and let the children fashion dolls out of them, that will also answer the purpose. Place all the dolls in a row when completed, and have the children vote for their favorite one. You will be i surprised to see what ingenuous re- sults the clever little fingers produce. A Noisy Game. Yes, it is noisy, but the children have an idea that “the more noise, the more fun,” and what mother cares if “the roof comes down” at a Christ- mas party? After a child leaves the room, a proverb is chosen. One word of it is given to each child. If there are | more children than words contained in the proverb, then two or more chil- dren are given the same word. When | the child outside the room returns, a leader counts “One, two, three.” At their given word. guess the proverb. Santa Claus’ Grab Bag. | On the invitation state that each | child is to bring something to the party that he or she no longer cares | for. This article is to be in a neatly wrapped and tied parcel, so as to hide its identity. It is placed in a large bag, on the child’s arrival. Each child then draws a present from the bag.. Uproars of laughter follow the open- | ing of the packages, which probably | will consist of peculiar articles of all : sizes and descriptions. A Christmas Mix-Up. ! Provide the children with paper and pencil. Give them the following ' list of words pertaining to Christmas. | You see the letters are all twisted. | 1t is their interesting task to straight. ' em them out. [ Key and list: | . Christmas— Atschsmri, | . Reindeer—Drierene. . Sleigh—Ileghs. . Mistletoe—Etlosmtie. . Holly—Oylhl, Plum Pudding—Uplmdpudgni. . Santa Claus—Asculatsna, . Candles—I.cdnesa . Stockings—Kosctsign. . Jack Frost—Kcaijtrfso. . Wreath—Trhwae. . Snowball—Ownslabl. What Santa Claus Doesn’t Like. This is a simple and successful game. All the children are seated except one who sa’s “Santa Claus The child must © 06 =1 T A 0o 89 b FOR Presents pretty or practical, pretentious ones and thosc less expensive, ali of them appropriate and excellent values for the money. At least come in and look around -r We mention only a few of the many Articles for sale here CUTLERY, POCKET KNIVES, HUNTING KNIVES, SCISSORS, SHEARS, RAZORS, CHISELS, CARVING SETS, TABLE CUTLERY doesn’t like C's. What are you goirg to give him instead?” The first child replies with a word that does not con- tain a “C.” For instance: “Meat” would be a correct answer, but “rice” would not do. If a correct answer is not given by the time the leader counts “ten,” a forfeit must be paid. And we all know the fun of redeeming the forfeits. A Peanut Race. At one end of the room place two bowls of peanuts, and at the opposite end two empty bowls. Two children are each provided with a knife and at a signal they place as many peanuts as they can on the blade of the knife, and carry it to the empty bowl with one hand. Depositing the peanuts, they return for more. Each child is allowed three minutes. A score is kept and the one who has the larg- est number of peanuts credited to his ! name wins the prize. | Puzzle Pictures. Pretty pictures taken from maga- zines, advertisements and discarded picture books are cut up into several pieces and placed into envelopes. A | Jgood idea is to write the same num-' ber on the back of the envelope and all pieces belonging to one puzzle, so | that if a piece gets mixed with the | others it can be readily returned to its own set. ! Each child is handed a puzzle, and | as soon as he succeeds in placing the | pieces in their proper position he is | given credit for it Dy the score keeper, and receives another puzzle to work with. The one who succeeds in putting together the most pictures in a stated time receives a well- | earned prize. Snowballs. < 4 1 This is an amusing game. Snow- balls made of cotton batting and cov ered with white tissue paper and a small basket are required. The play- | ers stand about eight feet from the basket. The one who tosses the most balls into the basket is the prize win- ner. Each child might be given three snowballs to start with. A Christmas Spider Web. Take as many balls of twine as there are children expected at the party. To one end of each ball attach a card bearing the child's name and to the other end an inexpensive gift. Twist the twine around the different { objects in the room. Give each child the twine and card bearing his name. At a signal all begin to unwind the entangled web. Great is the fun and loud the exclamations when the young people arrive at the end of their string and find a gift awaiting them. A Po» Corn Party. If you don't mind the “muss,” and of course you won't, have a pop corn party. Have the children sit in a circle on the floor and provide each with a bowl of popcorn, a needle and some coarse white thread. Tell them that the one who strings the longest popcorn chain before the time is uh wil. win the Prize. Eacl youngster takes home his own string of corn. | An Impromptu Entertainment. When the children are tired of romp- Ing, let them sit on the floor in a circle and tell them you are going to have an entertainment, and that each child must do something to help make it a success. The youngsters will provide a variety of numbers for : your impromptu program, from nurs- ery rhymes to fancy dancing. Artists. Bring in a good sized blackboard ' and have the children see who can draw the best Santa Claus. This will afford much pleasure for the littlefolks. (Copyright, 1912, by W. G. Chapman.) P ] — 7! | S JUST REVERSED. “I 8'pose your husband went to the Christmas dinner dressed to kill.” “No; he was killed to dress.” A Christmas Stocking. It s not always the gift itself, but the way in which it is presented that commends itself particularly to the recipient. To the girl who thinks she is too old to hang up her stock- ings, send a pair of silk stockings, us- ing one to fill, and roll up the other and stick it in the foot. The rest of the stocking should be fillled with in- expensive trifles—a home-made jabot, tie or collar, a handkerchief, some candy, nuts, raisins, crab apples, a card or a calendar, perhaps some lit- tle kindly hints at her hobbies that will amuse her. 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