The Bible object book : $b A book of object lessons which are different, written in plain English and in common wordsWoolston, C. H. (Clarence Herbert)
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The Bible object book : $b A book of object lessons which are different, written in plain English and in common words
Woolston, C. H. (Clarence Herbert)
Children's sermons
In those older days they will not say Christians are "joy-killers"
and have outlawed the smile. Write it down in letters which stick.
They must have their play-hour, they _shall_ make merry with their
friends.
It may help you to build your program by looking over the following
simple little stunts and pastimes. A half million children have given
them their O. K.
=1. Doing Something No One Else Can Do=
Announce that you will do something in this room that no other person
can possibly do, "I will seat myself where it will be impossible for
another person to do so." Now, sit down in another person's lap.
Nobody else can sit there while you sit there.
=2. Can't See the Candlestick=
For this stunt you hold in your hand an ordinary candle in a common
candlestick. State that you will put this candle in a place where
everybody but one can see it, and that person will not be
blindfolded, nor shall he be prevented from examining every part of
the room to find it, neither shall the candle be hidden. This is done
by placing the candle on his head, taking care that there is no
mirror or looking-glass in the room.
=3. A Coin Trick=
Stand up before the children. Place a coin in each hand, and stretch
out both hands as far from each other as possible. Now say, "Without
bringing my hands together, I can cause both coins to come into the
same hand." This is the way to do it. Place the coin on a table, then
turn around and pick it up with the other hand.
=4. The Prison Circle=
The circle that makes you a prisoner. Draw a circle around a person,
placed in the center of the room, so that he will not be able to jump
out of it, though his legs be free. This is done with a piece of
chalk. Draw the circle around his body.
=5. Crawling into a Pint Bottle=
How to crawl into a pint bottle. This is a play on words in every
sense, so it is played by playing on words. Hold in your hand a
little ink bottle, or a pint bottle, and state that you will ask some
little boy to crawl into this bottle. Watch every movement, keep your
eye upon him. Select some little boy, who has been instructed
beforehand, and also rehearsed in private, to come forward and place
the pint bottle in the center of the floor. He is told to go out of
that room and think how it can be done, and when he is ready to do
it, he is to knock on the door. You then open the door, and he crawls
into the room on all fours. This is crawling into the pint bottle.
=6. Candies Under the Hat=
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