Amusements -- Juvenile literature; Children's literature; Games -- Juvenile literature; Handicraft -- Juvenile literature
Tie a piece of strong twine, about a yard long, at the top of the ring
and another, three-quarters of a yard, on each side. Fasten the upper
string to the screw eye above the doorway so that the ring will hang
with its lower edge about four feet from the floor. Tie the other
strings through the screw eyes to right and left of the doorway. The
game is now complete. From two to four children can play it. Each has
three bean bags of one colour and takes his turn at throwing them
through the ring, standing on a mark eight feet from the doorway. One
player keeps the score, and whenever a bean bag is sent through the ring
the child who threw it is credited with five points. The one who first
succeeds in making fifty points is the winner.
_A Book House for Paper Dolls_
=Materials Required:= A large blank book with a stiff cover,
and preferably with unruled pages,
A number of old magazines,
Some pieces of wall paper the size
of the book's pages,
Several pieces of lace or other fancy
paper,
A tube of paste,
Scissors.
Any little girl who is looking for a home for a family of paper dolls
will find a book the very best kind of a house for them. And then such
fun as it will be to furnish it! First comes the house hunting. A large
new blank book with unruled pages would be best of all, and that is what
we want if we can get it, but of course all doll families cannot live in
such luxury. An old account book with most of its pages unused will make
an excellent house. I have even known a family of dolls to be cheerful
and happy in an old city directory.
It will be easy to find furniture in the advertising pages of magazines,
rugs can be cut from pictures in the same magazines and bits of wall
paper are used for the walls of the book house. Tissue paper of
different colours and papers with a lace edge make charming window
curtains, while thicker fancy papers may be used for portieres. On the
cover of the book a picture of the house, or just the doorway, may be
pasted. The first two pages are of course the hall. For this you will
need a broad staircase, hall seat, hardwood floor and rugs, with perhaps
an open fireplace or a cushioned window seat to make it look hospitable.
Try to find furniture all about the same size, or if you cannot do this
put the smaller pieces at the back of the room and the larger ones
toward the front.
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