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BETTER HOUSING FOR BABY'S TOYS

A place for everything -and, than a play-room, and open everything in its place! How much shelves would not be decorative in easier said than done in the case of any but a play room. the small child's possessions! There is, of course, the ideal house with the sunny playroom that has low shelves and drawers and plenty of them. But suppose the house or apartment is small and compact then what?

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After discarding several ideas I realised that the bottom of the kitchen cabinet (its present con- tents disposed of in various other odd places), or a cupboard in the dining room (same problem as to only present contents) were the Usually, it means a big cardboard possible places. But the kitchen or wooden box pushed behind a door space was so valuable that the din- or under the stove. After the babying room seemed the wiser place, so is in bed all toys are gathered to-now when play time is over the toys gether and tossed into the box; or are arranged side by side on the later, the baby is taught to put two shelves. We could use more them there. The room is clean, space, but we have formed the habit the toys are in one place, but what of throwing away all cartons, which about the condition of the toys and used to gather in the toy box, know- the effect it has en the child's ing that every day new ones come conception of how to take care of from the grocer. Thus we arrive at

a certain amount of neatness. things!

Carefully Put Away

Unsatisfactory Arrangement

The colour cone is assembled:

not

Inevitably the store of toys in-fore it is stowed away, so that the creases and the box fills up. When next day it is there to invite play the child wants a toy he finds the and not be a disappointment „be- best way to make a selection is to cause its parts are difficult to find, empty the entire box on the floor. Blocks are in one box, beads in an- He spies a favourite toy, but dis-other, pegs in the box with the covers that all the parts are not peg board. The drawer above has there. He loses interest because he been given over to the baby's books is not old enough to patiently hunt which are large and somewhat for them, and mother must do it. flimsy and present such a problem She finds it not only a task, but for safekeeping as they will feels discouraged that when she stand up in a bookcase. dces find it the part is badly Oh, the shelves get mussed up, of damaged. Just how she will pro- course, but never in the jumbled vide better housing for the toys de way that was habitual with the pends upon her resourcefulness box, and while this is not perfec- and the kind of furniture she has.tion, it is a tremendous improve- When faced with this problem, Iment over the former situation, and found that my elaborate plans of helps to train for neatness and the playroom I would have in my pride in taking care of possessions, new home a year hence, would not I might say that the wheel and pull solve my present difficulties. Itoys still have to stand in corners needed shelves, I saw, upon which or under the stove, but as they do the toys could be placed side by not come apart and disintegrate be- side, all parts where they belonged cause of this treatment, it is not Preferably there would be doors, as such a serious matter. Perhaps in the shelve must necessarily be intime we will have

2 room

used for other purposes about that, too!

an inspiration

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 14, 1938.

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A PLOT AT HOME

How many times we hear of chil dren who seem to know their par ents better than the parents know themselves! We hear them talking to each other and the girl says, Well you see it's this way, Jimmie. If you call up at half past five, be- fore papa gets homme, I'll have 2 chance to ask mama if I can go out. with you Wednesday night. But if you call up later than that father will want to know what it's all about and he will say, 'No' before he even hears the full story."

This is just plain deceit. It puts mother in an embarrassing posi- tion; it makes her disloyal to her husband, it puts the daughter in

a bad position because she is de- ceiving with her mother's approval..

Enthusiasm

Hyou wish to gain

success in what you undertake You must have enthusiasm; be prepared to make - a sacrifice; to take a risk -believing in your aim, in face of criticism, undisturbed by praise or blame

Enthusiasm goads you on where Cantion fears to tread; enthusiasm drives you forward thus you get ahead, while other folk are asking, "Is it safe?" "Can it be done?*** Meet these fears with confidence, and half the battle's

Won.

“Ifs" and "Buts" creep in and whisper doubts into your ears; they are traitors to your purpose The -born of secret fears only enemies, you have are those that are within and when you've conquered these you've conquered - Life and so must win.

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