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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1957.

Christmas Pages For Children

Give An Old-Fashioned

THE

Christmas Party-

Do You Know How THESE ARE FUN

OUTSIDE

snow

but falling

WAB inside

Jimmy wasn't paying any attention. He was seated

To Trim

with pad and pencil before- A Tree?

a fire in the big living room of his house.

"What are you doing, 6011, making a list of the things you want for Christmas?" his father asked as he walked into the liv- Ing room paper,

with his evening

"No, dud, I'm making a list of the most important things about Christmas trees so ours will be the prettiest taid the safest ever.

"That's a good idea. What do you have on your Ilst?" Jimny's father said as he 1 bla pipe.

"Well, first the tree should be well anchored and set in a pan of water. I've also noticed that only a few trees ure perfect se the best side should be placed out away from the wall,”

"That keeps the tree safe, as well as prelly. What's next?"

"Next come the lights. The electric wiring should be in- speeled to make sure it's safe for the tree, and then wind the THE happy Christmas season is a perfect time to share lights spirally around the tree, your happiness with others by giving a party. Ifor string them up and down you want a real "party starter" try this Christmas race. Giving a cons effect."

"We didn't do that fast year, Line your guests up at a storting line. Give each one a spoon did "we?"""" to hold in his month. Place a plastic, unbreakable Christmas tree ball in each spoon,

Show them the Anish line. Usually the other end of the having room or hell is used as the finish line.

At the word "go" the racers are to start skipping to the finish line. If a contestant drops his Christmas tree ball," he must zo back for steps

The one finishing Best, of course, is the winner of the game.

how

"No, and remember bunched our lights looked. They were all at the bottom of the tree with none near the top," Jimmy cald.

that.

"You're right about What's next on your list?"

"The ornaments are next and they should be fastened so they won't fall off. We need somO now omaments this Christmas, so let's try some of the new plastic ones that won't break;" Jimmy said.

"You're forgetting some of the effects we get with old-fashioned things like stringing cranberries and popcorn for decorating our tree, aren't you, Jimmy?"

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"No, I'm not, dad; that's on the list too, of course the last thing is the tinsel or leleles. Only a low should be used so not to over-decorate the tree."

"That's a good list, Jimmy. You know I'll bet every Christ- inas tree would look better this year if oll boys and girls madu ilats like yours and pussed the suggestions along to their par Cis."

By EMORY J. ANDERSON

AND EASY

TO MAKE

[JERE'S HOW: to make little individual

some

frees to uso na favours for the. Christmas iable. They're fun to make, and

us bright arul Kay Christmas time llæcir,

For each treo you will neea Ave long green pipa cleaners and an Cmply pipe dianers are best for this, You can buy them quierent lengths and my colours

spoot. The tong

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Twist the five cleaners together for About oл0

of

third of their length. Now branch

two

tio Cleaner.

Twit

the remaining three together for another third, and branch off two, more. Bend the remaining cleaner down to top

Turn up the ends of the branches a fistle. Bet the tree in the spool,

To trim your tree, draw and colour bright little balls and birds and hang them

the branches. Little chains of oelouted paper inks are pretty coo.

THINGS TO DO: TRY THESE

THIS YEAR at your Christmas party or just when the familyDLACE

these stunning FOR YOUR GIFTS

is having fun together, wouldn't you like to try a gume that people Early American plan- played at Christmas time hundreds of years ago?

This is how to play the game of "Hot Cockles," ene of theters on the mantel and hear favourite games of children and grownups in days of long ago. the compliments from

One person. Is choben as "It" nudd hus his eyes blindfolded. family and friends. Then "I knècia with his head in the lap of another player who

is seated on a chair.

The blindfolded player places his hand on his back with the paim upwards, and calls "Hot Cockles,“

This is a signal for the other players to strike his open hand. "It" tries to guess each of the players as they strike his hand in

turn.

If he guesses correctly, Rust take his place.

the striker whose name he guessed

Try "Hot Cockles" this holiday season and see if you don't enjoy as much as those other players did who played it so many years ago by the light of candles and the blazing Yule log.

-By M. Ullmark

Rupert and the Thinking Cap-1

Christmas is quite near, and, although the excitement of pre paring has begun, Rupert in walking quietly with a thoughtful expression. Just round a corner he finds his pale Algy, Puk. Podgy Pig, and Gregory Guineapig gazing

into a shop. Two of them accin very cheerful. I've just decided to ask Santa Claus for a trumpet," says Padgy. "And I'm going to write for some roller skates," Algy smiles. But to Rupert's surprise ittle Gregory doesn't say a word,

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You will probably have to go to a country hardware store to find the old-fashioned kerosene lamp burners and chimneys.

You can use any type of bowl. Antique pairs such bowl and creamer or cut-glass bowls are good. So

as sugar

are plain

cut down with day and make paper. This keeps the soll from them the exact height of the coming in contact with them and, bowls. They must also be the ruining them for later use. right size

the on top to hold

Fill the bowls with good pot- burner batioms.

ling soil and plant with ivy, philodendron, or any creeping Place them in the exact cen- plant.

tres of the bowls and fill them Then to the chimney tops with melted paran, letting it with lacquer the same colour as them securely to the bottoms of run down the sidep to anchor the bowls. This last step tics ones like these copper-coloured is level and well imbedday in nishing touch to the planters.

in the bowls with the chim- neys and gives just the right aluminium popcorn bowls,

See that the bowls and chim- the parafiin. neys have good proportions to- gether.

the bowls. Be sure the burner

When the paraffin is «sei and you are sure the burners are The next step is to locate two secure, line the bowls with two little ins (frozen Juloo tins thicknesses of, aluminium

These planters have a professional look.

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