CREATIVE PLAY UL
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Pre-School
Child
Ce MARY DIVING STONSSNTTH
“Wht car Iodos mother? 7 asks the wee Lol or
Ls=1e many times cach dav, This is expecially
trate chuving the winter months when outdoor play
= ooften impossible. Aud ie = well when the mother
can vespord with something constoetive and welp-
fale For iat not oorecognized faet that nanny of the
childs aentndes and emotional haliaes are set hy the
tne he reaches school? A wise mother will spend
tach of her tine, and give els of Ber thou
toward helping to develop dyvimnmite personality os
well as Chirstiom character in her offspring. Bat how
we can bring out vesonrecfidness adaptability, poise,
dependence, pd self-confidence i= the probidem to
~olve,
Firat of all wo <hieuld Brow what kind oU mined each
chald hose And here are some questions to ash
voursell. Is he very bajahit? Is he quick, bint eare-
fess? Is he slow, bat careful? Is he guiek with his
Bend and low with his hands? Ix he slow wath Ins
bead and oped winh Bis hands TU oportant tha
mothers be ahle to answer these questions concerning
ther children, And 1 know that vou will seevee thon
cach child needs to be Toosdled different, Remember
that Lao telkine about the pre-school child who is
fearing lessons not to be fond ne books, who is
Dredg hes place nthe foil group as well as om
the Tveer errele of ehildleen mm veneral.,
Sanbh-lox Possipiniiies
As one of the best play materiads for the yvonne
chuldl Tomention the sand-hox, Here as in nothing
else ie opportunities for develope resourceeul-
ness and ereamtiveness. And there comes, nadurally,
octal adjustment when ithe child plays in a group
around the =and-box. Tave vou ever seen 2 group
of children plaving in the sand? Most of von will
answer in the adiirmative, and vou no doubt noticed
that twentyamonrhs-old Betty is Just as absorbed =
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dine-vesr-old andor,
The tiny tor aay be Ble
can with =und by use a spoon foro
~hinvel, sted
<pilline it out aga only to repeni This process over
amd over geamn, The older child may have created ao
pach and planted bits of twigs for trees and mie
rods over ills and vadlevs, Now he ws running tiny
automobiles no and out throneh tannels and over
Perhaps he has made a honse of blocks m
the =and and aowall about that houses Nani he may
hove Dutlt a railroad system with roadbed, tinmiels,
ancl Dreidees, runny tas tiny locomotive along on the
tke-helieve track,
bridees,
You will rarely see any quarreling among children
who are oceuptod ne project work around the sand-
boxe One the contrary, vou will see many boars
ples hv passed, The small ehald will Team to mee
sind fie as well as the older chal
IENITYRTRY IES
AND (INE ITRTRY IAN
Hor all possible a Gonnle of <ioal] elabidren <toald
hove generous supply of woed nea sca bde Bos
nde especially strong for the purpose. prefab
wieder a =hady tree where mother ean observe the
children’s play from her Kitchen window. And x
sind-table <hould he supplied for nodoor play im
cold or For a small =m ol money
such a table can be balt and made attractive with
pamit. Tt ean be fitted with casters so 1 miny he
moved from room to roon.
wel wenther,
Or perbiogps the bases
(Concluded on page 1.29
Pack Five