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Show Parenthood Guidebook Homemade Fun By NANCY MOORE THURMOND THUR-MOND Give your children the thrill of homemade fun. It is economical econo-mical and creative to let your kids make their own playthings. play-things. BEFORE A child is ready to use scissors, he will achieve the same satisfaction from tearing old magazines, newspapers, news-papers, or facial tissues into shreds. Do not offer a child a pair of scissors until he is coordinated coor-dinated enough to use them. If your child is lefthanded, the scissors should be southpaw. A quality pair of children's scissors can provide years of creative fun if you establish safety rules from the first cut: carry scissors point down and enclose blades in the hand; always al-ways walk when carrying scissors: scis-sors: never wave them in the air or point them at anyone. SCISSORS join the ranks of glasses and keys in being easily lost, so tie a yellow ribbon around the handle for quick discovery. If the dimestore scissors become too dull to "cut the mustard," let your child sharpen them by cutting a piece of sandpaper. |