Show Home Education The Child Chills Chill's First School Is the tM Famil Family Issued b by the National Kindergarten Association 8 West tb Street New York City Those These articles will appear in our columns CHILDREN CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS GIVING LAURA GRAYr GRAY r Christmas will soon be Le here again and many many parents will hope to make it a memorable event to the children The inspirations received re- re received re received at Christmas time during childhood are pretty sure to linger r through h life They go o on and on like th the ripples from a pebble los tos- tos tossed sed sect into the lake We hear much about the Christ Christ- Christmas mas inns spir spirit t What is it Will It come to our home homo if we tell the ch children over and over the alwa always s 's beautiful stor story of oC the Christ child how how He lie came to earth earth and wh why Should we teach Christmas songs and poems Certainly all this will help if w we enter wholeheartedly in- in into into in into to the spirit of oC the season our Our- Ourselves ourselves ourselves selves We Wc must allow it to possess us Otherwise how can we trans trans- transmit transmit transmit mit it to the children It is sible to give something we do not have hae The verse It is ia more blessed to give than to receive is the very essence of the Christmas spirit but if we teach the oft quoted words before the children have learned learnE-d by b experience the truth the words set forth they will have gave av litle more for them than they have for most adults But if it the h boys and girls girls first taste the pleasure of filling a need for another through In an enjoyed effort the verse will ill be understood un- un understood un understood and appreciated So let t us encourage them to plan and make simple little presents presenta for their friends and relatives for chil- chil children children chil children dren ls fortunate te than themselves and f furr jr old people There are arc so many pleasing articles ar- ar articles ar articles that lna may be by Ly the children Toys Toya To g made from cotton prints or cut from discarded inner tube tubes are popular just now They are easy to make are lasting and afford unlimited to the small owners Scrap books too are e re always worth-while worth gifts Bright colored pictures clipped from magazines maga magazines zincs or flower catalogues neatly pasted on pages of heavy Tapping make a very ery attractive and durable books Little folks always treasure such and will ass many happy hours turning the pages over andover and over and they will bu be ad- ad ading ading ing ad-ing ing a little to their store of knowledge know know- knowledge knowledge ledge each time they look at nt the pictures To Toy furniture lre fashioned rom from thin pine packing cases or even enn from corrugated cardboard cartons is durable an and may be ba made very attractive One gift will often sug sug- suggest suggest gest jest another A temptingly arranged box Lox or basket containing such things as made made home candies candiee crackerjack popcorn balls small fruit cakes or spice cakes cookies gingerbread jelly some fruit and knickknacks may mar mean a merr merry Christmas to somebody who otherwise would have little Christmas cheer If it is islo isto isto to lo be the childrens children's gift of course the they should help to lo plan as well as asto asto asto to prepare it Contributing to the Christmas spirit and constituting for or the chil children children children dren a very real part of it are the Christmas hustle and bustle and certain Christmas sights smells and sounds Let t the the boys and girls enjoy the these to the full Let them assume the responsibility for the tree and its trimmings arrange the I decorations and help with the ex- ex extra ex extra tra tm cooking and baking baking- Closely allied with learning to give ive is learning to receive grac grac- graciously graciously Appreciating the intent of the giver above the value of the gift natural to the child who vho is karnin understand the theart theart theart art of or g giving ing These two attitudes of mind are arc f really one the they result re from finding enjoyment enjoyment in sharing This h the very vel l life life e of the Christ Christ- Christmas Christmas mas spirit The kindergarten helps the child to adjust himself to his fellow play playmates playmates mates helps him to overcome his timidity or his self assertiveness self or if f he ho is badly badh spoiled helps him to become ome a normal child child-Adah child Adah Adah Hess Illinois Illinoia Supervisor of Home Economics Education |