Show A Playground for the Baby BY DL DB EDITH B. B LOWRY LOWY The The boy without a play playground is IB father to the man without a a. job Joseph Lee As the spring advances it becomes necessary for the small child to have bave a play playground Play is ne necessary for the baby's growth and development It conditions were ideal it would be pO ble for every child to have hav a a. a awing swing a slide a teeter board and a 8 sand pile land pile In tho country these are ara not lt of obtainment ment The country child is to tobe tobe be envied at this season of ot the year yr especially In n the cr crowded l portions of ot the large cities many pIRy playgrounds have havo been beta Provided pro vided ido for the older children but the wee tots must be taken caro care of ot a at home If allowed to play with the older children they get tet hurt in the rougher pla plays s N Nearly Nearly- every city flat has at least leasta a a. small back porch which can can b be transformed transformed transformed trans trans- formed into a miniature pla playground ground Even though the porch i ia b only a few few- feet square it will provide a playground for the smaller manor children and should be devoted entirely to them Babies in inthe inthe the city have a hard hud eno enough time tim for existence and we should help heIp them in even even- w way y possible Tb The little porch can be be fenced in tn so 80 that there is 18 no danger daner of ot the tho baby falling off A A It box of sand can be obtained ined with vt very ry littie lit it itlie tie lie trouble and it will cause many days to be happier for both mother and ana b babe be A child will content himself man ama many hours playing in the sand makin making sane san pies and sand houses bouses A little attention attention atten atten- attention tion once in a a. while from th the mother encourages him and also teaches him new thin things s to build The child child's childs a toys can be brou brought ht on onto out outto outto to this playroom too Daring Duria r the warm weather a a. blanket can be laid ald in in one corner and the child have his daily nap Dap out of doors in the fresh air The older brothers and sisters Bisters should not riot be allowed to interfere with tho the baby's kin kingdom dom They may be allowed to go out ont there at times time but it must mast b be understood that if they do they are to to play ply games which the baby eon con join jom jom There are many manT little games and action songs which the older children have haTe I learned leamia in the l kindergarten or first primary primary mary room that they would enjoy t teaching teach in ing to the little ones if they were encouraged en en- to do so 80 If Iff the mother takes takei a little interest in tb their lr play they will wil willingly spend nd hours teaching th the baby Children should b be taught to feel that it is not a task but a a. lege lego to amuse muse the baby However er the small child ebUd is 1 better o oft if allowed to amuse him himself ell large larg portion of the day dav Wh When n h he is alone alon he he- will play quietly but with others he is li liable ble to b become too much h ex ox cited Quiet play is most be beneficial f for fora o oa a baby |