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Show The Farnily Scrapbook , - v- Climbing ia on of the activities activi-ties most enjoyed by youngsters from 2 to 12 and sometimes even older. If you have a good tree really climbable one you're fortunate, We bad a wonderful pepper tree when I was a boy By DIL L a OSBORNE! .You have no doubt read that more accidents occur ia the home than la any one other place. This gives us a cue to an Interesting family job on the week end. ... - ' t At breakfast or lunch, bring up the idea that there are lota of chances for people to have accidents right in the housej Then, the family can make plana together to form a "Safety Treasure Hunt" As individuals or in two's or three's, mother, father and children can try to. search out all the things that, might cause accidents. Onej group can take the kitchen, an- other the back porch or the basement I After the first survey ia made,! the whole family reports back and talks about the ' hazards.! They they go on to other parts: of the house and the yard. j It will be surprising to learn! how many dangers there may be the way the knives are put away, a frayed electric-light; cord; floors that are waxed tooj highly, small rugs on which one can easily - trip all aorta' of things. ' The final step, ' of course, is to decide what needs to bo donej and who shall be responsible. ' If you're one of those lucky families that has a back yard! all your own, you'll want to; make the most of It There are; lots of interesting things that have been done to back yards. We'll be talking about them in the Scrapbook quite a bit ia the next few weeks. ' equipped! with a tree house a secret escape route and all the trimmings. But if you have no yard, a sturdy four- or firebar fire-bar piece of fence act ia a eon-vsnient eon-vsnient corner of the living room can be lota of fun A strong climbing pole Is another fine piece of equipment It can be used for "slunnying" or can have holes bored at easy intervals oa the sides, Into which sturdy pegs may be inserted. in-serted. Equipped with three or, four pegs - which fit not too snugly, the older children can have lots of fun aa they climb "by reaching down for the lowest low-est peg, placing it in the hole above and doing this over until they reach the top. |