Show WORK AND PLAY TOGETHER I 1 gy dy MRS PR PRESTON EsrON F GASS very C tt of two to ill till thief c 0 yefim require tile tho companionship or of other otan r children in ili work wid pill v ftc it lucli I 1 lich its 08 those of recounted recount Id bloder garten 1 aap tile child of mf two tuo Is intensely interested in III tile of nf children live und six 01 ald neld Is able to life e elarge 1110 11 knowledge all liina experience will run even clinco in their the nellve 1 ties of lie adults about lilli ila title they call ila 10 ted and in sonic rollie lilt liselle shilrey ly by connot linao tile lie hiim value lit in lilt lils mental or physical t 1 rill flevel when daddy saws it n large board with a 0 largo saw tho HIP two yeller old Is litter i P ted but when wi the lio four benir oli old saw BUMS I it Imin rill bonnil lilt it synill saw po im relly making rollie toy that lint will all ir ile used liy by lie little one lie li 19 more diirr thrill lk lic rna mavs wood ns an soon ni lio lie can watch nn lilt adult try to minia aills two to year kald old with n lie wa lio 0 of f invariably ilia blocs tire hilgh for afeei towers lucri i relics arches ond and so 10 forelli tind tile little child finds delight lit in sending tho blocks tIll ahling willi it 11 crash to the floor door ila ho gilces no pill ti cular pleasure plen in its alio of ono one block upon ti nother and ve e think lie lins has riot not yet ct reached the ihu age for building now the group of 0 older children making structure structures with aliete llie te citino blocks 10 lo riot not pile them one upon lipon nn another other but loy lay them lacni side by to tit borm tile lip was alla of a house for doll or a barn lii ri for the lio woolly dog and ilia lie little ono one li Is t pd ell riot not in tumbling the blocks down don however but in laying them behlou each eai li other oilier one litter another in any home aenny realize tills thin need of their children to have group activity but know of no may in which to bring tho group until they nio are ready for the lio regular it can lio he accomplished in almost any honic however if tile mother Is willing to tn ile do voto vote n few hours it dm day to worlds 11 ciul nd playing with etli tile children in ili ilia ho immediate it under tinder school nac or shoho nt at home for ilia loni long sum suin liler vacation whenever ilia weather will permit lt activities are best curried carried nn nil out of doors rind very vcr little equipment Is necessary ft a pile if possible nn nil un mi nap il kitchen table or wide board on any foundation with boxen 8 for senam or the little chairs which earh child may luny bring from home tile materials on oil liand for use by tit alio 0 children lit in the lie home much sm balls ball bann bo alln flags blocks mother alother Irio ir find other story books will servo serve the ho whole group the other moth mothers of lie neighborhood tire sure to ho be willing to contribute for the wo time of till oil licit their children posse st 41 aini 1 e deneh ne it child can tiring bring sonic some of his hi pen ales 11 e ifor for the lie purchase tf of paper austo cn ivons will 8 so forth forb 1 fortunately whan wo we built our six fix loom bungalow we provided it nursery for our little onesi it large practical room with fireplace and nd hullan billt la shelves so lint fiat our ofir group found for nil all indoor activities here any binom riot not needed for other purposes tit nt tile the line tile of tile session sessi oll inight ix ho used well As ali it center for outdoor work lind 1 piny 1 we find it man mandible dIdle under lio lie tr ees this hall heen idoft hy fly tile lip PIH inid and to close cloae it in tile hill it 1 a dil fiig trenches on four miles i into we daby center of attraction for pets pelf wo WD hall goldfish 11 another ther little olles und our own tiny aly anby of three the baby served its isa n center for diviny of our olor doings loli iKS tunny many our were to lo mat hlin our howo H or of blocks made fur for ailin oar table constructed for blin the children led him grow through the tint aind lie ho WH the ho real mainspring of our group life lit ranco the group was ninde up of of vi trying nt ngos ea each younger child depe depended tideo on nn art older for desider still f find consideration the livo ive and six alx year olds benr learnel it 41 1 to a lend it nd it hand to tit the four year otila oll 1 A and to lio lie patient arid kind with file lit blest onca often slaving it neighborhood nursery school has it doua for the linsy busy mother who ims brim dilli cultY in gium for work and nd play piny with her own child children will play contentedly together for long lone hours especially if they tire provided with n few to work with and an tile hours bourn of the nursery school are known in ili tin the vicinity tile children confine their liehr visits more find more to tills this tint line the whole routine of housework Is accomplished noro inore quickly and in better spirits when tit nt tile tho bilm ilm i 3 tile mind Is occupied with tile learning of stories finger plays song son flinn mines will and so forth and on tho the planning of work for the children the nursery school not only afford 9 tile busy mother in the homo home a 11 means of giving the right kind of to tier own child lint but it provides the opportune opp opportunity I 1 t y for or knowing in tin nn Intini intimate nto find umi happy relationship the children who tire to tn ile be tits hla playmates for a number ot of yanis |