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Show MILLARD COUNTY CHRONICLE, DELTA, UTAH WOMAN'S WORLD Select Gifts That Meet Creative Urqe of Your Children Toddler's Sweeper By Ertta Haley MANY MOTHERS have HOW a few days after Santa Claus paid his annual visit, "AH those toys, and yet Jimmy can't seem to find anything to do." Youngsters can indeed have a lot of toys, but somehow, not enough to keep them busy when they must stay inside on account of stormy weather or illness. On the other side of the picture, you may have a child with few toys who can play happily for hours. There is a difference in children, it's true, but there may be a big difference in the toys. Parents fre-quently choose something which may appeal to them but which is too advanced for the child, or not ad-vanced enough. Often their choice is based on short range planning which is per-fectly natural during the holiday rush when shopping has to get done. Take a long range view of the toy situation, however, and you'll choose toys which will stimulate the child and thus keep him occu-pied for long periods of time. It's worth It when you think of the time they'll be spending in the house I Children get bored with too many toys right at once. If you can manage it, see that some toys are set aside after they're opened, and let the youngsters rotate playing with different kinds. Insist that toys played with must be put carefully and the painting is done on butcher's paper, finger painting paper or any other type that has a high gloss. When the paint has dried, the paper can be pressed with a warm iron on the wrong side, then hung or mounted. This makes a "perma-nent" picture which may be used in the child's room. Water paints as well as finger paints can easily be washed off with water, and thus make no per-manent damage if used on furniture accidentally. It's also easy to clean fingers and clothing after painting time is ready for clean-u- p time. Older Youngsters Enjoy Imitating Adults The influence of living with &3ults predominates children's lives and it's easy to understand why they like to engage in adult-lik- e activi-ties such as building and repairing cars and motors, cooking, setting table, washing dishes or clothing, cleaning, and dressing dolls. You can keep little girls busy for hours with just a single doll if that doll has enough changes of clothing for the girl to imagine enough activities. Doll clothing can be made by mother, in fact a complete wardrobe, and this will occupy two or three youngsters for a whole afternoon. Children will even enjoy helping with the cleaning if you supply them with toys their size. Carpet sweep-ers and vacuum cleaners that real-ly operate can be put to use in cleaning and picking up their rooms. Make some attractive dust cloths, too, and see how easily and readily they'll use them. Construction toys appeal to both boys and girls and are excellent for teaching not only following in-structions but also coordination. For somewhat younger children there are sets of villages that work something like a puzzle. Youngsters eight years old and up can be turned loose in the kitch-en to make such things as muffins, puddings and casseroles for the noon or evening meal. Before ac-tually letting them cook, lay the groundwork with some teaching and participation. There are some fine books for children's cooking which will help you teach them. - Embroidery work for girls can be started at seven or eight, and of course, there are weaving and other types of handicraft which are interesting, too. Make Modeling Clay Sets At Home Modeling animals, inanimate ob-jects or still life can keep children well occupied for hours at a time. These little sets make nice presents and can be made at home very quickly. Potter's clay bought in powdered or already-mixe- d form is the thing to use. Mix with water, if you use powder, until soft and pliable. Place the balls in decorated jars. You may use odd jars and decorate them with decals for a festive look, or paint the youngsters' names on the jars. Baby finds his play-siz- e carp-et sweeper an excellent push-pu- ll toy. This efficient toy, a copy of his mother's carpet sweeper, actually picks up dust and lint and permits the child to imitate his parent while learn-ing tidy habits. content; otherwise, you'll be frus-trating their normal, busy instincts at For long afternoons when they're confined to bed or at least indoors, beading, puzzles, cooking and even sewing will keep the little ones happy. These are occupations which will keep them out from underfoot. Boys as well as girls will enjoy cooking. They may sometimes pre-fer your equipment to theirs, but cookie cutters and small molds from mother's kitchen cannot easi-ly be ruined. For smaller children, the toys are better since they can be grasped more readily. Types of Painting Interest Children Children who have difficulty ex-pressing themselves usually love to paint. However, you'll find that talkative children can become very interested, too. The time they want to spend on painting varies with each individual. When you first introduce paints to the child, go about it methodi-cally so he'll know what's expect-ed. Spread the floor with newspa-pers, set up paints and water, then brushes and books or an easel. This will save accidents on the floor since the papers are absorbent. You can provide paint aprons or smocks, too, and you'll find the youngsters are delighted with these as presents, as well as easels, paints, brushes and books. Let the child swish his brush around as he pleases, and paint Creativ toys for youngsters. . . . away, before new ones come out. This is not a severe disciplinary measure, but an essential training effort in the bringing up of the young. The tactic is followed in play schools and children learn to ac-cept it without question. Start Youngsters On Simple Toys Children in the three to five age group have a great deal of imagi-nation even though you may not be able to follow their trend of thought. Watch them at play, and they'll be busy creating this and that. They'll tell you what it is, even though you might never be able to identify it by yourself. These children need toys within their grasp. Blocks are still good, but give them a good supply of col-oring books, cut-out- simple puz-zles with about five large pieces, finger paints, dough and model clay. With a place of their own to work, primarly a low table and chair or stool, they'll keep happily busy for a good length of time. They'll come to you frequently to show you what's going on, and you'll find that small praise will keep them happily engaged on more projects. They'll make a mess, too, but you'll find they're happy to help you clean it up, if you've taught them pride in neatness. While they play, let them mess to their heart's give opportunity for expression what pictures he chooses. It's to be understood that he cannot paint furniture or walls. If you've ever watched finger painting or done it yourself, you know what an immense joy it is. The fingers are dipped in the paint Here's a Doll Buggy To Please Young Heart DOLL BUGGY BODY ZVllliW tCVV DEEP MADE OP 'VS PLYWOOD AND L' LEATHERETTE jvoxT?- TER 221 For A Young Doll Mother JjERE IS a doll buggy to be proud of. Adjustable top Stvl ish lines. Modern an.d gav Pattern 221 gives list of actual-siz- e cutting guides; directions for making and finishing ? close 25c wit.i name and address WORKSHOP PATTERN SERVICE Drawer 10 Bedford Hills, New York Eat Dickinson PFC0P. 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To clean white braid, wet an old toothbrush, rub it across a cake of mild soap and scrub the braid with it. The lather can be removed with a damp cloth. KATHLEEN NORRIS Give Marriage Year to Succeed "-U- R MARRIAGE, from the very honeymoon, was a com-plete and tragic failure," writes Mildred Turtle, from Oswego. "Those are black days to look back to, and we sometimes wonder now how on earth we could have been so stupid and how we ever got through. But I was only 19 when we married, and Louis was a football hero of 23. We were both selfish and spoiled even more than most persons that age, and we be-gan our life together with violent quarrels that very soon seemed to kill any trace of affection we had ever had. "I had wanted to be an actress, having had success in school plays, and I suppose Louis' trouble was that he wanted to go on being adored by undergraduate girls. Life Immediately became serious for us and we couldn't take it. "My mother died, and we sup-posed her comfortable home was to be ours. But it was immediately sacrificed to mortgages of which we had not known. Before my first wedding anniversary my baby was born, and I found myself, sick and inexperienced, in a small city flat, caring for a delicate child. Over and over again Louis and I talked of divorce, but circumstances were too strong for us. Refused a Divorce "My husband began to drink, and I did, too, and before anything was settled, finances, job, home, and what arrangements we could make if we separated, a second daughter arrived. All this made me so nerv-ous that I spent wakeful nights and distracted days in tears, and my family, once so admiring and help-- Well, prayer to begin with, for I had written Louis regularly of the children, and always mentioned that I was praying for him and wanted him to pray. Then he had had time to realize what home and children meant. And I had grown up, too, in those lonely years. Now, with twin sons of five to round out a beautiful family, with a new home, with lovely children, with our young ignorant love replaced by deep confidence and devotion, we feel that no matter what comes our first need will always be to be together. "Ursula? The other woman? She married an older man, quite weal-thy, divorced him, and has mar-ried again, this time a boy 10 years younger than she is. We don't see her any more. But the reason I'm writing," Mildred's letter concludes, "is to suggest to other impetuous young couples that possibly the ap-parently unsuccessful marriage is the best chance they are ever going to get for happiness. Perhaps in tearing the present arrangement apart they will destroy something that never will come back." To which, Mildred Turtle, I add my heartiest endorsement. What many of our youngsters forget is that the very condition of marriage is a sacrifice of independence, and a closing of doors that have stood open so temptingly to youth. The girl can't go to Hollywood, be in-stantly picked from the crowd, step overnight into stardom. The boy can't hike to Alaska, build a raft and make for the south seas, buy a jalopy and start with a couple of pals for a tour of the entire hem-isphere. "... grief and anxiety ..." ful, merely reminded me that I was a grown woman, and would make a great mistake if I left Louis. "But it was Louis who asked for the divorce, he having found con-solation in the company of a hand-some, healthy, clever girl in his office, a girl who called on me and told me just how I was holding him back. "Something roused me then, and I absolutely refused a divorce, tell-ing Louis that for the girls' sake we must make a go of it, and pro-mising him that I would do my share to save our marriage. And my heart goes out in pity to any woman who tries this, for of all agonizing circumstances this fight-ing back for love against a new-comer in your husband's heart is surely the most galling. "The war came along; Louis went off and distinguished himself; I devoted myself to Sheila and Betty-Jo-. Ursula1, the other woman, waited for Louis to come back, and he came back to her. "Then I sent for him. I asked him for one year. I said that after one year I would free him, but that I wanted that one more trial. He agreed, and suddenly we were a gracious, considerate, devoted couple who could laugh at the idea of ever trying to live apart. Begin with Prayer "How did that miracle happen? WHY DOES SANTA PERSIST? tightness' of Belief in Hil-ls Subject of Eternal Debate TI7HO CAN ANSWER the riddle: Why does Santa Claus persist? Is is good or bad for children to be-lieve in him? Teachers, psychia-trists and other specialists in human behavior at the juvenile level differ. The Santa Claus myth has strong convictions in Its favor and convic-tions just as strong opposing It. Children whose very pro-gressive parents have explained to them that Santa Claus is only a myth have not been easy to convince. They fix their sur-prised parents with the coolest of condescending stares. They don't agree with the psychia-trists who say that a child who really believes in Santa Claus has had his thinking ability Im-paired. Even grownups berate the destroyers of the illusion. Evidently Santa fills such a basic human need that it's not safe to tell people that he is fantasy. And its more dangerous to try to prove it. Belief in Santa satisfied children's need for love and security. They keep this belief as long as they need it, carrying their belief through various stages they fear him, trust him, love him and then doubt him. But fhey never completely doubt him, no matter how realistic they become, and they remember with joy the days of their utter credulity. Psychiatrists fear that letting the child become possessed with the myth tends to make the adult attempt to preserve the infant pleasure subconsciously through-out life and remain emotionally immature. And experts question whether chil-dren should be taught to believe lit-erally something that Is not liter-ally true. One expert says: "There is no sound psychological reason that I know of for children not enjoying the Santa myth as long as they know that it is not true. (But) if a child at 4 or 5 years of age can believe that one person can come down all the chimneys of the world in one night, and can fly through the air with reindeer and a sleigh and necessarily a heavy load, the child's whole relation with reality and whole ability to think clearly in terms of cause and effect have been seriously damaged or permanently destroyed. He will have learned that to think in relation to the evidence of his own eyes leads only to confusion and fear. ONCE OVER . MA Belongs in Deed Letter Box I By H. I. PHILLIPS ("The United Nations has voted to adopt its own postage stamp and op-erate a post office." News item) "WR. CHAIRMAN,- - the capita- - listlc bloc pretends to believe that there is no harm in the postage stamp. It asserts a stamp is a peaceful device, but the U.S.S.R. delegation recognizes stamps as in-struments of conquest and it can-not be fooled by despicable efforts to represent them as anything else. Who stands behind this U.N. pos-tage stamp? The ruling classes of America! I introduce a photograph showing two gentlemen standing in a trench outside a postoffice build-ing. Who are they? Foster Dulles and the United Nations Commander MacArthur! Their story that they are just mailing a letter is false. They are there for a secret meeting with stamp de-signers from the vicious capitalistic postage stamp clique. "As Is well known, the United States uses the postage stamp to confuse people and break down morale. I need but point to U.S. policy In Its own post offices to illustrate the devious routine. A three-ce-nt stamp, for instance, could be issued In one color, size and design. Then everybody would know it at sight. But what do the ruling classes do? They Issue a stamp In dozens of colors, patterns, shapes and sizes. What is the sinister purpose? It is to wear down the people's patience; to break down morale. If this policy Is to be limited to the United States I do not object, but the black conspiracy here Is to adopt a United Nations stamp and use it as a similar weapon against people in all countries. "The criminal plot is to make the mailing of a letter a difficult task. My delegation calls attention to the scene in any American post office with citizens completely baffled by the constant changes in three-cen- t stamps. Must other countries face this cruel ordeal imposed by the capitalistic gauleiters? Never! The U.S.S.R. is the inventor of the postage stamp and of postal service, as is well known. If the United Nations wishes to adopt a stamp let it adopt the Russian stamp. That goes, too, for souvenir postcards. The stamping policies of the peer- - less leader of the U.S.S.R. are well known and will never be altered by the stooges, lackeys, minions and slaves of the n block and its bloodthirsty exploiters! No souvenir postcards, neither! 1" The FCC has been asked to set aside 20 per cent of future video channels for educational purposes. The trouble is that if the kids know it's educational they will duck any program. Education will have to be blended with the cowboy and comedian. The situation will call for a Dr. Fred Allen, a Dean Berle and a professor Cantor. Tibet is known as the root of the world. The Soviet delegation at U.N. will claim, of course, that the Chinese are there merely to fix the shingles. lMWjrT .v !J.:Ay-rtw..j WEXL WISHERS . . . Looking In at the window of the McGuckin home in New York is a whole flock of Santa Clauses, their hearts warmed by the sight of little Brendan C. McGuckin playing with his toys. Two years ago the toddler was stricken with polio which affected his legs, back and stomach, and his life was In critical danger. Diets for Dogs Howling Success New Service Delivers Pooch Dinners to Door NEW YORK, N. Y. Diets for dogs delivered to their door that's the newest service in this city where everything is made easy ... for a price. There are dog sitters to keep poochie company when his "moth-er" goes out and there are dog walkers who can be hired . . . and if pupsie doesn't like go walkie with-out his momsie and the inevitable corpulence ensues, why then pup- sie and momsie can go on a diet together and isn't that fun! Manager Jerry Horowitz of the Dog Food Delivery Service stresses that reducing diets are supplied only on prescription from veteri-narians. Concentrated vitamins or other special formulas .are also made up and delivered on prescrip-- ' tion. Of course, that's in addition to the standard meals delivered twice a week to anyone with the price. The apartment dwelling canine can have his choice of 11 brands of canned meat, five kinds of dog bis-cuit and five kinds of dog meal. Beef, liver and horse meat is deliv-ered frozen in cardboard contain-ers. Dog candy is available for be-tween meal snacks and for the more particular pooches there is shredded wheat, wheat germ oil, cod liver oil, vitamin and mineral oils. But the reducing diet, says Horo-witz, is in great demand. It's a canned meat food low in fat and protein. Cats are generally less fussy; those taking the service will eat most of what'. nrenaroH tnr Hn. UNIVERSAL SYMBOL Every Nation Has Christmas Bells The nations of the world have their individual symbols of Christ-mas. But there is one universal symbol the bells of Christmas. In a way this is strange since bells were not associated with the church until about 400 A.D. when an Italian bishop installed them in his church. Some authorities, however, claim that it wasn't until 604 that the first bells were placed in churches. Whatever the date, the custom has grown until there is perhaps no use of church bells so widely known in Christian countries as the ringing of chimes to herald the ad-vent of the birth of Christ. From one end of the country to the other bells peal the story of "Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men." |