Show FUN SUN FOR YOUR FAMILY I By MISS I ABBIE CONDIT CONDITI I National Recreation Association What are the churches in your community doing for their young people Many churches are doing a great deal Perhaps you will be interested interest interest- ed in a letter which came to the National Recreation association from a minister in the Midwest and andin andin andin in the suggestions which were offer offered offered of of- fer d in reply to his questions He wrote We Ve have recently acquired a meeting room in the basement of our Dur church building The room measures 30 by 50 feet Upon occasion occasion occa occa- sion ion it must become part of a large auditorium however some permanent permanent perma perma- nent equipment can be set up We already have pong ping-pong tables and dart clart ball baU and are contemplating shuffleboard and other games and anda a workbench in a small smaIl alcove Could you 1 Suggest material which would help us in furnishing our meeting room 2 2 Suggest material that would help us determine the correct balance balance bal bal- ance between the religious and recreational recreational recreational rec rec- as well as purely educational educational educational features of our program 3 Make suggestions for a game book library with which our young people could plan their meetings Wand and socials 4 Offer any other suggestions which you think might be of value to us In reply the association wrote In giving you suggestions for furnishing your church recreation room and planning its program the first and most important one is to let the young youn people themselves do doas doas doas as much of it as possible The older groups can build buy or beg small sturdy tables and chairs just large enough for two people who are checker check check- er or chess addicts We Ve advocate the small size because the games can be painted on their tops thus saving the buying of game boards and because they can be moved easily and readily either out of the way entirely or for new arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments suitable for special programs Privacy for those interested in crafts or discussions may be had by building and using simple screens also easily movable A raised platform platform platform plat plat- form made in sections so that it too may be stored away is very useful The girls can make the curtains paint the furniture and perhaps make rag rugs The second point that we would emphasize is to work out with the young peoples people's groups objectives both immediate and long range The choosing of these objectives will open the door for program co co- ordination Also music and drama can be co in daily or weekly pe pe- leading up to a dramatization of Christmas carols a scene bringing in handcrafts traveling carolers a community Christmas tree with caroling Other church holidays offer interesting possibilities ties too seldom used In other words what the groups learn for themselves themselves themselves them them- selves let them give to others It will make for a much more satisfying and socializing influence Released by Western Newspaper Union |