P5 (11498/11498) Seesaw With a Barrel and a Ladder

11498 Seesaw With a Barrel and a Ladder One fine summer morning Mrs. Brown called the children to get up early. "We are going out to Grandfather's farm today," she said. It did not take the children long to get dressed. What good times they always had with Grandfather! There was a large barn where they could play hide and seek. There was a little brook in the pasture where could go wading. How good it felt to take off your shoes and stockings and walk in the cool water. Grandfather's dog, Rex, always liked to have the children come. He followed them everywhere. On this day Grandfather was picking apples in the orchard. The children helped to pack the apples in baskets and barrels. When they were through, Grandfather took down the ladder and made a seesaw for them. Mary stood on the barrel. First Bob and Betty were in the air. Then Mary moved toward them. The barrel turned a little. Bob and Betty went down as Kate and Alice went up. They played on the seesaw till Grandmother called them in for supper. "I'd like to stay at Grandfather's all the time," said Bob, as Mother tucked him in bed that night. Copyright Keystone View Company

P6 (11499) Blindman's Bluff

11499 Blindman's Bluff This is Billy's birthday. He is six years old. His little friends came to his birthday party. Billy is stganding near a big tree. They are playing Bildman's Bluff. Mary is the blind man this time. Thet tied a handkerchief over her eyes. Then she had to turn around three times. Now she is trying to touch some children in the ring. If she can guess the name of the one she touches, that one has to be the blind man. Then Mary takes her place in the ring and the game goes on. Soon Billy's mother will call the children into the house. The best part of the party is ready in the dining room. Mother has spread the table with good things to eat. In the middle stands a big birthday cake. It has six candles on it. Billy will try to blow them all out at once. Some Things to Talk About. 1. How many are at the party? 2. What games have you played at outdoor parties? Something to Do. 1. With your crayons make a picture of the birthday cake. 2. Make pictures of the other things you think they had to eat. 3. Write the name of each thing under its picture. Copyright Keystone View Company

P7 (21300) Wash day/Washing Doll Clothes

21300 Wash day/Washing Doll Clothes Guess what day of the week this is. Why. Monday, of course, for it is washing day. Mary's little doll Ethel needs her clothes washed. Mary's mother always has clean clothes for her little girl to wear, so Mary knows that Ethel must have clean cloths too. She said to her mother, "May I wash Ethel's clothes today?" "Yes," said Mother. "Why not call Alice so you two girls can wash in the yard.." So Mary and Alice got yhe soap, a basket of clothespins and a wash tub of water. They hung a clothesline from a pole to a chair. They stretched a drying frame near. Mary rubbed the clothes with soap and rinsed then in clear water until they were white and clean. Then Alice hung them up for the warm sun and fresh air to make them cleaner. While the little girls worked, Betty and Ethel listened to the talk of the two mothers. When the clothes are ironed, the two little girls will put away the tub and the basket of clothespins. They will take the drying frame and the clothesline to the closet where they belong. Then the girls girls will dress their dools in clean clothes and play in this beautiful yard with its bright flowers, green grass, and pretty shrubbery. Copyright Keystone View Company

P8-(21303/17476) Playing Tea Party

17476 Playing Tea Party Betty likes to play tea party with her doll. Santa Claus brought the doll at Christmas. He brought the pretty dishes too. Betty named her doll Mary Jane. Will you have a cup of tea, Mary Jane ?" says Betty. Mary Jane smiles because she knows that Betty's tea is really milk. Milk, is much better for little girls than tea. Betty calls it tea just for fun. She set the table all by herself. First she spread the white cloth over it. Then she brought out her pretty dishes. Mother gave her some little cakes. Betty had to put Mary Jane on a high stool io that she cou Id reach the table. Betty's little chair is just the right size for her. In pleasant, weather Betty goes out doors to play. It is a very snowy day. Betty is glad she can have such fun in the house. Something to Talk About. 1. What else can Betty play with her doll? 2. What do you think she talks about with her dolly? Something to Do. 1. Try to make dishes out of clay Copyright Keystone View Company

     

P9 (21329) Playing With a Toy Train

(21329) Playing With a Toy Train Everyone in this house is doing something. Father and Mother and Jack are all busy. Father is reading the newspaper. Mother is darning Jack's stocking. Jack is playing with his train. If you could choose which you would like to do, you would play with the train. All boys like toy trains. Sometimes their fathers like to play with them, too. Sometimes when Jack needs help with the switch, Father gets down on the floor and fixes it for him. That is when Jack has the most fun with the train. Jack needs some more things to make his train a very real one. He needs a station. He needs some bridges and signals. Jack can make those himeself. He can use little wood boes and build the station and some houses for a little town. He can use other little wood boxes to make bridges. If he uses his father's pen knife carefully, he can cut little signals out of wood and paint them red and green. When he makes these things, Jack's train will be going to a real little city. Could you build a city like this? If you have a train, it might be fun to build two or three cities for your train to pass through. Copyright Keystone View Company