Christmas For Children
ajuus, uc-xvio uits gioriotts day
.arrives, before the tree is trimmed
the greetings and gifts e*
rrhmged, the excitment of Christ
mas is in the air.
* ChSdren seem to glow with an
ticipation. Hushed whispers and
f JsIfm3es °f -begin,early
to burst into boisterous chatter
and unending giggles which can
no;longer be contained. The' extra
hard-to-handle exuberance.
»■ hor Christmas is the children’s
timerpf joy, tun and wonder. It
the magic time for a child. It
is the time of giving and sharing,
the time (of love and beauty.
* is difficult during, the weeks
before Christman,; ty generate, in
terest in anything but Christmas.
And tjie children should* be en
couraged lo share, as full*: as ^os
hie in the family/s Chritinas
m-.rarities. Their smalh eyes will
glisten. their c nall faces shine
zarM their small hearts become ex
BR&asiV§‘ wttli the tidHday!s appro
ach. But Tfi&ir small' "allowances
also be considered.
With a large box of * crayons,
■seme paper, white :pa8te and a
rider the children can really he
part of the ^reparations and the
spirit anji love and learn to give
*o~ '”•>*!'a *1 'ro th<»* greater
p; inning. The/ can express their
pleasure and the satisfaction of
^others. And keep quietly, busily,
happily, safely, inexpensively and
productively occupied—-(and out
of the way.)
Weeks-before-Christmas protects
for the children will teach them
the lessons of loving, sharing and
giving. A family Christmas center
ing aroupd the *tyee will nrovide
hours of quiet and pleasurable
things to do. The children enjoy
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making trimmings lor their own
tree and for the trees of others.
One of the simplest and most
striking tree ornaments for child
ren to make is a Christmas “lan
tern." This is made by folding a
one inch strip down one side for
.pasting. Let the children make an
over-all design or an individual
crayon drawing in each ' of the
folded areas. Drawings of trees,
wreaths, candy canes, Santa, toys
snowmen or anything a child de
piets will make the lanterr
thoroughly delightful.
The lantern is then pasted to
gether by applying white pash
to the one-ineh strip and placing
the ipasted surface underneath thi
opposite end of the paper.
The lantern may be hung fron
the tree by a thread, some cord
wool, ribbon or a paper clip. Ttw
size or i-ie i-anten. n1: •
More intricate ones can be mads
by changing the number of fold:
Or by cutting and shaping the toj
or bottom of the lantern. Large
lanterns may be used as table
centerpjedes; smaller one* ^ p) ’
cards' and nr*;kin rings. Even t-hc
sr&allesi OhM can make, use and
give themi.
Small paper plates provide ar
endless number of interesting orn
ament possibilities for the children
to produce. The plates may be
crayoned inside and out. They can
be strung together to form a long
chain-trimming for doors and win
dows. They can be pasted back
to back to form a fancy wheel
decoration.
An all time favorite is the paper
plate bank. This is an ideal tree
hanging which also doubles as a
gift. The outer surfaces of two
small ipaper plates are crayonec
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Merry Christmas to all our
friends! May it be a truly
festive and joyous one!
Kodiak Electric Association
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and the riraa are pasted or stapled
together. A small slit is cut in the
back of one el the plates. This
should he large enough to accept
a coin. Mother can do this for the
small child.
When it is suspended Jfrom the
tree you have a beautiful tree
ornament and a very personal
bank. The name of the recipient
can be drawn right on iiie bank
to make it even more personal. A
few pennies inside "Will make it
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jingle on the tree. The money sav
ed in this bank can be reserved
for buying next year’s Christmas
gifts. Or it can be decorated with
a representation of the objects
the. recipient will want to save
for.
Dimensional tree ornaments oah
be made by cutting out areas of
the plate. Draw on the inside of
one plate. Paste onto it the rim of
another plate, which has had its
centre cut out. This makes a pic
tare window plate ornament.
Tbe plates themselves can be
cut into different shapes and trim
raed with crayon. The pieces whicn
have been cut out can be colored
and used* The rhp5 blithe platen
can be decorated and twisted to
form unusual looking hangings.
SAVE FLASH BULBS
Old flash bulbs can be painted
and used in Christmas decora
tions very effectively.
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To you who have been so considerate
us in the past and whose friendships
lire immeasurably, we send these
lit is our sincere wish that you will call on us
inytime that we may he of service to you.
it is a pleasure to express our
heartfelt thanks tor the honor
of serving you during the
past year...
p'Hay you Rave, a C&uUmai of
bountiful luifijiinciu \
Pacific Northern Airlines